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Meet the 17-Year-Old Who Hacked the Air Force
The winner of the service's latest bug-bounty contest says government security gets tighter every time they invite the public to help.
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Swiss Researchers Invent Way to Let Mini Drones See in the Dark
Future drones will see as the human eye does, helping to navigate dark rooms.
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The Russians Just Test-Fired an ICBM
Both Washington and Moscow are modernizing their nuclear arsenals, but military leaders worry that Russia is ahead.
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Defense Firms to Air Force: Want Your Planes’ Data? Pay Up
It may be years before Air Force leaders can scrounge up the funds to turn on diagnostic gear they already own.
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Syria is a ‘Laboratory’ for the Air War of the Future
U.S. airmen are rapidly developing and remixing new technologies and techniques in the fight against ISIS, but sometimes you can’t beat the tried and true.
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No, We Cannot Shoot Down North Korea’s Missiles
It's time national leaders speak realistically about missile defense.
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Can the US Military Re-Invent the Microchip for the AI Era?
As conventional microchip design reaches its limits, DARPA is pouring money into the specialty chips that might power tomorrow’s autonomous machines.
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Trump's Tech Crackdown on China Has Begun
The White House just blocked a $1.3 billion plan to sell an Oregon-based semiconductor company to a Chinese equity firm, citing possible technology risks to national security.
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Energy Dept Spends $33M to Harden Grid Against Network, Kinetic Attack
The grants focus on improving grid resiliency during a cyberattack and speeding recovery.
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Analysts Are Quitting the State Department’s Anti-Propaganda Team
The Global Engagement Center is struggling to keep up with its missions: countering ISIS recruitment and Russian disinformation.
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DARPA Wants to MacGyver the Internet Using Only What's in Troops' Pockets
The research agency wants to tap the computer power of the devices warfighters already have to network anywhere.
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You Can Protest, But You Can't Hide From Government Facial Recognition (For Much Longer)
Artificial intelligence is giving rise to unprecedented capabilities for surveillance.
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What the CIA’s Tech Director Wants from AI
Dawn Meyerriecks says staying ahead of Russia and China isn’t as hard as getting U.S. leaders to listen to their own artificial intelligence analysis.
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Future Spy Satellites Just Got Exponentially Smaller
By changing the way microchips measure light, researchers are shrinking the size of space-based telescopes.
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Why Didn’t the US Shoot Down That North Korean Missile?
The military’s record of hitting intermediate-range missiles is less than perfect. That makes the decision to attempt an intercept much harder.
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Look for Military Drones to Begin Replacing Police Helicopters by 2025
General Atomics is working hard to put a close cousin of its Reaper anti-terrorism drone in the hands of local law enforcement.
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DARPA Wants Bots To Protect Us From Cyber Adversaries
The military research unit is looking for technology and software that can identify networks that have been infiltrated—and neutralize them.
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3 Questions: Artificial Intelligence and the Military
AI has moved from the movies to the laboratory, and governments around the world want it in their arsenals. We asked how militaries define it, and how they intend to keep it under control.
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No, USS McCain Probably Wasn't Hacked. But What If It Was?
Amid the wild speculation that a foreign nation might have hacked a U.S. warship, it's worth looking at the implications for international law.
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