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Friday Squid Blogging: Bigfin Squid Off California Coast

30 October 2026 at 22:04

Neat video:

The sighting, announced September 2, marks the first time anyone has spotted a live bigfin squid, which belongs to the Magnapinna genus, in the northeastern Pacific Ocean.

As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven’t covered.

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Robot Police Officers

29 June 2026 at 12:55

We’ve taken one small step towards robot police officers: a drone capable of disarming a suspect:

In a June 22 video posted on the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office’s Instagram page, an officer wearing goggles can be seen operating a drone to retrieve a knife from an armed suspect hiding inside a cluttered house. β€œAfter not responding to negotiators, a drone was deployed inside the residence,” the post says. β€œDrone pilots located the suspect hiding in a corner of a garage” and then used a high-powered magnet attached to the drone to grab the knife out of the suspect’s hand. In the video Β­ which is soundtracked by the β€œMission: Impossible” theme songβ€”the intercepted knife can be seen spinning around in the air as the drone carries it back to the deputies.

Slashdot thread.

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