Science & Tech

AI Will Make Fake News Video — and Fight It As Well

Just weeks after one research team appeared to put words in a leader’s mouth, here comes a new tool that can check questionable video for a pulse.

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Pentagon Now Offering Top Officials Classified Tablets

The Defense Department's pilot program allows access to materials up to secret level.

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3 Questions: Consumer Drones & Security

An exploration of the growing market for unmanned aircraft, their many applications, and what bad guys might do with them.

Policy

Border State Lawmakers Propose a 'Smart' Wall

The group wants radar technology, drones and cameras to make up big chunks of Trump’s proposed border wall.

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Which Cyberattacks Should the United States Deter, and How?

In theory, there is no reason why the principles of deterrence should not apply to cyberspace. However, there are a number of reasons why it does not work in practice.

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US Navy Gunners Are Testing A Wearable Heads-Up Display

A service lab has turned a lieutenant’s brainstorm into a testable prototype dubbed the GunnAR augmented-reality headset.

Threats

Trump’s Special Ops Pick Says Terror Drones Might Soon Reach the US from Africa. How Worried Should We Be?

Technological advancement could produce ocean-spanning consumer UAVs. But extremists won’t necessarily bother with them.

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DIUx Wins Support — and More Cash — from Trump’s Pentagon

The vice chair of the Joint Chiefs touted an effort to track North Korean missile launcher, while the military’s new weapons buyer called it a good model for developing and acquiring capabilities.

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Advisory Group Prepping ‘Moonshot’ Plan to Fight Botnets

DHS has commissioned two reports describing what might be done about networks of compromised computers.

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US Army Looking to Integrate Network Soldiers with Tactical Units

Brigades are working out various ideas at training centers, says the head of the service’s Cyber Command.

Threats

The US Must Fix ‘A Failure of Deterrence’ in Cyber: Panel

Bold action is required to convince bad actors that they must stop, says former SecDef chief of staff.

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How Will The Pentagon Create Its AIs? The Algorithmic-Warfare Team Is Charting a Path

Over the next 36 months, an algorithmic-warfare team will draw up a model for splitting the work between government and industry.

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Tomorrow Soldier: How The Military Is Altering the Limits of Human Performance

Breakthroughs in biometric science mean future troops will fight with weapons that understand them — inside and out.

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Government Warms to Continuous Monitoring of Personnel With Clearances

Software that scours public records for potential red flags gains traction as officials wrestle with a serious security clearance backlog.

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For Sale: Artificial Intelligence That Teaches Itself

An AI startup with dozens of aviation-industry customers sets its sights on the US military.

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The NSA Confronts a Problem of Its Own Making

Recent cyberattacks show what happens when America’s secret-keepers can’t keep their secrets.

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What's the 'Risk' in China's Investments in US Artificial Intelligence? New Bill Aims to Find Out

Senator's proposal to give feds new powers protect an American technological advantage has more than a few critics.

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Anti-Terrorist Technology Has a New Target: Immigrants

In a trend begun under Obama, the use of gear designed for foreign battlefields is increasingly coming home.

Ideas

The US Army Urgently Needs a Modern Air-Defense Control System

It’s got one under development, dubbed IBCS. It’s delayed, over budget — and vital to American security.