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America's Spies Want to Speed Up IBM's Quest for a Quantum Computer
IBM has been working on quantum computers for decades, and now it has the support of IARPA, the U.S. intelligence community’s research agency.
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US Intel Community Taps Encryption-Busting Tech Firm for Digital Spying
The venture capital arm of the CIA is buying in to a Canadian company that says it can access certain encrypted technologies.
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Kazakhstan's New Encryption Law Could Be a Preview of US Policy
The Central Asian country will require 'back doors' that will allow the government to surveil and censor Internet traffic.
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JLENS Supporters: Never Mind the Blimp, Save the Radar
The super-sophisticated sensor remains America’s best near-term defense against Russian cruise missiles, retired brass argue.
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DHS Wants Silicon Valley to Help It Secure the Internet of Things
The agency is dangling grant money to small business and big investors in the backyard of American tech giants like Facebook and Google.
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How a Poorly Rigged Antenna Contributed to Kunduz Hospital Strike
AFSOC commander describes new drones, training, and gear could prevent future deadly mistakes.
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A Glimpse At Tomorrow's Electromagnetic Spectrum Weapons
The electromagnetic spectrum is where the wars of the future will be won or lost. Here’s a brief glimpse of what those battles will look like.
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AI Program Beats Humans On College Acceptance Test
Japanese researchers have created a computer program capable of limited humanistic understanding.
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The US Military Just Ditched Plans to Launch Satellites with F-15s
DARPA was looking for a way to get small sats into orbit more quickly, but the fuel proved too dangerous.
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Why Your Plane Can’t Have An Escape Pod
Recent terrorism alerts may put the flying public on edge. But not every would-be solution ought to get off the ground.
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Shutting Down Jihadist Websites Won't Stop Terrorism
Censoring the web won’t squelch radical voices — and it just might help terrorists achieve their aims.
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Can the Military Design a Disaster-Resilient City?
Cities are incredibly complex, and break in complicated ways. Understanding that complexity will be key to mitigating tomorrow’s disasters.
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ISIS-Endorsed Encryption Provider to Begin Screening Customers
The software company Silent Circle hopes to mitigate nefarious use of encryption by closely monitoring how it's clients pay for the service.
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This Tool Could Sniff Out a Paris Bomb More Than a Football Field Away
The U.S. military is working to refine and improve a multi-sensor device that could one day deploy to detect suicide vests.
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Meet the Head of the Pentagon’s Agile New Digital Team
Tech entrepreneur Christopher Lynch will come over from the White House’s own U.S. Digital Service.
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Restricting Encryption Would Not Have Prevented the Paris Attacks
Despite what intelligence officials say, limiting information security would do little to thwart terrorism.
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The US Military Is Developing Brain Implants to Boost Memory and Heal PTSD
One of DARPA's many brain-improvement projects centers on implantable, wireless devices intended to aid troops' cognitive abilities both during and after wars.
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Brennan: Paris Is A 'Wakeup Call' To Europe On Encryption
The ability to shield communications from anyone but the intended recipient via encryption and other digital means will now face unprecedented challenges.
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Chinese Scientists Unveil New Stealth Material Breakthrough
Planes and warships just got a lot harder to see with microwave radar.
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