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Chinese fishing 'militia' formations signal rising gray-zone pressure on Taiwan

FOX News

China's People's Armed Forces Maritime Militia deployed thousands of fishing vessels in coordinated formations that could disrupt global shipping lanes, analysts warn.


FPV drone slams into US military base in Iraq

Al Jazeera

Could Iran be using China's BeiDou system? Iraq's Iranian-backed Kataib Hezbollah has released drone video from an attack on the US's Victory Base near Baghdad International Airport. It's believed to be the first time the group has successfully used the FPV attack drone to skirt US defences. Iran's Space Research Centre severely damaged in strikes Thousands in Madrid protest'forgotten' Gaza, warn Iran war may spiral into


Is Dubai's glossy image under threat? Not everyone thinks so

BBC News

Is Dubai's glossy image under threat? Stephanie Baker had been celebrating her birthday with friends at a bar on Palm Jumeirah - Dubai's iconic man-made palm-shaped island lined with luxury hotels and beach clubs. But as the group stepped outside to head to another nearby venue, something unusual streaked across the night sky. Moments later, debris from a drone struck the five-star Fairmont hotel - Baker and her friends were standing right across the street. We all were scared, she says.


World's largest steam locomotive heads out on tour

Popular Science

Technology Engineering World's largest steam locomotive heads out on tour Union Pacific's Big Boy No. 4014 will travel coast-to-coast in commemoration of the semiquincentennial. Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. The world's largest operating steam locomotive is hitting the road--or tracks . Union Pacific's Big Boy No. 4014 is heading out on its first coast-to-coast steam tour to celebrate the United States' 250th anniversary . The first leg begins on March 29, when Big Boy and other historical passenger cars from Union Pacific's Heritage Fleet will travel from the locomotive's home base in Cheyenne, Wyoming, west towards California.


New Jersey drone scare explodes again as new files reveal what police really saw

Daily Mail - Science & tech

Trump's Iran war death toll climbs to 13 after all crew onboard US refueling plane died in crash The astonishing moment Scott Bessent returns to interview noticeably shaken after'Situation Room' call from Trump Kylie Jenner's total humiliation in Hollywood: Derogatory rumor leaves her boyfriend's peers'laughing at her' behind her back Woman who had years-long romance with Timothee Chalamet says he blindsided her with Kylie Jenner relationship: 'I was in love with him' Recall of cream cheeses upgraded to most serious risk over contamination with deadly bacteria... 'reasonable probability of death' They turned on me': JOJO SIWA reveals truth about relationship with Chris Hughes, the horrific abuse she gets from the gay community... and what happened with Mickey Rourke AFTER their Big Brother clash Airfares have already doubled on key routes and are getting worse - here's when to book to avoid the worst prices Iran-linked cyberattack on US is'first drop of blood' as experts reveal alarming new threat to homeland I've spent 25 years treating patients with autism. This is the truth about the condition that many people don't want to hear: DR MAX PEMBERTON Alexander brothers' alleged HIGH SCHOOL rape video: Classmates speak out on sickening footage... as creepy unseen photos are exposed I worked with Carolyn Bessette. This is the'messy' truth about what she was REALLY like in secret. After she met JFK Jr she tried to hide it... but we all knew the nighttime gossip Trump slammed after lifting oil sanctions on Russia as gas prices skyrocket: 'It's a betrayal' Trump insiders fear Operation Epic Fury is suddenly at risk over a new threat they're struggling to contain: MARK HALPERIN READ MORE: Uncovered files reveal secret operation at center of drone invasion... and why White House can deny it Mysterious drones over New Jersey in 2024 kept Americans scanning the skies for answers. Now, newly released documents obtained by The War Zone through the Freedom of Information Act reveal what police on the ground actually saw.


The Iran War Is Throwing Global Shipping Into Chaos

WIRED

Flexport CEO Ryan Petersen says the conflict is stranding cargo and threatening inflation. After years of chaos in the global supply chain, Ryan Petersen, CEO of the logistics company Flexport, felt 2026 might offer some modicum of order. The pandemic was firmly in the rearview mirror. Red Sea shipping channels--which had been closed due to the Gaza crisis--were finally opening. The Supreme Court struck down many of Donald Trump's tariffs, and some Flexport customers were hoping for refunds.


Uber robotaxi rides are now available for passengers in Las Vegas

Engadget

They will start showing up as an option in the Uber app. Uber's and Motional's Hyundai Ioniq 5 autonomous EVs will start appearing as an option for riders in Las Vegas. Passengers requesting for an UberX, Uber Electric, Uber Comfort or Uber Comfort Electric ride may be matched with a Motional robotaxi. They will not be forced to take it, though, and will be notified and given the option to decline and choose a regular ride instead. But if they want to try it, they can boost their chances of getting matched with a robotaxi ride by opting in via the Ride Preferences section under Settings.


11 wild photos show the Amazon River in its glory

Popular Science

New photography book takes readers on a journey down the world's longest river. Magnificent frigate birds (Fregata magnificens) make long foraging trips far over the Atlantic Ocean. Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. The vital Amazon River is a lifeline for flora and fauna alike. The mighty river is celebrated in a new book, .


Reinforcement Learning for Solving the Vehicle Routing Problem

Neural Information Processing Systems

We present an end-to-end framework for solving the Vehicle Routing Problem (VRP) using reinforcement learning. In this approach, we train a single policy model that finds near-optimal solutions for a broad range of problem instances of similar size, only by observing the reward signals and following feasibility rules. We consider a parameterized stochastic policy, and by applying a policy gradient algorithm to optimize its parameters, the trained model produces the solution as a sequence of consecutive actions in real time, without the need to re-train for every new problem instance. On capacitated VRP, our approach outperforms classical heuristics and Google's OR-Tools on medium-sized instances in solution quality with comparable computation time (after training). We demonstrate how our approach can handle problems with split delivery and explore the effect of such deliveries on the solution quality.


Brothers build a robot to solve Rubik's cubes in record-setting time

Popular Science

Technology Robots Brothers build a robot to solve Rubik's cubes in record-setting time The robot completed the puzzle in just 45.3 seconds, breaking its own record of 55 seconds made just moments earlier. The Revenger set a world record. Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. A pair of brothers in the U.K. have officially broken the Guinness World Record for the fastest time solving a four-by-four Rubik's Cube with a robot. Their DIY machine, which the brothers call The Revenger, completed the puzzle in only 45.3 seconds.

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