Washington Times - Tech
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Missile Defense Agency completes defense training against hypersonic missiles
The Navy and the Missile Defense Agency successfully tested anti-hypersonic defense tactics this month.
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Defense contractor Raytheon successfully tests autonomously driving rocket launch vehicle
U.S. defense contractor Raytheon announced a successful test of the DeepStrike autonomous mobile launcher vehicle this week.
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Army wants machines, not soldiers, to make first contact with the enemy
The Army by 2027 plans to field its first "human-machine integrated formation platoons," a transformational shift that the Pentagon says will allow...
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Inside the CIA's use of Signal and how America's enemies try to hack it
Signal is the encrypted messaging app of choice for Washington officials from the CIA to Capitol Hill who are looking to dodge Russian hackers and...
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Waymo to launch robotaxi service in D.C. in 2026
Google's robotaxi subsidiary Waymo will bring its services to Washington, D.C., next year.
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Self-checkout machines come under fire online
Frustrated shoppers are turning to TikTok and Reddit to vent about self-checkout machines, an everyday annoyance that has become a running joke on...
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Napster sold to tech commerce company for $207 million
A brand that was notoriously connected to music piracy before reemerging as a subscription music service has been sold to Infinite Reality for $207...
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Chinese EV maker BYD surpasses Tesla in 2024 revenue
Chinese automaker BYD is on the rise, reaching past the $100 billion mark in revenue and nearly matching Tesla in sales of electric vehicles.
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Han Jong-Hee, who elevated Samsung's television business, dies
Han Jong-Hee, a senior Samsung Electronics executive credited with elevating the company's television business, died Tuesday, the company said. He...
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Tesla sales drop by 49% in Europe even as the electric vehicle market grows
European sales of Tesla electric vehicles tumbled 49% in the first two months of the year compared with a year earlier even as overall sales of EVs...
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National Reconnaissance Office partners with Space Force, SpaceX in launch
The agency that operates the government's surveillance satellites has partnered with Space Force and SpaceX in a recent launch.
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U.S. shipbuilder to develop anti-drone laser weapon for Army
U.S. shipbuilder Huntington Ingalls Industries announced this week that it will develop a new high-energy laser weapon for the Army to combat drones.