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Somehow This $10,000 Flame-Thrower Robot Dog Is Completely Legal in 48 States

If you’ve been wondering when you’ll be able to order the flame-throwing robot that Ohio-based Throwflame first announced last summer, that day has finally arrived. The Thermonator, what Throwflame bills as “the first-ever flamethrower-wielding robot dog” is now available for purchase. The price? $9,420. Thermonator is a quadruped robot with an ARC flamethrower mounted to […]

Cybersecurity

New York health network restores services after crippling cyberattack

A hospital network in New York was able to restore its online systems on Saturday after a week of issues caused by a cyberattack. Westchester Medical Center Health Network released a statement on October 16, warning that HealthAlliance Hospital, Margaretville Hospital and Mountainside Residential Care Center were “experiencing a potential cybersecurity threat and an IT […]

Cybersecurity

New Zealand university operating despite cyberattack

New Zealand’s third-largest university has been able to continue operating despite a cyberattack that forced officials to isolate affected servers. The Auckland University of Technology serves more than 29,000 students across three campuses in the country’s largest metropolitan area. Jeremy Scott, senior corporate communications manager at the university, told Recorded Future News that the school […]