Artificial Intelligence
European Countries to Test AI Border Guards
A new program replaces human border guards with artificially intelligent avatars to watch for deception in travelers. It follows similar efforts that go back a decade.
Artificial Intelligence
European Countries to Test AI Border Guards
A new program replaces human border guards with artificially intelligent avatars to watch for deception in travelers. It follows similar efforts that go back a decade.
Emerging Tech
U.S. Military’s Self-Flying Helicopter Program Passes Critical Test
Unmanned Black Hawks are coming. The goal is a major flight demonstration next year.
Cybersecurity
Russian Intel Chief: Internet Should Be Controlled By ‘Proper Authorities’
The FSB says it’s trying to curb extremism online — but it’s also muting foreign and dissenting voices.
Emerging Tech
China’s Moon Missions Could Threaten U.S. Satellites: Pentagon
A satellite on the far side of the moon might not be quite what the Chinese say, Air Force official warns.
Cybersecurity
DHS Downplays Report That Data Thieves Are Selling Millions of Voters’ Data
But your personal data from voting rolls is more public than you likely realize.
Artificial Intelligence
Defense Intel Chief Worried About Chinese ‘Integration of Human and Machines’
The future of human performance is a research race, and the U.S. shouldn’t take its lead for granted, the DIA director says.
Cybersecurity
New Tool Fights Fake News by Exposing the Websites That Create It
MIT and Qatari researchers say it’s easier to expose a liar than debunk each of his lies
Emerging Tech
The Pentagon’s New Ambassador to Silicon Valley Is Hawkish on China
The former Symantec CEO also thinks immigration is key to a tech race the U.S. is currently losing.
Emerging Tech
DARPA-Funded Work May Help Troops See Around Corners
By setting up multiple sensors, researchers have learned to “see” what’s out of sight.
Emerging Tech
SpaceX: We’ll Consider Launching Space Weapons If Asked
Elon Musk’s rocket startup says it might join the space arms race.
Emerging Tech
The Military Now Has Tooth Mics For Invisible, Hands-Free Radio Calls
The future of battlefield communications is resting comfortably near your back gums.
Emerging Tech
It’s Now Possible To Telepathically Communicate with a Drone Swarm
DARPA’s new research in brain-computer interfaces is allowing a pilot to control multiple simulated aircraft at once.
Emerging Tech
Russia, U.S. Are In a Military Exoskeleton Race
A look at the Iron Man-like dreams and power-starved realities of dueling technology programs.
Emerging Tech
Austin, Texas, Just Became the U.S. Army’s Silicon Valley
The service is making a big bet that getting closer to tech startups will help deter future adversaries.
Artificial Intelligence
How the U.S. Is Preparing to Match Chinese and Russian Technology Development
The Pentagon’s R&D chief adds some numbers and details to the laundry list of priorities.
Emerging Tech
Ukraine Startup Building Drones with Grenade Launchers
A prototype Ukrainian drone has carries a grenade launcher. Still unclear: — how it’s going to get past Russia’s jammers.
Modernization
Someone Is Waging a Secret War to Undermine the Pentagon’s Huge Cloud Contract
The battle for the Defense Department’s $10 billion war cloud is getting a lot more interesting.
Artificial Intelligence
Tomorrow’s Intelligent Malware Will Attack When It Sees Your Face
IBM researchers have injected viruses with neural nets, making them stealthier and precisely targetable.
Artificial Intelligence