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Industry
U.S. Pentagon to pursue local production of LUCAS suicide drones as container robot factory draws attention
The U.S. Defense Department has awarded a $9 million contract to California robotics company Machina to mass-produce low-cost LUCAS unmanned combat attack systems close to the front using containerised robotic manufacturing. Under an 18-month deal, Machina must prove its RoboCraftsman system can build LUCAS suicide drones in deployment areas, starting with two U.S. sites and later forward locations such as Kuwait. The company estimates each 12-foot airframe at $15,000 to $40,000.
Crypto
Ripple Swell 2026 set to open as attention turns to RLUSD, XRPL tie-ups
Ripple will hold its annual Swell 2026 event from Oct. 27 to 29 in Manhattan, New York, with 1,500 attendees expected from traditional finance, crypto, academia and the XRP ecosystem. The programme includes Apex for XRP Ledger participants and UBRI Connect for university blockchain research. Speakers include Ripple executives and leaders from CME Group and Bullish. Attention is focused on potential announcements after recent RLUSD and XRPL cooperation news.
Games & Commerce
AI coding tools fuel fears of game copying in indie sector
AI coding tools are lowering barriers to game development but are also stoking concern in the indie game industry that similar titles could be copied and released before an official launch. Alliance Arts scrapped plans to distribute a demo for its new game ahead of Steam Next Fest, citing fears of rapid replication. Other developers including Lucas Pope and Freya Holmer described similar concerns after copies appeared online.
