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Behind the Air Force's Fast-Growing Cyber Research Budget
The service wants to quadruple its money for defending networked aircraft, launch systems, satellites and a whole lot more.
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FAA Successfully Tests New Drone-Detecting Tech At Airport
New system is geared toward protecting areas from rogue drones.
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Military-Funded Study Predicts When You’ll Protest on Twitter
Who tweets at you, what you tweet back, and why can predict your next protest act on social media.
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The FBI's War on Phones Is Bigger Than You Think
Apple’s lawyers revealed the feds want access to about a dozen devices after San Bernardino.
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FBI to Apple: It's About Justice, Not Precedent
Despite growing pressure from the Justice Department, the tech company still refuses to unlock one of the San Bernardino shooters' iPhone for authorities any time soon.
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Twitter Suspensions Are Muting Islamic State Messaging
Researchers found that suspending ISIS sympathizers' accounts reduced both the size of their networks and the pace of their activity,
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One Ethicist’s Compromise to Stop Killer Robots
A Yale bioethicist says the United Nations won’t stop killer robots, but the United States could right now start setting a few rules limiting their development and use.
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You, Apple, Terrorism and Law Enforcement
Yesterday’s court order compelling Apple to backdoor IOS could have effects long after the San Bernardino case.
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The NSA's Terrorist-Hunting Computer for Pakistan May Have Targeted Innocents
A new report suggests that the agency has been using a machine-learning program to identify potential terrorists, but thousands of Pakistanis may have been mislabeled.
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The Real Winners of the Air Force Bomber Contest
The Air Force’s selection of Northrop Grumman to build a new stealth bomber is the first major award in years to withstand a government audit and, for some, a win for Pentagon reforms.
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To Survive a War, Yemenis Are Turning Fog Into Water
Yemen had a serious water shortage even before fighting intensified in 2015. Now, increasingly desperate villages are experimenting with ways to 'harvest' moisture from the air.
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The Military’s Super-Fast Bird Drone
The Defense Department’s mad scientists show how to make super-fast, light-weight drones.
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Einstein’s Gravitational Waves Confirmed
Interstellar discovery across more than 1 billion light years heralds a new understanding of the universe.
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Hacker May Have Punched Through FBI Cyber Security With One Phone Call
It doesn’t matter how technically secure your data is if it’s protected by gullible humans.
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What Obama’s Air Force Budget Request Says About the Future of Warfare
The Defense Department budget request is full of high tech-items aimed at countering the capabilities of technologically advanced adversaries.
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White House Wants to Revamp Cybersecurity In New $19B Plan
President Obama's last budget also calls for a new chief information security officer and $62 million to help hire 10,000 new workers.
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The Army Has Made a Robot Cockroach
Biologically inspired robot bugs could be the next big thing in intelligence collection.
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Twitter Steps Up Efforts To Combat ISIS
The social media giant says it is increasing efforts to combat extremism on the site.
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The Big Budget Crunch Awaiting America's Spies
The U.S. intelligence community overall budget may rise in the months ahead, but spending on information technology will not, a new report says.
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