Chris Panella
@chrispanella.bsky.social
Carrie Fisher stan. Defense reporter at Business Insider. Tips: cpanella@businessinsider.com. DM for Signal/Telegram. views = own. Boston
Good Housekeeping let me calm the nerves of anxious parents skeptical of video games
I'm a Games Journalist and a Dad—Here's What Parents Get Wrong About Educational Video Games
Games don’t need to be full of math problems or vocabulary quizzes to be opportunities for learning.
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All em dashes in my work are written by me and only me — I refuse to give up my beloved punctuation mark just because it’s been co-opted by robots
Reheating salmon in the wework microwave and feeling absolutely no shame about it
US soldiers need a single interface that alerts them to hostile drones nearby and can direct measures to neutralize them. Via BI's @chrispanella.bsky.social : www.businessinsider.com/ukraines-ope...
Ukraine's Operation Spiderweb drone attacks on Russian bases are now shaping how the US Army prepares to defend its own
To protect critical military infrastructure, the US needs a layer of counter-drone systems, officials said.
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Amazing incredible wonderful opportunity to chat with Chris about the history of Batman video games and the Arkham series! Chris is a genius and crafted a fascinating conversation. And he let me plug that my book is coming out next year with @bossfightbooks.com!
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Like all Lego games the new Lego Batman game is super fun but I cannot move on from a level unless I’ve destroyed everything and gotten every coin
Ukraine says it has an "Equalizer" for Russia's devastating glide bomb attacks. @byjepstein.bsky.social @chrispanella.bsky.social got some of the new weapon's specs: www.businessinsider.com/ukraine-buil...
Ukraine built its first-ever guided glide bomb, 'Vyrivniuvach,' as a much cheaper homegrown alternative to US-made JDAMs
The Vyrivniuvach, made by DG Industry with support from Brave1, is cheaper than Western equivalents and will be compatible with a mix of aircraft.
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Hey Bluesky. I’m reviving my Substack. It’s a sort of personal blog situation, a home for my thoughts and writing and feelings. open.substack.com/pub/panella/...
Uh, hey!
I'm writing for fun again, I guess.
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The US Army is figuring out defense at AI agent speed, via @chrispanella.bsky.social : www.businessinsider.com/how-us-army-...
How the US Army is readying for a cyberspace fight against enemy AI hackers
In a hypothetical Indo-Pacific fight, simulated enemy AI agents attacked cybersecurity in waves, analyzing defenses and learning in real time.
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"Disabling the engines also has the effect of denying the crew the possibility of getting away, and it reduces their likelihood of resisting the boarding." via BI's @chrispanella.bsky.social www.businessinsider.com/us-navy-dest...
What a US destroyer shooting a cargo ship's engine out reveals about how the Navy is handling Iran blockade runners
USS Spruance ran through procedure with the Iranian-flagged vessel before finally opening fire with its deck gun when the boat didn't comply.
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Ukraine's Magura drones beat NATO forces 5-0 via @chrispanella.bsky.social www.businessinsider.com/ukraine-says...
Ukraine says its 'red' team forces beat NATO's 'blue' team forces in every combat scenario during recent naval drone drills
The Ukrainian-led team, which included other NATO forces, beat the NATO-led team in every scenario, using naval drones to target ships and ports.
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NEW- Anthropic has officially filed suit agains the Pentagon over the supply chain risk designation. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/09/t...
Anthropic Sues Pentagon Over ‘Supply Chain Risk’ Label
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"If you lose the battle in the spectrum, you're not going to win the war." via @chrispanella.bsky.social www.businessinsider.com/us-war-with-...
The war with Iran is more evidence that winning the fights you can't see is critical in modern combat
Fighting a modern war depends heavily on hidden battles. It's not only about how many bombs a military can drop on its enemy.
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Operation Epic Fury, as well as Absolute Revolve in Venezuela earlier this year, are reinforcing that controlling the EM spectrum and denying an enemy’s use of it are “essential,” experts told me www.businessinsider.com/us-war-with-...
The war with Iran is more evidence that winning the fights you can't see is critical in modern combat
Fighting a modern war depends heavily on hidden battles. It's not only about how many bombs a military can drop on its enemy.
