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Defense analysts and security officials told The National on Monday that Iran is “relying on Chinese and Russian-made guidance chips” to improve the accuracy of its drone and missile attacks. “Key to the advance is special computer chips designed for sophisticated navigation systems placed in Iran’s Shahed drones and its ballistic missiles,” the report said. These chips allow Iran’s drones and ballistic missiles to employ Controlled Reception Pattern Antenna (CRPA) communications, which protect the attack vehicle from electronic jamming. CRPA is an antenna system that skips rapidly between different frequencies and signal sources to defeat jamming attempts. Combined with refinements…

Jury selection begins Monday in Oakland for a federal civil trial pitting tech tycoon Elon Musk against OpenAI CEO Sam Altman in a dispute that could reshape the AI industry. NBC News reports that the trial, scheduled to run for four weeks, represents both a business dispute and a personal conflict between two of technology’s most prominent figures. At its center lies the question of whether OpenAI betrayed its nonprofit mission when it transformed into a for-profit enterprise. Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers, who is presiding over the case, characterized the proceedings as “billionaires versus billionaires” during a hearing last year.…

President Donald Trump delivers a speech following a shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on Saturday, April 25. The president, first lady, and White House cabinet members were rushed out of the evening’s venue after apparent shots were heard and Secret Service officers rushed the stage. Trump posted to Truth Social afterward “I have recommended that we ‘LET THE SHOW GO ON’ but, will entirely be guided by Law Enforcement.” Ultimately the event was canceled while it was announced that the president would hold a press conference from the White House later Saturday evening.     Read the full article…

A recently seized ship was carrying raw materials for dialysis treatment, according to the IRCS The US seizure of a cargo vessel bound for Iran has put patients’ lives at risk, as it was carrying essential medical supplies, a senior Iranian Red Crescent (IRCS) official has told RT.The US Central Command has reported forcing 38 ships to redirect and seizing several tankers and cargo vessels.According to Razieh Alishvandi, Director for International Affairs at the IRCS, the Iranian-flagged vessel Touska, which was seized by the US Navy on April 19, was transporting eight containers of raw materials for a company linked…

The Chinese government has officially blocked Meta’s planned $2 billion acquisition of Manus, a Chinese-founded AI startup, marking a significant escalation in the ongoing technological rivalry between the United States and China. CNBC reports that China’s National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) foreign investment review arm issued a decision on Monday to block the sale of Manus to Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta. The regulatory body ordered all parties involved in the transaction to unwind the acquisition, effectively terminating the deal that was announced in late December. Manus emerged as a prominent player in the AI sector when it launched in March of last…

President Donald Trump acknowledged the shooting incident at the White House Correspondents Dinner on Saturday was a “traumatic experience” for first lady Melania Trump. The president made his remarks to members of the press not long after a shooting incident at the Washington Hilton hotel. Flanked by government officials, Trump said, “I want to thank the First Lady. That was a rather traumatic experience for her. There was a lot of action taking place up there very quickly, but again the response time was really incredible,” he told reporters. Video footage caught the moment several loud booms were heard as…

Brussels saw strange lights, screamed “Putin!”, and torched €50 million – only to find a police helicopter in the starring role Hey kids, do you suffer from nightmares about being abducted by aliens? Worried that the fort you make out of your pillows and bedsheets won’t protect you? Well, good news: when you grow up, you can get a job as Belgian defense minister and blow €50 million on your efforts.Bad news for Belgians, though. The aliens haven’t picked your country as their landing pad. Not yet, at least. But this is the second time in my lifetime alone that…

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi arrived in Moscow, Russia, on Monday and is expected to meet dictator Vladimir Putin for discussions on his country’s ongoing conflict with America. Araghchi is concluding an extended travel itinerary that included stops in Pakistan — which has become a key negotiator between Tehran and Washington — and Oman, which previously served in a similar role. Russia has consistently been one of Iran’s closest allies, a leading member of the anti-American BRICS coalition that Iran belongs to, and a consistent antagonist to American interests at the United Nations Security Council. Russian officials this week repeated…

Senate Republicans moved closer to installing Kevin Warsh as the next Federal Reserve chairman after Sen. Thom Tillis said Sunday he would end his weeks-long blockade of the nomination. Tillis, a Republican from North Carolina, had refused to advance Warsh or any other Fed nominee while the Justice Department pursued a criminal investigation into current Chairman Jerome Powell over cost overruns in a renovation of the central bank’s headquarters. Critics on both sides of the aisle had called the probe politically motivated.The impasse broke Friday when Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, announced the Justice Department…

The armed suspect at the White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA) Dinner “charged from 50 yards away,” President Donald Trump said during a late night press conference Saturday. Trump held a press conference after being whisked away at the WHCA dinner after a gunman charged a magnetometer and shot a Secret Service member in the chest. The agent was wearing a bulletproof vest, and while he was shot at a close distance “with a very powerful gun,” Trump said the “vest did the job” and that the officer is “doing great.” The president provided further details on the shocking incident, contending that…