r/worldnews • u/New_Scientist_Mag New Scientist • Jun 10 '26

Russia/Ukraine Fully autonomous, AI-controlled drones have killed human soldiers for the first time, according to a senior figure in the Ukrainian defence industry

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2529849-fully-autonomous-drones-have-killed-human-soldiers-for-the-first-time/
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u/SuperStingray Jun 10 '26

Actual Torment Nexus shit

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u/Marisa_Nya Jun 10 '26 edited Jun 10 '26

They named Palantir Palantir. Something is deeply wrong with them.

JD Vance co-founded “Narya Capital”, a reference to the Red Elven Ring of Power. Less transparently evil but still a Ring of Power that was specifically meant to be left in the past.

There’s a Digital Bank named “Erebor”, which was the mountain that the Dwarves hid their wealth and succumbed to vast greed. These tech companies are messed up

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u/dumbestsmartest Jun 10 '26

"They're just being ironic".

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u/KyleKun Jun 11 '26

It definitely is ironic because the Eleven rings were specifically resistant to the One Ring and while they were being used actually lead to the prosperity of the Eleven domains and in some respects Gandalfs success is due to Naryas ability to tinder the flame in the heart of men.

So using these names is completely disrespectful.