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I finished watching My Brilliant Career on Netflix almost a week ago, and I still can't stop thinking about it.
Based on the 1901 novel of the same name by Miles Franklin, we're introduced to the voracious, outspoken, and self-assured eldest daughter, Sybylla (Philippa Northeast) from Possum Gully (what an incredible name), as she's forced to move into her Grandma's (Anna Chancellor) house to be conditioned for her entry into high society.
Convinced that she doesn't want a husband but instead wants to live life to the fullest — and become a published writer in the process — Sybylla is a woman before her time. For us in 2026 who yearn for her confidence and creative freedom, that also means she's timeless.
Now that I'm on the other side of its impeccable six episodes, I feel at loose ends. To continue the theme, the obvious choice would be to re-watch Bridgerton for more scandalous period drama vibes... but I think this is too easy an option.
If you've also got a Prime Video subscription, however, I have the perfect recommendation for you that you likely haven't seen — and one My Brilliant Career actress is also in it.
My Lady Jane on Prime Video is the beautifully bonkers double bill you need after My Brilliant CareerWe all forgot about My Lady Jane on Prime Video far too quickly... so now is the perfect time to resurrect it, now that My Brilliant Career is out in the world.
Alongside both being period dramas, the two are linked by their bashful, zany retellings of a point in history — Franklin's own experiences in My Brilliant Career, and the fate of Lady Jane Grey in, well, you can guess.
The latter follows a 16-year-old Jane in an alternate version of Tudor England, where she manages to avoid her real-life nine-day reign and execution by dealing with the region's magical shape-shifters. She's also forced into marriage... but that's less tragic and more comical.
My Lady Jane was cancelled after one season (baffling considering how well it was received), but that still makes it a perfect follow-on from My Brilliant Career. Pithy, bright, witty, and full of hilarious subversion, these two shows are like long-lost sisters being reunited for the first time in decades.
If that's not enough, actress Anna Chancellor can be seen in both, playing Grandmother Bossier in My Brilliant Career and Lady Frances in My Lady Jane. I could wax lyrical for hours on end about how much of an exceptional talent Chancellor is, and her irreverent, punchy, and slightly bohemian method of storytelling is ideal for both narratives here.
I literally don't know what you're waiting for when it comes to either show... in fact, stop reading and start streaming.
- USS Theodore Roosevelt is now the Navy’s first carrier ready for MQ-25 operations
- US Navy spent years developing infrastructure needed to operate unmanned aircraft aboard carriers
- Ronald Reagan is expected to join the MQ-25 carrier fleet in August 2026
The US Navy has completed a major step toward operating unmanned aircraft from carriers with dedicated facilities for controlling them.
The USS Theodore Roosevelt is now the service’s first carrier with a fully operational Unmanned Air Warfare Center supporting MQ-25 operations.
Another carrier, the USS Ronald Reagan, is expected to have its own center ready for operational deployment by August 2026.
Theodore Roosevelt leads the carrier integration effortThe Unmanned Air Warfare Center combines equipment required to control and manage unmanned aircraft operating from an aircraft carrier.
The Navy says its systems include the Unmanned Carrier Aviation Mission Control System and MD-5E Ground Control Station.
Those systems provide the command-and-control functions required for operating Boeing’s MQ-25A Stingray unmanned aerial refueling aircraft.
The USS George H.W. Bush became the first carrier to receive and test the center during August 2024.
However, Theodore Roosevelt is the first carrier where the capability has reached fully operational and deployable status.
According to a Pentagon acquisition document dated April 21, 2026, the Theodore Roosevelt “became the first fully operational/deployable MQ-25 capable aircraft carrier.”
The development gives the carrier force a dedicated infrastructure for unmanned aviation rather than treating drones as temporary additions.
That distinction matters because the MQ-25 requires specialized equipment alongside existing systems used for conventional carrier aviation.
The Navy expects the Ronald Reagan facility to become operational and deployable toward the end of August 2026.
MQ-25 moves closer to carrier deploymentThe carrier infrastructure comes as the MQ-25 program advances after several years of development and testing.
In May 2026, the Stingray reached milestone C, allowing the program to move from development toward production and deployment.
The milestone followed nearly eight years of work since the Navy awarded Boeing an $805 million contract in 2018.
That contract covered four aircraft for design, development, fabrication, testing and delivery under the original program.
At that time, Navy estimates put the eventual cost near $13 billion for a planned fleet of 72 aircraft.
The program nevertheless experienced delays, including a first flight that occurred later than earlier schedules.
On April 25 2026, the Stingray completed an approximately two-hour flight near Mascoutah, Illinois, advancing its testing program.
The aircraft is intended primarily to provide aerial refueling, reducing the burden currently carried by F/A-18E/F Super Hornets.
That change could allow more Super Hornets to remain available for strike missions rather than supporting carrier refueling requirements.
The MQ-25 therefore depends on both the aircraft itself and carrier infrastructure capable of controlling unmanned operations.
With another carrier approaching readiness, the U.S. Navy is now moving from isolated testing toward a broader carrier-based unmanned aviation capability.
Via Defense News
Tech companies, including those in Silicon Valley and others outside of the set like Microsoft, have been through various guises through the years. Plenty of the old tech giants, like IBM and Toshiba, continue to enjoy success in the 21st century due to a chameleon-like quality that keeps them innovating and bringing in new revenue streams.
Evolve or dieThe Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella wrote these words in his first email to company employees when he took the reins from Steve Ballmer.
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In this opening salvo, he set out his vision that the next decade of computing would be dominated by the proliferation of devices and the rise of more accessible "intelligence" – hinting at the rise of AI in some form.
The company that he was to lead would embark on a strategy that would "harness the power of software" and deliver this through a network of connected devices for every organization and individual. The innovation that he referenced largely came in the form of a move away from a desktop-oriented mindset and one that was more embracing of the cloud.
Pivoting for AIAs the decade since this email wore on, Microsoft stayed true to that mantra. And, in the last few years, Nadella led the company through another significant shift in light of the rise of AI.
When ChatGPT burst onto the scene, Microsoft rushed to forge ties with the company and has aggressively added AI into its core products and services – from Bing to Windows.
While Azure continues to scale at a tremendous pace, surpassing $100 billion in revenue, the company has seen a mixed picture on the AI front. That's not due to a lack of demand, but to a shortage of physical space and energy to power these services and to expand capabilities in model training, deployment, and usage.