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Military Scientists Harness AI To Fight Synthetic Opioids

A DIA group that scans millions of websites is overwhelming law enforcement with solid tips.

The US Military’s AI Can’t Find Targets On Its Own — Yet, Top USAF General Says

The Air Combat Command leader says the tools are still learning.

Which US Cities Are Least Prepared for Climate Disaster?

New studies find cities most vulnerable to climate change disasters—heat waves, flooding, rising seas, drought—are the least prepared.

Risks Grow As Countries Share Electricity Across Borders

The world needs the efficiency of shared energy grids, so it also needs a way to prevent them from being used for coercion.

How Does This War End? Afghanistan Endgame, Part 2

If the Haqqani network collapses the Afghan government, Pakistan threatens to make winning the next war even more difficult.

US tests post-INF missile; Russia squelches nuke data; Twitter axes Chinese accounts; Ransomware hits 23 Texas towns; And a bit more.

Welcome to the post-INF world. On Sunday, a missile shot from its trailer-mounted launcher on a West Coast naval facility, traveled farther than any ground-launched U.S. cruise missile had in a …

Twitter, Facebook Turn Off Hundreds of Accounts Linked to Chinese Disinformation about Hong Kong Protests

In simultaneous press releases, the social-media companies say they have shut down large amounts of Beijing-controlled activity.

The US Just Launched a Long-Outlawed Missile. Welcome to the Post-INF World

Sunday’s test sent a ground-launched missile more than 500 kilometers, a test that would have been illegal last month.

DARPA Wants AI to Help Make Weapons More Hacker-Proof

Artificial intelligence might speed up the design of arms and other network-connected platforms — and suggest improvement that humans haven’t yet conceived.