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Did More Than One Asteroid Wipe Out the Dinosaurs?
New evidence may suggest multiple asteroids hit the Earth 66 million years ago.
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Traditional Cybersecurity is no Longer Enough to Protect Critical Infrastructure Networks
The previous gold standard of air gapping digital and physical systems isn't feasible.
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As Global Threats Spiral, Companies Have a New Weapon: Military-Grade Intelligence
Throughout history, with few exceptions, only governments had the resources and assets to produce, collect and aggregate this type of information.
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You Don’t Have to Be a Spy to Violate the Espionage Act
Two law professors outline how the Act has been used in the past, and what it could mean for former president Trump.
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Science Skeptics Often Suffer From Overconfidence
People who know less about scientific topics tend to think they know more, according to a recent study.
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Improving CX through consistency
It only takes one bad interaction to sink an agency's brand and one good experience to establish a supporter.
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War in Ukraine Highlights the Growing Strategic Importance of Private Satellite Companies—Especially in Times of Conflict
Privately owned satellites are playing an increasingly important role on the global stage.
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Don’t be too Quick to Blame Social Media for America’s Polarization—Cable News has a Bigger Effect, Study Finds
Television still rules in political influence.
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Faced with a Rise of Extremism within Its Ranks, the Military Has Clamped down on Racist Speech, Including Retweets and Likes
For civilians, free speech is protected by the First Amendment. Not so in the U.S. military, where the rise of political extremism has become a problem.
Artificial Intelligence
New Research Points to Hidden Vulnerabilities Within Machine Learning Systems
Agencies need to provide extra attention and security for machine learning and artificial intelligence-based systems, beyond the normal level of cybersecurity protection.
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New Photos Suggest How Trump, Flush with Power, May Have Sent Official Documents down the Toilet
Photos showing what appear to be torn-up documents in two different toilets may provide more evidence of the former president’s habit of destroying his presidential documents.
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Coding it Forward fellows share their stories
Two college students planning careers in tech told Steve Kelman why they chose to prioritize government service.
Emerging Tech
White House-cited Standard Would Bolster National Electronics Security
Protecting the supply chain is about more than ensuring semiconductor inventories, some argue.
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The Climate Bill Could Short-circuit EV Tax Credits, Making Qualifying for Them Nearly Impossible
The Senate's major climate bill could have unintended consequences.
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Long COVID-19 and Other Chronic Respiratory Conditions After Viral Infections May Stem From an Overactive Immune Response in the Lungs
Advancements in understanding long COVID-19 continue.
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China Has a New Global Development Initiative, But Who Will Actually Benefit From It?
China has another plan to enhance its global political and economic power.
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Fueled by Virtually Unrestricted Social Media Access, White Nationalism is on the Rise and Attracting Violent Young White Men
Social media provides a platform for attracting violent extremists that has never existed before.
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