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Former UFC superstar Nate Diaz wants to run it back with Bare Knuckle FC standout Mike Perry for his targeted Mixed Martial Arts return. Nate Diaz’s highly anticipated return to Mixed Martial Arts ended in a decisive loss to Bare Knuckle FC standout Mike Perry on the Ronda Rousey vs. Gina Carano card earlier this year. Diaz, who hadn’t fought since his UFC finale against Tony Ferguson at UFC 279, lost to Perry by TKO (corner stoppage) in the co-main event of Most Valuable Promotions’ first MMA card. After his sluggish performance against Perry, many of Diaz’s loyal supporters called…

Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Lovesac used cargo partnerships to secure freight capacity at a contractual rate in Q1 as a shield against spot market volatility, President and COO Mary Fox said during a June 11 earnings call. Through Lovesac’s “beneficial cargo partnership,” the furniture retailer was able to help offset higher freight costs, resulting from increasing oil prices, the COO told analysts. On the domestic shipping side, including last mile, Fox said that Lovesac planned for rates based on the trailing 30-day oil prices. Dive…

An overhaul to the federal workforce’s performance management system is now set in stone, following a final rule the Office of Personnel Management released this week. Going forward, agencies will be limited in the share of employees they can rate highly in performance reviews. OPM’s final regulations, which are scheduled to publish Tuesday to the Federal Register, remove a previous ban on using forced distribution in the government’s performance management system. The final rule marks the largest overhaul of the government’s performance management system in decades. Agencies will have to be in compliance with OPM’s changes by Jan. 1, 2027.…

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People’s Daily Online (Xinhua) 08:28, July 06, 2026 BEIJING, July 5 (Xinhua) — Chinese and Russian navies will hold the “Joint Sea-2026” naval exercise this month in waters and airspace near the Chinese port city of Qingdao in east China’s Shandong Province, China’s Ministry of National Defense announced Sunday. Following the exercise, some forces from both sides will conduct a joint maritime patrol in relevant areas of the Pacific Ocean, the ministry said in a statement. As of Sunday, vessels from the Russian side taking part in the exercise had arrived at a military port in Qingdao, with the assembly…

Kirby Air Riders for the Switch 2 was recently released. Since there are no plans for DLC or a sequel, it would seem that the development team has been disbanded. As such, it’s reasonable to assume that Masahiro Sakurai has already begun work on his next game project. Notably, Sakurai was able to whip up the game proposal for Kirby Air Riders at “lightning speed” while also juggling work for Tekken guest Kazuya and Sora from Kingdom Hearts…

Credit: KongsbergDefense Feeds, Oslo – The Joint Strike Missile order has received a major boost after Norway’s Kongsberg secured a $472 million contract to supply its advanced air-launched precision weapon to a new international F-35 operator. The agreement highlights growing global demand for long-range stand-off strike capabilities as more countries introduce fifth-generation fighters into operational service.The latest contract further strengthens the position of the Joint Strike Missile (JSM) as one of the few long-range precision weapons specifically developed to fit inside the internal weapons bay of the F-35, preserving the aircraft’s low observable characteristics while extending its ability to engage…

Global artificial intelligence (AI) competition should be understood not just as a sprint to develop the most-advanced systems but also as a longer-term marathon to accumulate net benefits—the gains from AI minus the costs of accidents, misuse, and disruption. In that marathon, resilience and risk management could be powerful levers of strategic advantage, not merely responses to safety concerns. In this paper, drawing on Charles Perrow’s theory of “normal accidents” in complex technological systems, the author demonstrates how firms and nations that are well prepared to navigate a world of recurring AI risk could outperform those that are not—including those…

PARIS and ROME – Thales agreed to buy 35.5% of French underwater-drone maker Exail Technologies from the Gorgé family, and plans to make a tender offer to buy the remainder of the company at an implied enterprise value of €3.9 billion (US$4.5 billion), beating a competing offer by Safran.Thales will offer to buy the remaining Exail shares for €134 each, the company said on Monday. That’s a 44% premium to the Exail share price on June 25, the day before Safran announced talks with the Gorgé family at a price of €128.50 a share.Safran said it ended exclusive negotiations on…

[July 6, 2026] – Axon Vision, a leader in AI-driven computer vision and situational awareness solutions for defense and security applications, has successfully integrated its EDGE ClearSky system with RETIA’s radar and the TSG command and control system in the Czech Republic, demonstrating a multi-sensor capability for detecting and tracking drone threats. EDGE ClearSky, part of Axon Vision’s EDGE AI family of computer vision solutions, is designed to support the rapid detection and identification of aerial threats through thermal sensing and AI-driven real-time processing. In the Czech Republic, these capabilities were integrated with RETIA’s radar-based detection and the TSG system…