Saildrone on Monday unveiled Spectre, a 170-foot unmanned surface vessel the company says is optimized for anti-submarine warfare, far-flung surveillance and missile launches.
Why it matters: The design is the culmination of more than a decade of experience working alongside scientists, border agencies and militaries, according to CEO Richard Jenkins.
"Arctic, Antarctic, High North, Southern Ocean, hurricanes — we did thousands of iterations to toughen our vehicles," he told Axios ahead of the Sea-Air-Space conference in Maryland.
Why it matters: Some AI optimists and some AI critics — who agree on very little — argue that taste is one of the many uniquely human traits that can't be taught to a machine.
The world's largest data center project — backed by Trump allies and bearing his name — is stalled by delays and logistical hurdles that could stop it before it even starts.
The latest sign of trouble emerged Friday: CEO Toby Neugebauer abruptly departed. That sent the company's shares, which already shed 75% in the last six months, plummeting in aftermarket trading.
