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Sunday June 1st, 2025 evening edition

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"At the right moment, the roofs of the cabins were opened remotely, and the drones flew to hit Russian bombers.".

The source said one of the airfields hit was the Belaya air base in Russia's Irkutsk Oblast, more than 4,000 kilometers from Ukraine.

Olenya air base in Russia's Murmansk Oblast, the Diaghilev airbase in Ryazan Oblast, Ivanovo airbase in Ivanovo Oblast were also targeted.

"Currently, more than 40 aircraft are known to have been hit, including the A-50, Tu-95 and Tu-22 M3," the source added.

The SBU later reported that the drone operation caused approximately $7 billion in damages and disabled 34% of cruise missile carriers in key Russian airbases.

A video provided by the source shows what appears to be a row of heavy bomber aircraft on fire at one of the airbases.

The drone launch and airbase hit were over 4000 km (2500 mi) from Ukraine. pic.twitter.com/XU7bCzV5QJ — OSINTtechnical (@Osinttechnical) June 1, 2025. »

We Bought a ‘Peeing’ Robot Attack Dog From Temu. It Was Even Weirder Than Expected

Authored by wired.com
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In my 15 years of reviewing tech, this pellet-firing, story-telling, pretend-urinating robot attack dog is easily the strangest thing I’ve ever tested.

Naturally, given the $50 price tag (a little less if you don't want the—ahem—spinal-mounted pellet gun), I’m not expecting Clippy to perform miracles.

What happened, almost inevitably, was a lesson in not taking the social media ads you are served at face value. »

“Morale has been at an all-time low,” Respawn’s Designer Says on Social Media

Authored by techcrawlr.com

And while we don’t know what exactly inspired him, Patrick Wren, a senior encounter designer at Respawn, recently shared a very alarming post on social media, which is what inspired this article.

Ubisoft has recently been criticized for admitting to being a fan of more AI in the gaming industry.

Also, the highly anticipated Black Panther game was cancelled recently by EA, and Cliffhanger Studios has been shut down. »

ICE illegally gains informal access to nationwide license plate camera network

Authored by san.com

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) gained indirect access to a vast network of AI-powered license plate reader cameras operated by Flock Safety, according to documents reviewed by 404 Media.

ICE has no direct agreement with Flock, but has accessed the system through search requests routed via local and state law enforcement.

Flock Safety operates over 40,000 automatic license plate reader (ALPR) cameras in more than 5,000 U.S. communities. »