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In episode 13 of “The AI Fix””, meat avatar Cluley learns that AI doesn’t pose an existential threat to humanity and tells meat avatar Stockley how cybersex is about to get very, very weird. Our hosts also learn that men lie on their dating profiles, h… Continue reading The AI Fix #13: ChatGPT runs for mayor, and should we stop killer robots?
Telegram founder and CEO Pavel Durov was arrested Saturday night by French authorities on allegations that his social media platform was being used for child pornography, drug trafficking and organized crime. The move sparked debate over free speech wo… Continue reading Telegram CEO Pavel Durov’s Arrest Upends Kremlin Military Communications
Nearly 200 Google DeepMind workers signed a letter urging Google to cease its military contracts, expressing concerns that the AI technology they develop is being used in warfare, which they believe violates Google’s own AI ethics principles. “The lett… Continue reading Workers at Google DeepMind Push Company to Drop Military Contracts
An anonymous reader shares a report: Pentagon officials say the U.S. stands at the precipice of a new golden age of defense innovation driven by upstart contractors, advances in technology and a world brimming with threats. The Defense Department’s ina… Continue reading To Best China, Pentagon Must Shed ‘the Same Old Mindsets’
[Ben]’s a 15-year-old who loves engineering and loves taking on new challenges. He’s made some cool stuff over the years, but the high water mark (no pun intended) has to …read more Continue reading RC Submarine Build Starts with Plenty of Research
Palantir Chief Technology Officer Shyam Sankar has called for faster defense spending, arguing the Pentagon should focus on rapid deployment over higher budgets. “The biggest challenge is speed,” Sankar told Axios in an interview. “The Department of De… Continue reading Palantir CTO Urges Pentagon To Prioritize Speed in Defense Spending
In April the U.S. Space Force began testing “a new ground-based satellite jamming weapon to help keep U.S. military personnel safe from potential ‘space-enabled’ attacks” (according to a report from Space.com). The weapon was “designed to deny, degrade… Continue reading US Prepares Jamming Devices Targeting Russia, China Satellites
Teixeira, who was part of the 102nd Intelligence Wing at Otis Air National Guard Base in Massachusetts, worked as a cyber transport systems specialist.
The post Pentagon Leaker Jack Teixeira to Face Military Court-Martial, Air Force Says appeared first… Continue reading Pentagon Leaker Jack Teixeira to Face Military Court-Martial, Air Force Says
Mark Tyson reports via Tom’s Hardware: The German Navy is searching for a new storage system to replace the aging 8-inch (20cm) floppy disks which are vital to the running of its Brandenburg class F123 frigates. According to an official tender document… Continue reading German Navy To Replace Aging 8-Inch Floppy Drives With an Emulated Solution
MattSparkes shares a report from NewScientist: The Russian invasion of Ukraine has seen so many landmines deployed across the country that clearing them would take 700 years, say researchers. To make the task more manageable, Ukrainian scientists are t… Continue reading Ukraine Turning To AI To Prioritize 700 Years of Landmine Removal