Science & Tech
Why There Will Be A Robot Uprising
The bad news is that the robot uprising is likely. The good news is that it’s not too late to stop it. By Patrick Tucker
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This App Tells Loved Ones That You're OK After a Bombing
A student living in Paris got sick of trying to contact her family back in Beirut whenever there was a bombing there. So she made an app for that. By William Brennan
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The Science of Unmasking Russian Forces in Ukraine
The incursion of masked gunmen into Ukraine shows that knowing who you are fighting has become critical to victory. By Patrick Tucker
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Scientists Discover How to Generate Solar Power in the Dark
Meet 'photoswitches,' a breakthrough set of materials that act as their own batteries, absorbing energy and releasing it on demand. By Todd Woody
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Using Drones as Wireless Hotspots on the Battlefield
Repurposing aging surveillance drones into high-bandwidth hotspots will ensure troops have wireless access in the most remote places on earth. By Frank Konkel
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New Algorithm May Help Detect Nuclear Smuggling at Airports
Tweaking the code might be all it takes. By Diane Barnes
Business
Audit Warns of Problems Launching U.S. Missile Defenses in Europe
'Significant delays' will continue if the Pentagon doesn't change its current plan. By Rachel Oswald
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How the Internet Could Have Predicted the Invasion of Ukraine
Software programs and publicly available satellite imagery can help you monitor the crisis in Ukraine like a government spy. By Patrick Tucker
Threats
NSA Reportedly Exploited Heartbleed Bug For Spying Purposes
The agency may have known for years about the security flaw that possibly affected up to two-thirds of the Internet. By Dustin Volz and Matt Berman
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The Navy Just Turned Seawater Into Jet Fuel
Researchers announce a major breakthrough, but don’t go filling your F-18 with ocean water just yet. By Patrick Tucker
Policy
Google to Obama: Leave Us Out of Your Spying Fight
Private companies say their data-mining is not the same as espionage. By Brendan Sasso
Ideas
Could Big Data Have Prevented the Fort Hood Shooting?
Researchers say an experimental software program might have been able to get Army Spec. Ivan Lopez help before he pulled the trigger. Here’s how. By Patrick Tucker
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New Piloting System for Drone Cargo Helicopters Passes Test Flight
A new piloting program that can fly drone supply helicopters with an app just passed a key test flight. By Patrick Tucker
Ideas
Teaching Machines How to Spell Will Help Catch Terrorists
It’s time anti-terrorism technology move beyond finding ways to replace humans and start finding ways to work with us. By David Murgatroyd
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Meet the Company That Built 'Cuban Twitter'
This is what Internet diplomacy looks like. By Robinson Meyer
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The U.S. Tried to Use Social Media to Overthrow the Cuban Regime
USAID spent years creating a ‘Cuban Twitter’ to try to overthrow the island’s communist government. By Adam Pasick
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The U.S. Military Is One Step Closer to Having Invisibility Cloaks
Nanotechnology solutions offer the promise of hiding in plain sight. By Patrick Tucker
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Inside the Military’s New Office for Cyborgs
DARPA’s Arati Prabhakar tells Defense One that cutting-edge biology research is the future of national security -- and how we’ll get our Star Trek tricorders. By Patrick Tucker
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How the NSA Can Use Metadata to Predict Your Personality
Despite assurances that metadata is free of content, new research shows that it can be highly personal. By Patrick Tucker
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