
A Ukrainian company that previously profited from smartphone-controlled pet cameras now equips first-person-view drones with artificial intelligence-powered image recognition systems for military use.
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A Ukrainian company that previously made smartphone-controlled cameras for monitoring pets at home has shifted to equipping first-person-view drones with AI-powered image recognition systems.
A Ukrainian company that got rich making smartphone-controlled cameras to watch pets at home now outfits first-person-view drones with an image recognition system powered by artificial intelligence.
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The Pentagon plans to livestream the Dec. 3 execution of Nidal Hasan, convicted for the 2009 Fort Hood shooting. The decision, announced by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, has drawn sharp criticism from lawmakers and religious leaders as unprecedented and barbaric.

The USS Lincoln returned to San Diego Bay after a 322-day deployment supporting operations in the Iran war, during which sailors faced supply shortages and mental health challenges. The crew received the Presidential Unit Citation, and many service members reunited with family, including 64 fathers meeting their newborns for the first time.

South Korea successfully flight-tested its first domestically developed hypersonic weapon, designed to evade missile defenses. President Lee Jae Myung attended the test, emphasizing the need for self-reliant security as tensions with North Korea escalate.

Russian missile and drone strikes killed 30 people in eastern Ukraine and four in Kyiv, as authorities halt public transport in Kramatorsk and Sloviansk. President Zelenskyy urged NATO for increased air defense support amid worsening winter power outages.

Nidal Malik Hasan, the former U.S. Army officer convicted of the 2009 Fort Hood shooting that killed 13 people, is set to be executed by firing squad in December at Fort Hood, marking the first military execution in over 65 years. The announcement by acting Secretary of the Army Adam Telle, following President Trump's approval, has raised legal and procedural concerns from Hasan's former attorney and military law experts regarding notification protocols, Hasan's paralysis, and the lack of specific firing squad procedures in Army regulations.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth awarded the USS Abraham Lincoln crew the Presidential Unit Citation for 40 days of combat operations and a maritime blockade against Iran during a record 265-day deployment. The carrier returned to San Diego after reports of crew stress, supply shortages, and eight suicide attempts among sailors.