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A new home security system that uses AI-driven smart tracking to shoot potential intruders with paintballs might sound like something out of a Home Alone reboot set in the future. But it could be a reality soon if folks on Kickstarter get their way. The big question that’s still unanswered is whether it’s legal.

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It’s not surprising that a pristine example of Kenner’s notoriously rare Boba Fett action figure with “rocket-firing” action—never released to the public after being de

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France declared a state of emergency on Wednesday in its territory of New Caledonia following protests against changes to the election laws that turned violent and have left four people dead. The emergency declaration will allow police to severely restrict civil rights in a number of ways, including a ban on public…

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The U.S. military has been using drones to shoot down enemy drones in the Middle East, according to a new report from Forbes, which cites the U.S. Army. And while it’s been public knowledge that lasers have been deployed on U.S.

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Starlink satellite internet terminals are reportedly still operating in unlicensed places, despite the company’s warning last month that the service would be shut down by May 1 in those areas.

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Gizmodo : Environment, Politics

This week, Russia unsurprisingly vetoed a draft resolution to prevent the placement of nuclear weapons in orbit. Russia’s rejection of the United Nations resolution is not a clear indication that it possesses orbital arsenal that could destroy satellite constellations, but it shows the country is not wavering under…

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After a fourth-month wait, Netflix viewers turned up by the tens of millions to see how Zack Snyder’s Rebel Moon saga finished, but the number didn’t quite hit that of the first film.

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Google fired at least 20 more employees on Monday evening related to the April 16 sit-in protests of the company’s cloud computing contracts with Israel, No Tech For Apartheid organizers tell Gizmodo.