Saronic raises $600M to mass-produce autonomous warships

Saronic raises 0M to mass-produce autonomous warships

Austin-based defense startup Saronic has raised a $600 million Series C to build an autonomous ship factory called “Port Alpha,” it announced yesterday, quadrupling its valuation to $4 billion from its last round.  Investor Elad Gil led the round, with General Catalyst joining existing investors Andreessen Horowitz, 8VC, and Caffeinated Capital, among others. That should … Read more

OnePlus 13 camera gains much needed Instagram feature

OnePlus 13 camera gains much needed Instagram feature

What you need to know OnePlus announced that its latest flagship phone will now feature a night mode setting on Instagram. This tool is known for capturing images/videos in low light settings and will be built into the in-app camera. Users are urged to test out the moon icon when it pops up on Instagram. … Read more

US Army Soldier Pleads Guilty To AT&T and Verizon Hacks

US Army Soldier Pleads Guilty To AT&T and Verizon Hacks

Cameron John Wagenius pleaded guilty to hacking AT&T and Verizon and stealing a massive trove of phone records from the companies, according to court records filed on Wednesday. From a report: Wagenius, who was a U.S. Army soldier, pleaded guilty to two counts of “unlawful transfer of confidential phone records information” on an online forum … Read more

Here’s When Apple Will Release iOS 18.4

Here’s When Apple Will Release iOS 18.4

Wednesday February 19, 2025 11:38 am PST by Juli Clover Following the launch of the iPhone 16e, Apple updated its iOS 18, iPadOS 18, and macOS Sequoia pages to give a narrower timeline on when the next updates are set to launch. All three pages now state that new Apple Intelligence features and languages will … Read more

Asus’ Thunderbolt 5 eGPU to go on sale next week

Asus’ Thunderbolt 5 eGPU to go on sale next week

Asus’ latest external graphics unit, the ROG XG Mobile 2025, will be available starting February 25 as reported by IT Home. Showcased at CES 2025, the latest iteration comes with a sleek design and features Thunderbolt 5 connectivity, marking a major shift from the proprietary XG Mobile connector used in previous versions. The original XG … Read more

This Is the $600 iPhone 16E

This Is the 0 iPhone 16E

Apple has announced the iPhone 16E, the long-awaited replacement for the iPhone SE. It has most of the functionality of the iPhone 16 at a $200 discount, and pre-orders begin on Friday, February 21. Apple’s only purpose-built budget iPhone in recent history has been the iPhone SE, which hasn’t been updated every year and lagged … Read more

China Rescues Stranded Lunar Satellites After Rocket Failure

China Rescues Stranded Lunar Satellites After Rocket Failure

China has managed to deliver a pair of satellites into lunar orbit despite the spacecraft initially being stranded in low Earth orbit following a rocket failure, using a mix of complex calculations, precise engine burns, and astrodynamic ingenuity. China launched the DRO-A and B satellites on 13 March last year on a Long March 2C … Read more

Argentina’s President Milei denies crypto fraud allegations

Argentina’s President Milei denies crypto fraud allegations

Argentine President Javier Milei has denied promoting a newly launched cryptocurrency which collapsed shortly after he mentioned it in a social media post on Friday. The cryptocoin $Libra quickly rose in value before nosediving, causing severe losses for the majority of people who had invested in it. A judge will now determine if the president … Read more