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This Is How America's Spies Could Find the Next National Security Threat
A recent breakthrough in online prediction markets promises a better glimpse of the future – paid for by U.S. intelligence. By Patrick Tucker
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America’s Fusion Race With China Is Heating Up, So Why Is Washington Going Cold?
This week, America's efforts to harness emerging atomic energy made big gains, but could be short-lived without government funding. By Patrick Tucker
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Why the U.S. Should Use British Missiles on Reaper Drones
For compatibility and cost-effectiveness, military cooperation between nations must start from the beginning. By Peter Westmacott
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How Did Snowden Steal Millions of Documents? He Had Help
We finally know how Edward Snowden pulled off one of the greatest thefts of classified documents in government history. By Dustin Volz
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Google's Robot Army Will Live in This Military Hangar
NASA is leasing out the enormous, famed Hangar One at California's Moffett Field to house Google's robot ambitions. By Tim Fernholz
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How Big Data Could Help the U.S. Predict the Next Snowden
DNI James Clapper wants intelligence workers put into a big data cloud the U.S. can surveil, and it just might work. by Patrick Tucker
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Now You Can Track U.S. Drone Killings on an App
A new iPhone app will buzz your pocket each time the United States kills someone with a drone. By Robinson Meyer
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DARPA Wants to Help You Search the Web Better
DARPA has kicked off a project to fine tune web searches by topical domain rather than subject. By Bob Brewin
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The Internet Strikes Back Against the NSA on Feb. 11
Anti-NSA groups plan to attack the Internet on Tuesday -- with banner ads to call your congressman. By Dustin Volz
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75 Percent of DOD Contractors Upped IT Security After Snowden
A survey finds firms restricting access and increasing education after the Snowden leaks. By Aliya Sternstein
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Check Out This Video of Army Trucks That Drive Themselves
The prototype Army trucks 'dealt successfully with all of the real-world obstacles that a real-world convoy would encounter,' testers said. By Rebecca J. Rosen
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Beyond Mobile: Live Webcast with DARPA’s Dan Kaufman
DARPA’s information innovation chief explains why asking what’s next for ‘mobile’ means you’re already behind the curve, live online at 2 p.m. By Kevin Baron
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Government Passwords Are Incredibly Easy to Hack
Some of the federal government's most sensitive data are protected by passwords that wouldn't pass muster for even the most basic civilian email account, according to a report. By Alex Brown
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Why Is the Syrian Opposition Disappearing from Facebook?
Social media was one of the first refuges for Syria’s non-violent activists. Now they’re getting kicked off. By Michael Pizzi
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Army Commanders Slam New Communications System
Fifteen of fifteen company commanders surveyed found the new communications system distracting and said they would not take it to war. By Bob Brewin
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Pentagon: F-35 Software Remains Seriously Flawed
The $397 billion F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program suffers from such severe software problems that it could not conduct operational missions today. By Bob Brewin
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The Army Wants More Smartphones on the Battlefield
Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno says the Army shouldn't have to rely on heavy, bulky communications equipment. By Bob Brewin
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Pentagon Wants to Develop Electronics That Can Vaporize
DARPA is trying to make battlefield electronic systems 'capable of physically disappearing in a controlled, triggerable manner.' By Bob Brewin
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What the Target Breach and Edward Snowden Tell Us About Network Controls
Giant data leaks from retailers to national security show that cyber security is more than an IT issue. It's about who has access -- and control. By Eric Chiu
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