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You, Apple, Terrorism and Law Enforcement
Yesterday’s court order compelling Apple to backdoor IOS could have effects long after the San Bernardino case.
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The Military’s Super-Fast Bird Drone
The Defense Department’s mad scientists show how to make super-fast, light-weight drones.
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Einstein’s Gravitational Waves Confirmed
Interstellar discovery across more than 1 billion light years heralds a new understanding of the universe.
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What Obama’s Air Force Budget Request Says About the Future of Warfare
The Defense Department budget request is full of high tech-items aimed at countering the capabilities of technologically advanced adversaries.
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The Army Has Made a Robot Cockroach
Biologically inspired robot bugs could be the next big thing in intelligence collection.
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Twitter Steps Up Efforts To Combat ISIS
The social media giant says it is increasing efforts to combat extremism on the site.
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New Microchip Could Increase Military Intelligence Powers Exponentially
A military-funded breakthrough in microchips opens the door to portable deep learning.
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The F-35’s Terrifying Bug List
The Pentagon’s top testing official has weighed and measured the F-35 and found it wanting.
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These Are the New Weapons the Pentagon Chief Wants for Tomorrow's Wars
Defense secretary lays out his vision for the next decade’s killer capabilities in 2017 budget preview.
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USAF Stands Up Space Mission Force to Counter Russia, China
The service is reorganizing for battle in space, but threats may be progressing faster than fixes.
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Refugee or Terrorist? IBM Thinks Its Software Has the Answer
A new tool to turn unstructured data into actionable intelligence could change the way law enforcement fights terrorism, and challenge the data-collection debate.
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ISIS Communications App: Much Ado About Not Much
The group’s “secure messaging app” doesn’t work. Ghost Security Group backtracks on previous claim.
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Russian Scientists May Have Solved One of the Major Barriers to Light-Based Computers
A new cooling method opens a door to optical chips far faster than today’s electronic ones.
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Here’s How US Special Operations Command Views Libya
The next battleground in the war on ISIS is forming in the sands of Tripoli.
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This Is The Most Important Technology On the F-35
Cognitive EW, currently in its infancy, may one day help justify the Joint Strike Fighter’s enormous cost.
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Army Testing Robo-Parachutes That Don’t Need GPS
The military needs what goes up to come down without the global positioning system.
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If We Were Really Going to Invade Iran, We Would Have Used This
The future of covert sea operations looks nothing like what just happened in Iran.
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Researchers: ISIS Has Built A Secure Messaging App
Facebook and other big tech companies aren’t the only ones who can create apps for encrypted communication.
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America’s New Plan to Fight ISIS Online
The State Department will diversify its one-way approach, while other agencies reach out to Silicon Valley.
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