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The Ukrainian Blackout and the Future of War
The world’s first cyber-caused electricity blackout shook security experts around the globe. Here’s what it means for keeping the lights on.
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Thanks, America! How China's Newest Software Could Predict, Track, and Crush Dissent
Armed with data from spying on its citizens, Beijing could turn 'predictive policing’ into an AI tool of repression.
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Check Out the Military’s Experimental Helicopter Plane
The Pentagon has picked a design for its next experimental aircraft.
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Pentagon Googles 'Innovation,' Taps Eric Schmidt
Alphabet's executive chairman will lead new advisory board that aims to help DoD be more like Silicon Valley.
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We’re On the Same Side, Carter Tells Silicon Valley
As the FBI-vs.-Apple battle heats up, the defense secretary makes his own pitch to the tech industry.
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FBI Head: Apple is Taking Us To a 'Different World'
FBI warns that the world that Apple is making is one where the FBI can’t do its job. Apple says the FBI is seeking 'dangerous power.' Who’s right?
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FAA Successfully Tests New Drone-Detecting Tech At Airport
New system is geared toward protecting areas from rogue drones.
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Military-Funded Study Predicts When You’ll Protest on Twitter
Who tweets at you, what you tweet back, and why can predict your next protest act on social media.
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One Ethicist’s Compromise to Stop Killer Robots
A Yale bioethicist says the United Nations won’t stop killer robots, but the United States could right now start setting a few rules limiting their development and use.
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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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