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Time of India
3 days ago
- Politics
- Time of India
Ukraine's drone attack on Russia used open-source software, 'upset' developer says wanted to make flying robots: 'not in a million years...'
An open-source software , originally designed for hobbyist drones, powered a recent Ukrainian attack that allegedly destroyed a third of Russia's strategic long-range bombers, a report has said. The original creators of ArduPilot expressed surprise at the software's wartime application. According to a report by 404Media, Chris Anderson, one of ArduPilot's founders, commented on LinkedIn below attack footage, "That's ArduPilot, launched from my basement 18 years ago. Crazy." On X, Anderson tagged co-creators Jordi Muñoz and Jason Short in a post about the attack. Short replied, "Not in a million years would I have predicted this outcome. I just wanted to make flying robots." by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Esse novo alarme com câmera é quase gratuito em Itaboraí (consulte o preço) Alarmes Undo "Ardupilot powered drones just took out half the Russian strategic bomber fleet," he added. What is ArduPilot and how it works ArduPilot, an open-source software system, originated in 2007. Anderson launched and assembled an early UAV autopilot using Lego Mindstorms. Two years later, Muñoz won an autonomous vehicle competition using a small helicopter with autopilot. Muñoz and Anderson subsequently founded 3DR, an early consumer drone company, and released initial versions of ArduPilot in 2009. Over the next decade, ArduPilot was refined by its creators and a global community of hobbyist and professional drone pilots. As open-source software, it is free to use and can be modified for various purposes. In this instance, it facilitated a complex series of small drone strikes. The software enables connection to a DIY drone, displays a GPS-linked map, and can control takeoff, flight, and landing. Pilots can set waypoints for autonomous flight. Even without GPS, which Russia jams using its GLONASS system, ArduPilot provides assistive features. These include drone stabilisation, a "loitering mode" for temporary halts, and failsafe modes to maintain flight if signal is lost. The ArduPilot project website describes the software as "a trusted, versatile, and open source autopilot system supporting many vehicle types." It lists peaceful use cases such as "search and rescue, submersible ROV, 3D mapping, first person view [flying], and autonomous mowers and tractors." The website does not mention its repurposing for military use. Analytics from 2023 showed the project was popular in both Ukraine and Russia. AI Masterclass for Students. Upskill Young Ones Today!– Join Now
Yahoo
21-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Uncertainty: worse than tariffs, better than decoupling
Last week, over 5,000 delegates gathered in a sprawling convention centre just outside Washington DC to answer one question: is the US still the most attractive foreign direct investment (FDI) destination in the world? The SelectUSA Investment Summit, established in 2007, is the US's most important event to promote FDI. It gathers international businesses, industry leaders, economic development organisations and representatives from all US states. This year's event, however, took place against the backdrop of a US-initiated trade war. Many versions of the US's current FDI standing emerged during the few days Investment Monitor was present at the event, but one thing was clear: the uncertainty brought on by tariffs is causing many businesses to pause, delay and hope for the best while some multinationals with long-term horizons double down. The plenary sessions that featured industry leaders and government representatives mainly focused on the positive and were mostly attended by country delegations. They discussed US President Donald Trump's America's First Investment Policy and pressed the suggestions that now is the 'perfect time to be investing in the US' (Barbara Humpton, CEO of Siemens Corporation) and that 'there's never been a better time to select the US than now' (Ola Källenius, Mercedes-Benz Group CEO). Mercedes-Benz has increased production of some models in the US to counter the tariffs. One of the very few statements on the main stage that alluded to the tariff mayhem of the past few months came from Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer, who acknowledged that 'trade policy is creating a lot of stress in industries all across our economies.' When a moderator asked Hyundai CEO José Muñoz whether his company has increased production in the US because of tariffs (the 'elephant in the room', the moderator called them), Muñoz gave a long answer about how his industry's time horizons are so long they do not make decisions based on 'incentives that come and go.' Some of Hyundai's moves, such as starting a tariff task force in April and shifting some of its production to the US from Mexico, suggest a different reality to Muñoz's unfazed answer. The rest of the Summit (except some smaller panels) took place downstairs, in the exhibition hall, where investment promotion agencies and other organisations