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Face-Recognition Tool Misidentified State Lawmakers as Criminals: ACLU

The group tested Amazon’s Rekognition on photos of California’s lawmakers. The company says the test wasn’t fair.

The Aging Spacecraft of Deep Space

NASA is rationing watts to keep its oldest mission going.

Trump’s Foreign-Policy Crisis Arrives

Competition between the U.S. and China may be inevitable, but if Trump and Xi mishandle the Hong Kong crisis, they could lose the ability to calibrate.

Trump’s Afghan cabinet meeting; North Korea’s 6th missile test in 3 weeks; China, Russia prod RoK air defense; And a bit more.

Trump calls Afghanistan war cabinet meeting: It’s potentially a big day for the 18-year old conflict as a draft U.S.-Taliban Afghan peace plan will get a review from President Trump and his top …

Pentagon’s AI Center is Developing Tech that Could Revolutionize Disaster Response

It’s another example of federal automation at work.

Air Force Tests Contraption That Can Turn Any Plane Into a Robot Plane

Scientists say new ROBOpilot completed a two-hour test flight, essentially turning a manned plane into a drone.

In Afghanistan, Is Sirajuddin Haqqani Ready for Peace?

In peace talks with the Afghan Taliban, the United States should not fail to address the evolution of the Haqqani-al-Qaeda nexus.

The End of the Dan Coats Era

Whoever takes over from Coats permanently could serve as a needed voice of clarity about America’s biggest challenges—or see the intelligence community further sidelined.

Energy Dept. Is Updating Its Cyber Defense Assessment Tool

Created in 2012 to help protect the nation’s electrical grid, the tool helps government and industry compare their preparations to established standards.