Emerging Tech
How NORAD Plans to Ward Off Cruise Missiles Fired at the US
The command has goals for 2025 and 2030, but wants more guidance from the Pentagon.
Emerging Tech
New Quantum Hardware Could Allow Computers to Process Information More Naturally
Current quantum computers are stuck using binary processes designed for traditional computers.
Emerging Tech
Cryptocurrency Founder Convicted of Defrauding Investors of More Than $6 Million
My Big Coin founder Randall Crater was convicted of charges related to fraud and misleading investors over the value of his cryptocurrency.
Emerging Tech
Hypersonic Missile-Tracking Satellites Greenlit For Development
The Space Development Agency awarded L3Harris and Northrop Grumman $1.3 billion in contracts to deliver prototypes that track quick-maneuvering hypersonic missiles in flight.
Emerging Tech
Webb Proves a Remarkable Technological Successor to Hubble
The first pictures NASA released from the James Webb Space Telescope demonstrate—in brilliant color—the advancements made in the technology.
Emerging Tech
Browser Cookies Make People More Cautious Online, Study Finds
Browser cookies don't make people as excited actual cookies.
Emerging Tech
Heavy Metal on the High Seas
The Navy is deploying a shipboard metal-producing 3D printer to test during RIMPAC exercises.
Emerging Tech
DC-QNet Research Will Work to Develop Quantum Network Infrastructure
The inaugural quantum research consortium will focus on strengthening telecommunications infrastructure as quantum computing continues to advance.
Emerging Tech
Treasury’s Cryptocurrency Framework Emphasizes Consumer Protection, International Collaboration
The Treasury Department’s first digital asset guidance is the latest chapter in applying federal regulation to the digital asset market.
Emerging Tech
Army Finishes Early Testing of Next-Generation Helicopter Engine
The General Electric power plants will be installed in the Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft.
Cybersecurity
Diabetes Patients Flood FDA with Comments on Cybersecurity for Medical Devices
As the agency finalizes guidance for approving the sale of devices such as those used to monitor and control glucose levels, the comments highlight competition and consumer protection issues associated with a grassroots movement for the “right-to-repair.”
Emerging Tech
CFPB Expands Technologist Hiring Program
A top agency official says the agency needs more technologists to help it achieve its core mission.
Artificial Intelligence
Regulatory Agency Issues First Document Addressing AI in Nuclear Operations
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission wants comments on its inaugural Artificial Intelligence Strategic Plan as more machine learning is introduced into the field.
Emerging Tech
DOD Watchdog Plots Move to the Cloud
The Office of Inspector General at the Department of Defense is on the hunt for cloud capabilities that support its sensitive mission.
Emerging Tech
Systems Shaves 75% Off Electric Vehicle Battery Time
Cutting down on testing time is key.
Emerging Tech
This Is Where USPS Is Building Out Its First Mega-Centers This Year
The Postal Service will build out 60 new facilities as part of Louis DeJoy's 10-year plan, adding to its overall staff and improving working conditions.
Emerging Tech
Key Lawmaker: Digital Passport Only Way to Deter Crypto Use for Ransomware Attacks
The House Science subcommittee chairman—a REAL ID enthusiast—is probing the viability of “privacy enhancing technologies” for biometric data such as facial-feature mappings.
Emerging Tech
Google’s Powerful AI Spotlights a Human Cognitive Glitch: Mistaking Fluent Speech for Fluent Thought
Learning language does not mean artificial intelligence is conscious, according to researchers.
Cybersecurity