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The U.S. president and his officials can’t get their story straight. foreignpolicy.com/2026/03/03/t...
The Trump Administration’s Iran War Justifications Keep Changing
The U.S. president and his officials can’t get their story straight.
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"Operation Epic Fury is approved. No aborts. Good luck!" President Trump wrote in his message approving strikes on Iran, via @chrispanella.bsky.social www.businessinsider.com/top-us-gener...
Epic Fury's opening days: The top US general reveals the moves and firepower behind the assault on Iran
Gen. Dan Caine laid out the lead-up to Operation Epic Fury and shared details of American major combat operations.
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Israel struck parked Iranian F-4 Phantom II aircraft, via @chrispanella.bsky.social www.businessinsider.com/israel-bombi...
Israeli combat footage shows it bombing vintage American-made fighter jets in Iran
Video footage shows the Israel Defense Forces striking two F-4 and F-5 fighters before they took off from an airport in western Iran.
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"Khamenei, one of the most evil people in History, is dead," President Trump said: www.businessinsider.com/trump-says-i...
Trump says Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei was killed during strikes on Iran
Ayatollah Khamenei led Iran for nearly four decades before he was killed in a joint campaign by the US and Israel on Saturday.
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Satellite images show one Iranian warship on fire while at least four others nearby look untouched, @chrispanella.bsky.social and @byjepstein.bsky.social report www.businessinsider.com/satellite-im...
Satellite images show an Iranian warship burning pierside after US and Israeli strikes
New satellite imagery captures initial damage from the US and Israel's attack on Iran, including a burning warship and drone activity at air bases.
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The challenges to destroy Iran's nuclear program look similiar to those in June: -Missing stockpiles of HE uranium -fortified underground sites & possibility of covert sites -Iran's technical expertise @chrispanella.bsky.social examined these issues then: www.businessinsider.com/bombings-set...
Bombings set back Iran's nuclear program, but likely didn't kill it
President Trump said the attacks "completely obliterated" Iran's key nuclear facilities. Experts aren't so sure the program is destroyed.
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Shield AI's Hivemind was also used in the man vs. machine F-16 fly-offs in 2024, @chrispanella.bsky.social reports: www.businessinsider.com/shield-ai-hi...
Shield AI says its Hivemind AI pilot just flew a drone vying to become a future Air Force uncrewed wingman
Hivemind, an AI pilot, conducted a flight test aboard Anduril's Fury, a competitor in the Air Force's Collaborative Combat Aircraft program.
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The F-22 pilot commanded a stand-in for a future combat wingman drone, via @chrispanella.bsky.social www.businessinsider.com/us-air-force...
A US Air Force F-22 Raptor just showed off how it might work with a loyal wingman-type drone in a future air war
The Air Force has been looking into what's possible with autonomous drones and how they can fight alongside advanced crewed aircraft.
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"Very likely going to cause both the US and Russia to revert back to worst-case scenario assumptions." via @chrispanella.bsky.social www.businessinsider.com/us-russia-co...
The rulebook that limited US and Russian nukes has fallen apart. Both sides could revert to worst-case scenario planning, experts warn.
Without the verification and communication processes of New START, the US and Russia will have less assurance about each other's nuclear postures.
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The US accused China of preparing for larger-yield nuclear tests. DiNanno's reference to "hundreds of tons" could mean China is mulling thermonuclear weapons that fall short of megatons via @chrispanella.bsky.social www.businessinsider.com/us-accuses-c...
US accuses China of breaking rules on nuclear weapons by hiding explosions and preparing for more testing
The US accused China of secret nuclear tests, banned under international agreement, that were building toward tests of larger nuclear warheads.
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1,500 Chinese fishing vessels drawing a 300-mile line. "I've never seen anything like this," one expert told @chrispanella.bsky.social www.businessinsider.com/chinese-fish...
Chinese fishing boats have been making some unusual moves lately in the East China Sea, satellite images and shipping data show
Shipping data showed the vessels gathering in distinct, coordinated lines in the East China Sea twice in recent weeks.
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Random Marvel Rivals season 6 thoughts: Gambit nerfs are fine. Invis nerfs are overtuned. Poke and hitscan being the meta is good, rewards good aim and skill. Triple support is still meta because only a handful of supports can keep up with the high healing needed in this game.