from across the US had their own booths. Here, for the majority of people that Investment Monitor spoke to, there was no downplaying the difficulties that businesses are facing, given the rapid changes to trade policy. While many are still eager to engage with the US market, many feel the need for some level of predictability before fully committing. European American Chamber of Commerce executive director Fernanda Ceva, who had recently been in Germany conferring with companies interested in investing in the US, said: 'The impression that we have is that everyone is holding up to decide something until they have more certainty. I see that they're still interested in doing business with the US.' According to a poll of 6,000 German companies conducted by the German Chamber of Commerce and Industry, only 19% of firms in Germany are planning to expand to the US. German investments in the US account for 12% of the country's foreign investment. Yvonne Bendinger-Rothschild, the executive director of the European American Chamber of Commerce New York, said: 'The problem is more the uncertainty than the tariff itself [...] We're constantly going back and forth. If we saw there's going to be a 10% tariff, then people can plan with it to do something and make forecasts [...] If you think about it, that we have earnings reports that don't have a forecast in them, I mean, that turns every economist's stomach.' Christopher Chung, the CEO of the Economic Development Partnership of North Carolina, echoed this sentiment. 'What we are hearing at this event is largely around, just tell us what the rules of the game are going to be and assure us that these are the rules that will be in place for a while, and they're not going to change in two or three years, because that makes it really hard for these companies,' he said. 'That kind of back and forth [...] creates a little too much uncertainty, and that makes it hard for [companies] to push ahead with their decision.' Hours before the second day of the summit began, the first day when media would be allowed in, the US and China reached a major milestone in trade negotiations when they announced a tariff pause. The US would reduce its 145% tariff on Chinese goods to 30%, and China would reduce its 125% tariff to 10% for 90 days. The pause was a welcome development for everyone, as it seems to signal that the pace of change is slowing down. Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt suggested it would 'give them the time to really sit down and have cooler heads prevail.' But others highlighted that the pause was just that, a pause. 'You're seeing a little bit more certainty now that there's going to be negotiations, but again, it's a pause,' said Ed Brzytwa, vice president of International Trade at the Consumer Technology Association and a former official of the US Trade Representative's Office. 'The President himself confirmed that at the end of the 90 days, if China doesn't cut a much more substantive deal, that the tariffs could come back on, maybe not all the way to 145% but certainly not as low as 30%.' While some importers or inventors have stopped or delayed plans, businesses have also been trying to circumvent trade barriers through other means. The demand for bonded warehouses in the US, buildings where imports can be kept before payment of a duty, has surged since the tariff uncertainty began. Goods can be stored in bonded warehouses for up to five years. Shifting global supply chains, once seen as the best method to avoid being affected by US hostilities with China, has become a tougher path. 'Companies have been trying to reposition their supply chains out of China, but they're facing tariffs of 46% in Vietnam, 32% in Taiwan and similarly high tariffs in Thailand, Japan and South Korea,' Brzytwa noted. 'So, they're being penalised for making the right decision.' Whatever happens with the tariffs, the interdependence of the global economy with the US means decoupling is not an option. This dependence fares well for the North American country, because firms would rather wait out this period of uncertainty than leave the US and try to replace it with another market (an impossible task given that the US is the world's largest consumer market). The same cannot be said for companies that are caught in a waiting game with no end in sight. 'Europe and the US are each other's biggest trading partners, and no tariff is going to change that,' Bendinger-Rothschild explained. 'What the tariffs are going to change is how we're going to go about doing business with one another, but we're not going to stop. You can't replace either Europe for a US company or the US as a European. [Companies] have confidence in the economy, because the moment we have the most faint of good news, the market is shooting up.' The cautious approach foreign firms are taking, even as tariff pauses have been put in place, shows the implications of the US's loss of credibility on global business decisions. While the 90 day pause with China has just begun, we are already a third of the way through the other 90-day tariff pause – the one that began a week after universal reciprocal tariffs were announced in April. This break is set to last until July, prompting countries to rush to make concessions and deals with the US. The deals being made during this period, however, are not true trade deals, according to Rothschild-Bendinger. 