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Friday, March 29, 2024
It’s Not a Submarine (and Why It’s Driven With a Video Game Controller)

It’s Not a Submarine (and Why It’s Driven With a Video...

Right now, five people are possibly trapped in a private submersible somewhere in the Atlantic Ocean. They have less than 20 hours of air left as of this writing—assuming they’re still alive. The U.S. Coast Guard, Navy, and Canada’s military are in the midst of a large-scale effort to locate and retrieve the vessel, dubbed…
Pentagon unveils toothless ethical principles for using AI in war

Pentagon unveils toothless ethical principles for using AI in war

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The Pentagon has announced five ethical principles for the use of AI by the US military. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said the guidelines would accelerate the adoption of lawful and ethical uses of the technology by both combat and non-combat operations, but the hazy proposals contain little detail about how they’ll be applied to the battlefield. The first principle…
Siemens specialist pleads guilty to planting ‘reasoning bomb’ in spreadsheet software application

Siemens specialist pleads guilty to planting ‘reasoning bomb’ in spreadsheet software...

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A contract programmer has pleaded guilty to planting “logic bombs” inside a client’s spreadsheets in an attempt to receive extra work from the company every time the software crashed. David Tinley — the Pennsylvania-based 62-year-old contract programmer in question — now faces a fine of up to $250,000, up to 10 years in prison, or…
It’s riskier than ever to be a foreign business in China, as evidenced by a series of recent sanctions, detentions, and an updated anti-espionage law that has watchdogs on edge

It’s riskier than ever to be a foreign business in China,...

Beijing recently passed wide-ranging updates to its anti-espionage laws, worrying foreign investors. The updated law doesn't clearly define what constitutes China's national security or interests. The new law follows a recent spate of sanctions, probes, and detentions into foreign firms in China. Loading Something is loading. Thanks for signing up! Access your favorite topics in…
United States providers debut brand-new passwordless login system– will you trust it?

United States providers debut brand-new passwordless login system– will you trust...

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Microsoft, Google, and Apple are trying to kill the password, and now cellular operators are joining the bandwagon. The four major US mobile carriers — AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile US, and Verizon Wireless — have banded together for a new authentication system that would manage your logins without even having to enter a password. Called ZenKey,…
The United States Army’s Fortnite esports group is absolutely not for recruitment

The United States Army’s Fortnite esports group is absolutely not for...

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The US Army recently revealed it would be starting its own esports team in an effort to reach out to all the kids out there who play the games and apparently show them you can still with at battle royale while you’re training for an actual battle. The people involved in the team say the…
Russia to develop Moon nest by 2040: NASA states hold my beer

Russia to develop Moon nest by 2040: NASA states hold my...

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Russia’s federal space agency intends to establish a lunar colony by the year 2040. NASA, meanwhile, announced today that it’d have a continuous human presence there within a decade. The Moon race is on y’all. The flag of the United States of America remains the only territorial banner on the Moon’s surface. But a lunar…
How “America First” might cost the United States its quantum computer system supremacy

How “America First” might cost the United States its quantum computer...

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Research currently conducted by US-based companies such as IBM, Microsoft, Google, and Rigetti is widely considered at the forefront of quantum computer technology. It’s no stretch to say the US is the global leader in the field. But, if President Donald Trump and the GOP continue to have their way, that’s almost certain to change.…
The United States nukes will no longer work on plate-sized floppies

The United States nukes will no longer work on plate-sized floppies

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The dated tech in the United State’s nuclear computer system is getting an upgrade as the military sunsets those gigantic old-school floppy disks. It’ll be replaced with a digital solution of some kind. 60 Minutes exposed the monstrous floppy disks in 2014 when it ran a special on the nuclear mechanism — host Leslie Stahl…
Chinese cyberattacks on the United States are on the increase once again after a years-long truce

Chinese cyberattacks on the United States are on the increase once...

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After a few years of slowdown, it looks like China’s back to hacking US entities, according to a report by Crowdstrike, a cybersecurity firm. The report notes China’s collecting intelligence for its “Made in China 2025” plan that will make the country a world leader in manufacturing. In 2015, then-US President Barack Obama and Chinese…

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