'Truly extraordinary': Mega-laser shooting at us from halfway across the universe is the brightest 'cosmic beacon' we've ever seen

Astronomers have discovered the brightest and most distant "megamaser" to date. The cosmic energy beam is shooting toward ...
China Daily Global Edition

China achieves breakthrough in high-orbit satellite-ground laser communication

BEIJING -- Chinese research institutions have successfully conducted a laser communication experiment between a high-orbit satellite and the ground, achieving two-way data transmission at 1 gigabit ...
CBS News

Why is the U.S. government exploring using high-energy lasers near the southern border?

The unexpected and ultimately short-lived flight ban near El Paso this week stemmed from disagreements within the federal government over the use of a high-energy laser weapon system to take down ...
CNN

US military’s urgent push for laser weapons behind El Paso airport shutdown

The Defense Department has been aggressively pursuing laser weapons and defense systems, a push that gained significant attention this week when the use of an anti-drone laser system led to the ...
The Verge

El Paso airspace closure was reportedly triggered by the CBP’s use of an anti-drone laser

CBP officials thought they were taking down a drone, but it was actually a party balloon, according to The New York Times. CBP officials thought they were taking down a drone, but it was actually a ...
Wall Street Journal

Border Protection’s Use of Pentagon Laser Led FAA to Halt Flights Over El Paso

Customs and Border Protection used a high-energy laser from the Pentagon earlier this week in the vicinity of El Paso, Texas, prompting concerns within the FAA and leading it to temporarily shut down ...
Washington Examiner

Pentagon allowed CBP to use anti-drone laser before FAA closed El Paso airspace

The Pentagon permitted U.S. Customs and Border Protection to deploy an anti-drone laser system in El Paso, Texas, on Wednesday before the Federal Aviation Administration moved to close the airspace in ...
CNN

With ICE using Medicaid data, hospitals and states are in a bind over warning immigrant patients

The Trump administration’s move to give deportation officials access to Medicaid data is putting hospitals and states in a bind as they weigh whether to alert immigrant patients that their personal ...
SlashGear

16 Ways DIYers Can Use Milwaukee's Laser Level, Other Than Building A House

Milwaukee's M12 laser level is the definition of fun and functional, and it does so much more than your average bubble level tool. As with other laser levels, Milwaukee's version projects a beam of ...
JD Supra

FERC Continues Shaping the Future of Data Center Use of the Transmission Grid with Approval of SPP’s HILL and HILLGA

On January 14, 2026, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) accepted new rules proposed by Southwest Power Pool, Inc. (SPP) regarding the interconnection of High Impact Large Loads (HILLs) ...
MIT Technology Review

Using unstructured data to fuel enterprise AI success

Organizations have a wealth of unstructured data that most AI models can’t yet read. Preparing and contextualizing this data is essential for moving from AI experiments to measurable results. In ...
Newsday

Police on Long Island still using force against Black people at disproportionate rates, 5 years after NYS reform plans

The motorcycle had just started when police pulled up. Marc Merritt was on Grand Avenue in Baldwin in April 2023, helping a friend bump-start a stalled bike outside the now-shuttered Appleton Estate ...