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The Flaw in ISIS's Favorite Messaging App
And what it says about the difficulties around encryption.
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The US Marines Won’t Be Using Google’s Robot Dogs Because They Fail a Pretty Basic Test
A spokesperson called the LS3 "a loud robot that’s going to give away their position."
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DHS: Drug Traffickers Are Spoofing Border Drones
The homeland security agency, and local law enforcement as well, are looking to harden its drones against attack, but that comes at a price.
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US Considers Using Portable DNA Labs, Iris Scans to Vet Syrian Refugees
Throughout the Syrian civil war the UN has relied on portable eye-scanning machines to register fleeing Syrians, but the US has yet to make use of that data.
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These Are the Decisions the Pentagon Wants to Leave to Robots
The U.S. military believes its battlefield edge will increasingly depend on automation and artificial intelligence.
Threats
The Pentagon is Nervous about Russian and Chinese Killer Robots
Deputy defense secretary: Russia is preparing for all-robot fighting units.
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DARPA Wants Networks to Find and Fix Security Holes — In Seconds
The Pentagon is seeking an "automation revolution in computer security” in which machines swiftly detect attacks and patch their vulnerabilities.
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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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Obama's Dog Whistle on Encryption
By linking encryption with terrorism, the president seemed to hint at a policy shift.
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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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OPM Just Now Figured Out How Much Data It Owns
Months after it announced it was hacked, the agency has finally put together an inventory of its own servers.
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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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