Netanyahu says Israel is at war after Hamas launches multi-front assault 

https://on.ft.com/48Umkmu 

 Just heard that our paper on new tech in Ukraine and what lessons Europe should draw from it was ECFR’s top performing paper this month 💪
So I am posting it again 😏

Star tech enterprise: Emerging technologies in Russia’s war on Ukraine

https://ecfr.eu/publication/star-tech-enterprise-emerging-technologies-in-russias-war-on-ukraine/?amp 

 Detailed reporting on first-person-view #drones (FPV) in Ukraine. The systems are now used on both sides. 

In Ukraine, explosive FPV drones give an intimate view of killing - The Washington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/10/04/fpv-drone-ukraine-russia/ 

 Extremely important text to understand what’s going on in Russia.

“In the meantime, the people are experiencing perhaps the best period in their lives. Sure, some of them periodically come back from the war in zinc coffins. On the other hand, the whole street will be out for the funeral – how is that for reviving traditional values.”

The Majority Never Had It So Good

https://russiapost.info/regions/majority 

 https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/30/technology/ukraine-russia-war-drones-china.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

Holy 😳
“Far from the front, volunteers and companies work to acquire as many F.P.V.s as possible, with Ukrainian suppliers saying soldiers probably need as many as 30,000 a month. Ukraine’s government has plans to secure 100,000 of the devices for the rest of the year, said the Ukrainian official.” 

 Warfare in 2023.
A 3D-printed bomb to be dropped from a drone.

(Credit: Emile Ducke for The New York Times)

https://bagarrosphere.fr/system/media_attachments/files/111/167/160/441/703/399/original/4b9790ae605b67bc.jpeg 

 https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/30/technology/ukraine-russia-war-drones-china.html?unlocked_article_code=LCL9T-PWjfzdpwKKzwrew3r8TmC7aOmARlfZDbD4qMrBDr9QEK9a5SSX7hCRZi2Qlvpa63HUTfE3IrX0OPakmQXwQ95o--EliqVj5WfYraMqj5ZM26a-YaOzdI8KvApkt7rOXbph19865TBgw9zZ2T7MTiZ_3cxpRpWRWMuXB0uVMR3CXN4D8gSVcSJOA-jlpm33JA73GagcC8SZj--j_o19KL70t7P-4Kvq48akGgQSRSFfbpuzjnWTTSW28tLusqYFnOCeS12Sb3YPaRqpFYm0MCnokAdFiUIHoX03nBL-OHa-HUzMuOAWsD5yBrywN4s5bb1db-9WrWnJetygIQbCdSwbSEVZ8pCIBw&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare 

 “Even when you see labels like America or Australia on a component, it’s still all manufactured in China,” he said. “To make something that could effectively replace China, it’s really close to impossible.” 

 Germany is now procuring 14 Vector #drones - 400 of these systems have been delivered to Ukraine so far.

https://augengeradeaus.net/2023/09/vector-drohnen-bundeswehr-bestellt-14-fuer-die-ukraine-ueber-400-vorgesehen/ 

 Germany is now procuring 14 Vector #drones - 400 of these systems have been delivered to Ukraine so far.

ahttps://augengeradeaus.net/2023/09/vector-drohnen-bundeswehr-bestellt-14-fuer-die-ukraine-ueber-400-vorgesehen/ 

 So within one day, in Slovakia a party won which wants to end Ukraine support,  the US Congress took Ukraine aid out of its shutdown agreement, and the Maldives elected a pro-China candidate?
😶 

 One for @214fcd33  on the joys of uncoordinated European train travel. Düsseldorf-Paris gets cancelled (or left 20 min too early, we’re still not sure?!) so ppl just stranded on the platform. No information whatsoever, train just disappears from board 20 min after having supposedly left. DB knows NOTHING. Takes a crowd of 30 or so international travellers to get them contact thalys. Train gone. They can’t help. 🤷‍♀️ 

 *Such* an interesting article!

Why Silicon Valley #AI prophecies just feel like repackaged religion - Vox

https://www.vox.com/the-highlight/23779413/silicon-valleys-ai-religion-transhumanism-longtermism-ea 

 « By tracking every reported launch, patterns in their usage and targets emerged - helping build a better picture of how Russian forces have turned a cheap suicide #drone into a vital component of their war. » 
https://airwars.org/investigation/shahed-year-russia-ukraine-iran/