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The US Navy's MQ-25 Stingray has completed its maiden flight, and it's a significant moment. The largest unmanned aerial vehicle ever built for the American military, it's designed to autonomously refuel carrier-based aircraft mid-flight — a capability that could fundamentally extend the reach of naval aviation without putting pilots at risk.
Shifting to Silicon Valley's ongoing power struggles, newly surfaced messages reveal that back in two thousand seventeen, Elon Musk was exploring a striking move — recruiting Sam Altman to Tesla to help build a rival AI lab. The communications, reported by Wired, involve Shivon Zilis and Tesla executives, and paint a picture of Musk scrambling for leverage just as the AI race was beginning to accelerate.
And on the safety front, Energizer has released a new line of coin lithium batteries engineered to resist burning tissue if accidentally swallowed — a genuine hazard, particularly for young children. The batteries also leave a distinctive blue dye in the mouth, giving caregivers an immediate visual signal that something has gone wrong.
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