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CIA investor backs geospatial data startup
In-Q-Tel continues analytics investment spree with MapD deal. Keywords: In-Q-Tel, MapD, GPUs, geospatial data, visualization
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U.S. responds to breaches with new IT security rules
Mandatory cyber security regulations for military contractors' IT system take effect at the end of 2017
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Open Group wants to set the standard for avionics software
A government-industry consortium looks to leverage standardization and reuse of software through a "conformance" program.
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High anxiety: US needs resilient satellites, nets to avoid a space crisis
A new assessment highlights the potential for an instability crisis in space as the United States and China vie for the high ground.
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Defense R&D takes a turn toward smaller vendors
As large weapon programs enter production or are cancelled, R&D has declined and contracts are going to smaller vendors, a budget analysis finds.
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In-Q-Tel buying into data analytics
The CIA's venture fund steps up its investments in data visualization and real-time analytics.
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Image analysis research targets photo fakery
DARPA funds university research to use machine learning to analyze massive troves of images to spot doctored photos.
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How lasers could make the F-35 more effective
A Marine general says lasers would make the costly fighter more agile by reducing munitions weight and fuel requirements.
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China raises the cyber stakes with quantum satellite
The properties of quantum entanglement could deliver the first hack-proof communications.
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Quantum computing center upgrades to focus on AI
A USC-Lockheed Martin computing center doubles qubit capacity for artificial intelligence and optimization applications.
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Engine glitch stalls Navy's MUOS-5 satellite
The Navy considers its options after the main engine fails for the fifth satellite in the constellation, which is intended to be a spare
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DARPA puts its money on spectrum sharing
The research agency offers a $2 million prize for technologies that use software-defined radios and machine learning to make more efficient use of the RF spectrum.
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Cyber Challenge targets Internet of Things security
DARPA looks to demonstrate automated cybersecurity during an all-machine hackathon.
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NSA goes commercial to harden networks
Spy agency leverages commercial technologies as it seeks to stay ahead of evolving cyber threats.
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Report: Electronic jihad grows in sophistication
The cyber threat from terror groups could eventually endanger critical infrastructure, a new report warns.
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Attacks quiet down while China recalibrates its cyber ops
Chinese President Xi Jinping's military reforms include tighter coordination of cyber operations.
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Euro effort demos secure, interoperable communications
European partners claim they have demonstrated the ability to use a common radio waveform for tactical communications.
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Neural chip could aid voice recognition, man-machine learning
KnuEdge, a tech startup founded by former NASA boss Daniel Goldin, has emerged from stealth mode, claiming it can revolutionize the human-machine interface.
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US-China counterspace tensions mount
The Pentagon's latest report to Congress highlights China's growing military space efforts, which include the ability to disrupt what the U.S. or other countries can do.
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How 3D printing can aid the military supply chain
The Naval Surface Warfare Center sees additive manufacturing as a way to deliver "just-in-time" parts, at a much lower cost than current methods.
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