'A trade agreement is a comprehensive agreement where you have everybody give a little, take a little,' she highlighted. 'A trade agreement is not selling somebody more soybeans.' Given the uncertainty around what the tariffs will look like at the end of the pause, some officials this publication spoke to said their companies are accounting for that uncertainty by factoring a base tariff rate into their projections. Huynh Thien Phu, business development specialist at Vietnam-based coconut water supplier Betrimex, said his firm is 'accepting [...] that it's going to be around 10-15%. If it's around 10%, let's say 11%, then it's okay. We already pay five. Adding another five wouldn't hurt us as much; we can adapt to it. But, hopefully it's not high, in the 40s.' Vietnam was hit with one of the highest tariff rates in April, at 46% and is currently in trade talks with the US. Brent Omhdal, executive vice president for government affairs at Taiwanese semiconductor firm GlobalWafers, commented: 'If you believe the news reports, the new normal is 10% tariffs, so I think businesses, including our industry, are adjusting.' Even the US's development of the artificial intelligence (AI) industry, which was heavily touted by speakers during the plenary sessions, could be slowed down by the tariffs because of the uncertainty around the price of inputs. On tariffs affecting semiconductors, Omhdal said of GlobalWafers: 'Being the only manufacturer of silicon here in the US at 300mm, you could benefit from the tariff in that way. At the same time, we need to actually import some substrates, even from our own company.' A few days after the conference, GlobalWafers announced a $4bn expansion in the US. The semiconductor industry is also facing uncertainty from an ongoing government probe. In April, the Trump administration initiated an investigation into semiconductors under Section 232, which enables the president to restrict imports that threaten national security. 'With these investigations, they could impose a tariff of 25% or more [...] on the finished good that has a semiconductor in it,' Brzytwa explained. 'Technology products have many different types of inputs [...] If there's a tariff on the semiconductor or the printed circuit board or let's just say the glass casing, it makes it much more difficult and expensive to manufacture that product in the US.' Companies have long been interested in investing in the US. And, despite the uncertainty, they still are. But given the events of the past few months, the ability to confidently predict the economic conditions under which that investment might happen has practically disappeared. Most firms can do is stay agile, vigilant and ready to change course. Christopher Chung told Investment Monitor about his meeting with the North American CEO of a big aerospace company. 'We were talking afterwards, and he turned to his communications person, and basically his question was, have we heard anything from the White House in the past 30 minutes? He didn't say it as a joke.' "Uncertainty: worse than tariffs, better than decoupling " was originally created and published by Investment Monitor, a GlobalData owned brand. The information on this site has been included in good faith for general informational purposes only. It is not intended to amount to advice on which you should rely, and we give no representation, warranty or guarantee, whether express or implied as to its accuracy or completeness. You must obtain professional or specialist advice before taking, or refraining from, any action on the basis of the content on our site.
Yahoo
20-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Bengals great Anthony Muñoz will be keynote speaker at Enquirer High School Sports Awards
Cincinnati Bengals Hall of Famer Anthony Muñoz will be the featured speaker at the 2025 Enquirer High School Sports Awards at 6 p.m. Wednesday, June 18, at Princeton High School. Muñoz has been a friend to young athletes through his Anthony Muñoz Foundation, which offers various programs designed to positively impact Cincinnati youth spiritually, physically and mentally. Advertisement Muñoz was the Bengals' third overall pick in the 1980 NFL draft out of the University of Southern California. He played his entire 13-year career with Cincinnati, earning a spot on 11 Pro Bowls as an offensive lineman and helping lead the Bengals to two Super Bowls in the 1980s. Credited with defining the art of playing that position, the 11-time All-Pro player was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1998, the first year he was eligible. Cincinnati Bengals Hall of Famer Anthony Muñoz will speak at the 2025 Enquirer High School Sports Awards. Who's invited?: The Enquirer's live awards show is in June. These are the winter sports nominees He will address the more than 550 Greater Cincinnati high school athletes and coaches nominated for The Enquirer's players, teams and coaches of the year in all sports. The Enquirer announced nominees for winter sports earlier this week. Information on tickets and more will be available in May. Advertisement "We couldn't be more excited to have Anthony be our featured speaker," Enquirer Executive Editor Beryl Love said. "His work over the years to inspire, motivate and mentor young people in our community makes him the ideal choice to help us honor this impressive gathering of student athletes." Cincinnati Bengals Hall of Famer Anthony Muñoz, shown at the Ring of Honor ceremony, will speak at the 2025 Enquirer High School Sports Awards. This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: Former Bengals star Anthony Muñoz to keynote Enquirer sports awards
