DARPA’s Manta Ray Uncrewed Underwater Vehicle (UUV) prototype has successfully completed in-water testing off the coast of Southern California. Engineers collected data on its at-sea hydrodynamic performance, including submerged operations using all the vehicle’s modes of propulsion and steering.
Priced at $528 USD, the Blackview BL9000 Pro smartphone is one of the first smartphones we’ve seen this year with a built-in thermal imaging camera. The FLIR unit boasts a resolution of 160 x 120, complete with FLIR Lepton 3.5 optics, while the main ISOCELL GN5 camera has a 50 MP sensor.
The LEGO Star Wars Millennium Falcon (75257) set has 1,351 pieces, and you can get it for $135.99 shipped today, originally $169.99. This miniature Corellian freighter starship features rotating top / bottom turrets, 2 spring-loaded shooters, a lowering ramp and an opening cockpit with space for 2 minifigures. Product page.
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope successfully mapped the weather on the hot gas-giant exoplanet WASP-43 b, which is located 280 light-years from Earth. It was able to make precise brightness measurements over a broad spectrum of mid-infrared light and then combined that data with 3D climate models and previous observations from other telescopes.
The Cheyenne supercomputer could be yours for the right price, as it’s currently being auctioned off by the US General Services Administration. It consists of two air-cooled management racks, each weighing 2,500 lb, with 26 1U Servers (20 with 128 GB RAM, 6 with 256 GB RAM), 10 Extreme Switches, and 2 Extreme Switch power units.
LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman created an AI twin of himself and then recorded a Q&A session to see how this digital version might challenge himself. Hour One generated the video avatar, while its voice was created by Eleven Labs.