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Pentagon Mapmakers Are Using Social Media to Chart Syrians' Exodus
Officials admit the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency's approach has its limitations.
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Skunk Works Chief: How To Keep America’s Airborne Advantage
Regular updates to the F-22 and F-35, says Lockheed’s Weiss, plus a deep commitment to chasing the game-changing tech of the future.
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The Pentagon Wants to Buy That Bomb You’re Building in the Garage
DARPA will pay tinkerers to weaponize off-the-shelf items — in hopes of defending against such hacks.
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F-35 Chief: Think Very, Very Hard Before Making Another Joint Fighter
Lt. Gen. Chris Bogdan has a bit of advice for Air Force and Navy leaders envisioning their next tactical aircraft.
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Let’s Talk About the Federal Drones Flying Over US Soil
An alphabet soup’s worth of government agencies are exercising their ability to look down on ordinary citizens.
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The Ukrainian Blackout and the Future of War
The world’s first cyber-caused electricity blackout shook security experts around the globe. Here’s what it means for keeping the lights on.
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So That Thumbprint Thing on Your Phone Is Useless Now
Researchers found a cheap, easy way to copy your fingerprints a few months after millions of Americans had theirs stolen by hackers.
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Thanks, America! How China's Newest Software Could Predict, Track, and Crush Dissent
Armed with data from spying on its citizens, Beijing could turn 'predictive policing’ into an AI tool of repression.
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Check Out the Military’s Experimental Helicopter Plane
The Pentagon has picked a design for its next experimental aircraft.
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Pentagon Launches First-of-Its-Kind Bug Bounty Program
The idea is to find and fix vulnerabilities before the bad guys do. Certain restrictions apply.
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Pentagon Googles 'Innovation,' Taps Eric Schmidt
Alphabet's executive chairman will lead new advisory board that aims to help DoD be more like Silicon Valley.
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We’re On the Same Side, Carter Tells Silicon Valley
As the FBI-vs.-Apple battle heats up, the defense secretary makes his own pitch to the tech industry.
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FBI Head: Apple is Taking Us To a 'Different World'
FBI warns that the world that Apple is making is one where the FBI can’t do its job. Apple says the FBI is seeking 'dangerous power.' Who’s right?
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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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