Author: The Tech Guy
Military working dogs charge into places the rest of us would flee. So, I understand why anyone would want to breed tougher, healthier dogs for the job. Warhound, a new startup from Colossal Biosciences co-founder Ben Lamm and Anduril co-founder Palmer Luckey, has stepped out of stealth with $200 million to clone and gene-edit working dogs for American troops, police departments, and emergency services (via TechCrunch). A really great perspective from a journalist who was actually part of the working dog program on various problems that have existed for decades and how WARHOUND can help solve these problems while also…
I was five episodes into the mesmerizing East of Eden when the picture went soft and then froze on a spinning red circle. It happened during a huge scene when the two main characters met to confront each other after many years apart. My first instinct was the same as most people’s. I reached for the router’s power cord and started drafting an angry call to my internet provider in my head. Then I realized Netflix had already built a way to settle this. A network check is hidden in the app’s help menu on pretty much every TV and…
Today marks the official start of shipping for the iPhone Duo, but unless you pre-ordered one, you will have to wait a while for a unit to become available. While you wait, you can have a look at what Samsung has to offer. The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8 is the only other wide foldable in the US market. Motorola allegedly has something in the works, but it will be months before we see it. Google has never been fast at launching new models, so we don’t expect a wide Pixel anytime soon. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8…
SecurityWeek’s weekly cybersecurity news roundup offers a concise overview of important developments that may not receive full standalone coverage yet remain relevant to the broader threat landscape. This curated summary highlights key stories across vulnerability disclosures, emerging attack methods, policy updates, industry reports, and other noteworthy events to help readers stay well-informed about the evolving cybersecurity environment. Here are this week’s highlights: Heartbreaker macOS ransomware rebuilds itself from source Researcher Patrick Wardle has analyzed Heartbreaker, a Rust-based macOS ransomware sample that was uploaded to VirusTotal in May 2025 and, as of his writing, was still undetected by every antivirus engine…
Sign up to see the future, today Can’t-miss innovations from the bleeding edge of science and tech Try to imagine the most dystopian military startup you can think of, and there’s a good chance it already has a billion-dollar valuation in Texas. Palmer Luckey’s Warhound is a perfect case-in-point. Along with cofounder Ben Lamm, the billionaire arms maker has been plugging away at a startup promising to “produce genetically enhanced working dogs” for use on the battlefield. According to the Financial Times, Warhound quietly launched 18 months ago, and has already raised $200 million from major tech investors like Sequoia…
The original iPod turns 25 today and Apple decided to celebrate the milestone with a fun easter egg on the Apple Music website. Going to music.apple.com/us/ipod will reveal a fully functional digital version of the first-gen music player complete with the iconic scroll wheel and stacked with a big selection of 90-second sample songs from the era. It’s a fun way to experience one of the most iconic Apple devices ever. The original iPod was announced on October 23, 2001 and hit store shelves on November 10 of that year. It was available in 5GB and 10GB storage trims and…
C. Scott Brown / Android AuthorityAdd Android Authority on Google: TL;DR Nothing has teased an upcoming product using the Pokémon codename Kingdra. An earlier support-page leak links Kingdra to the unannounced Nothing Ear 3 Pro. If accurate, this could be Nothing’s first Pro-branded earbuds, potentially taking on premium offerings from Samsung, Apple, Sony, and Bose. Nothing is no stranger when it comes to cryptic product teasers, and like it always has, it’s turning to Pokémon to hint at what’s coming next. Nothing’s most recent Headphone 1 Pro marked the company’s entry into the premium headphone market, though it seems its…
Two days after PHP rolled out emergency fixes for the PHP2Shell vulnerabilities, threat actors have tried to use the flaws to spread a Mirai botnet. A security firm has also built an exploit that gets past a key memory protection, and an exposed attacker server has revealed custom tooling. Even so, no successful in-the-wild compromise has been confirmed so far. The threat has prompted many organizations to take systems offline as a precaution. Several government, school and hospital websites in Europe went dark on October 21, and the UK government said 32 of its services were unavailable and four partly…
Colossal Biosciences’ Ben Lamm and Andruil’s Palmer Luckey are genetically engineer war dogs for the U.S. military, law enforcement, and other emergency response teams. They announced its emergence from stealth as Warhound, armed with $200 million in funding from investors including In-Q-Tel, Sequoia, and 8VC. The round values the company at $1.2 billion. Palmer Luckey thinks they can make 600 pound Wolves that wear 150 pounds of armor. Warhound will have dogs could be enhanced for health, longevity, and “for things like speed and agility or enhance olfactory sensors for bomb sniffing and whatnot,” he said. His team looked at…
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