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Quantum’s hype obscures a reality with real geopolitical stakes: the technology works and is advancing every day. Cameron Chehreh (IonQ), JD Dulny (Booz Allen), and Ben Gianni (GDIT) join Jonathan to discuss the race to Q-Day. They cover the shift to post-quantum cryptography, competing hardware modalities, emerging use cases, and why talent gaps and fragile supply chains mean the United States could be at risk of falling behind.Image: Jonathan Steffen via DVIDS.

But was it enough to land Yadong the next bantamweight title shot?“Just how good is Sean O’Malley?” O’Malley said after watching Song beat Nurmagomedov. “He knocked him out cold. He necked him out. If Merab wins, it sounds like you have to give Song the title shot. If not, if Petr wins, I get the title shot. Mario (Bautista) is right there, too. The division is on fire right now.”“My boxing coach, Rudy Hernandez, he already told me, ‘You gonna get the knockout tonight with an uppercut.’ I feel like I can finish everyone,” Song said in his UFC Shanghai…

402715 10: Sci-fi fans in Star Trek and Star Wars costumes attend the “Star Trek Grand Slam Show X” March 23, 2002 in Pasadena, CA. (Photo by Sebastian Artz/Getty Images) | Getty Images Here’s your open thread for Monday! MMA ADJACENT Style vs. Style. TOTALLY OFF TOPIC My sister’s neighbour called his son Riker (intentionally). GAME TIME Can you sort these out? IN CASE YOU MISSED IT Matchmaker: Adam has plans for Song Yadong after UFC Shanghai — FULL STORY Chills!: Great Katie Taylor promo here — FULL STORY Dumas brawl: UFC vet brawled with influencers — FULL STORY Enjoy!

This week been quite something, hasn’t it? With the extended look at GTA VI, the world was turning an eye to gaming. Then, to tag along, we also had Gamescom, where a couple of new and exciting projects were unveiled, like Rainbow Six Tactics and Heroes of Might and Magic III Remake. To top it all off, my most anticipated game of 2026, that being Star Wars Zero Company, also came out, and despite some technical oversights, the game is a masterpiece in game design. Let’s have a more detailed look, shall we? Star Wars Zero Company Out Now –…

News August 28, 2026 Dan Taylor Technology Editor Military Embedded Systems UK GEREON UGVs via ARX FORT IRWIN, California. L3Harris Technologies and ARX Robotics UK demonstrated L3Harris’ CORVUS-RAVEN counter-drone system mounted on an ARX GEREON uncrewed ground vehicle (UGV) during the U.S. Army’s Project Convergence-Capstone 6, the company announced in a statement. CORVUS-RAVEN passively detects radio-frequency signals associated with potential drone threats and provides bearing information to operators, the statement reads. Mounting the system on the remotely controlled GEREON allowed the sensor to be moved into forward areas while sending threat information to operators elsewhere. The system uses an open architecture…

This hurricane season, FEMA, the agency responsible for coordinating the federal disaster response, is operating without a strategic plan. This predicament highlights a broader systemic shift: Washington is shrinking the federal workforce at a pace not seen in decades, even as public confidence in government sits near historic lows.The 2026 Harvard Youth Poll found just 15% of young Americans trust the federal government, the lowest mark in the poll’s history.The Pew Research Center’s most recent survey found a similar low, 17%, among the general public.Meanwhile, GAO’s workforce data shows the civilian workforce contracted by more than 250,000 employees across 22…

The U.S. Navy has just revealed a missile that could push the air battle hundreds of miles farther from the carrier.The AIM-424 Malice, officially designated the Long Range Air-to-Air Missile (LRAAM), is being developed as a next-generation weapon for Navy and Marine Corps aviation. The Navy lists its range as more than 250 nautical miles, or about 463 kilometers, a figure that puts it firmly in the long-range air-to-air category. But the range is only the beginning.The AIM-424 Malice missile weighs around 1,500 pounds and measures 13.5 feet long. More importantly, the Navy says it is being designed for fourth-, fifth-…

Estimates suggest that artificial intelligence (AI) could displace approximately 10 to 15 percent of labor hours over a ten- to 15-year horizon. Among the many profound implications of AI displacing workers is a systemic threat to the U.S. government’s source of revenue: About two-thirds of federal revenue comes from labor in the form of payroll taxes and federal income tax. Furthermore, portions of the tax system may exacerbate the labor risks from AI by penalizing employment. In this paper, the authors propose a six-category framework to identify which parts of the tax code exacerbate this risk, which parts are resilient…

The two-seat fighter, developed by Saab in partnership with Brazilian industry, accelerates training and enhances operational performance. Saab has successfully completed the first flight of Gripen F, the two-seat variant of Gripen E. The aircraft took off at 09:40 local time from Saab’s airfield in Linköping, Sweden, and remained airborne for 40 minutes. The flight was conducted at Saab’s airfield in Linköping by Saab chief test pilot Jakob Högberg and Brazilian Air Force test pilot Lieutenant Colonel Aviator Abdon de Rezende Vasconcelos. This inaugural sortie successfully verified the functionality of the aircraft core systems and its initial flight performance. “This…

The Malaysian Army is receiving 163 Tedung 4×4 weapons carriers. The Tedung is based on the Marruá AM250 vehicle from Agrale in Brazil. (Agrale)On 27 August, the Malaysian Armed Forces (MAF) announced it had ordered a total of 263 high-mobility vehicles under two contracts. Cumulatively, these deals are worth RM164.91 million (US$40.94 million).The first contract, valued at RM92.91 million, will see 163 Tedung (Malay for Cobra) 4×4 weapons carriers delivered. The order comprises 80 automatic grenade launcher carriers and 83 heavy machine gun carriers.The Tedung is a modified Marruá AM250 double-cab vehicle from Brazilian company Agrale. The MAF stated the…