American Press
15-05-2025
- Sport
- American Press
Landreneau staying put
James Landreneau looking forward to next season. (McNeese Athletics) James Landreneau will be back next season as the head coach of the McNeese State softball team. McNeese Athletic Director Heath Schroyer said Landreneau's contract was rolled over for the fourth year, as officially agreed upon on Wednesday. Landreneau signed a three-year deal after the 2022 season, which included a fourth-year rollover. The news comes as no surprise to anyone familiar with the program. 'Everything is going as planned,' said Landreneau. 'This is what we had expected.' Schroyer and Landreau met on Wednesday as part of the annual season-ending review. 'We are just moving forward, that is the best way to get over the tough loss,' said Landreneau. 'We are disappointed in how it finished, but I'm proud of the way our team fought back this year.' McNeese was an extremely young team that ended strong after a 17-16 start. The Cowgirls rallied to finish 41-20, their fourth straight 40-plus win season. They also won their fourth straight Southland Conference regular-season title, becoming the first program in league history to do that. They were one out of winning a fourth trip to the NCAA Tournament in five seasons. McNeese lost a controversial 6-5 decision to rival Southeastern last Saturday night when the umpires reversed a late call after the Cowgirls had actually celebrated getting the final out. 'Coach Landreneau did an exceptional job, maybe his best year coaching yet,' Schroyer said. 'We're excited to have him back next year. 'We had a very young roster this year, and the team came together and grew as the season progressed. I'm looking forward to watching this team continue to grow next year.' In his nine seasons at McNeese, Landreneau has posted a 339-181 record, winning five tournament and five regular-season crowns. He was named the league's Coach of the Year for the fourth time earlier this month after becoming the winningest skipper in program history early in the season. Landreneau and his pitching staff will return at least seven starters next season. The only everyday player who will definitely not be back will be all-conference shortstop Reese Reyna, who is out of eligibility. 'We have a young team and we learned a lot this year,' said Landreneau. 'We have gone through great exit interviews this week and have gotten a lot of positive feedback on where we are headed. I'm excited about getting back at it in the fall.' On Thursday, the organization announced that junior third baseman Jada Muñoz was named to the National Fastpitch Coaches Association's All-Region team . Muñoz was selected to the Gulf Region third team. Muñoz led McNeese with 15 home runs, 19 doubles, 56 RBI, 26 walks, 126 total bases, 52 runs scored, .720 slugging percent, and was third on the team with a .343 batting average. Ironically, despite finishing second in the league in homers and leading in RBIs, Muñoz was not named to the all-Southland team.
Yahoo
15-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Mariners closer Andres Munoz will play for Team Mexico in World Baseball Classic
No relief pitcher in baseball has had a better season than Seattle Mariners closer Andrés Muñoz. The right-handed closer has been excellent for the American League West leaders, sporting a Major League Baseball-high 13 saves. He hasn't allowed a single earned run 19 innings of work and is striking out 12.3 batters per nine innings. Advertisement Not only have the Mariners, who entered Wednesday with a 1 1/2 game division lead over the Athletics, benefitted from Muñoz's performance, another team will soon reap the rewards. Seattle Mariners closer Andres Munoz celebrates after a game against the Miami Marlins in April Brashear-Imagn Images Muñoz confirmed Wednesday that he will participate with Team Mexico in the 2026 World Baseball Classic. A native of Los Mochis, Mexico, Muñoz did not participate in the 2023 edition of the tournament after undergoing ankle surgery at the end of the 2022 season. Mexico ultimately won Pool C, a pool that included eventual champion United States, before falling to Japan in the semifinals. The 2026 WBC is scheduled to take place from March 5-17 across four cities: Houston, San Juan, Tokyo and Miami. The tournament features four pools of five teams apiece, with the top two teams from each pool advancing to the knockout round. Related: Brewers Hit with Yet Another Devastating Pitching Injury Related: Cleveland Guardians Lose Ace to Injured List
