Let Slip the Robot Dogs of War
Credit to Author: Jared Keller| Date: Sun, 16 Jun 2024 09:00:00 +0000
The United States and China appear locked in a race to weaponize four-legged robots for military applications.
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US Leaders Dodge Questions About Israel’s Influence Campaign
Credit to Author: Dell Cameron| Date: Tue, 11 Jun 2024 16:13:26 +0000
Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries has joined US intelligence officials in ignoring repeated inquiries about Israel’s “malign” efforts to covertly influence US voters.
Read moreApple Is Coming for Your Password Manager
Credit to Author: Andrew Couts| Date: Sat, 08 Jun 2024 10:30:00 +0000
Plus: A media executive is charged in an alleged money-laundering scheme, a ransomware attack disrupts care at London hospitals, and Google’s former CEO has a secretive drone project up his sleeve.
Read moreThe Lords of Silicon Valley Are Thrilled to Present a ‘Handheld Iron Dome’
Credit to Author: Matthew Gault| Date: Thu, 06 Jun 2024 10:30:00 +0000
ZeroMark wants to build a system that will let soldiers easily shoot a drone out of the sky with the weapons they’re already carrying—and venture capital firm a16z is betting the startup can pull it off.
Read moreA US Company Enabled a North Korean Scam That Raised Money for WMDs
Credit to Author: William Turton| Date: Wed, 05 Jun 2024 09:30:00 +0000
Wyoming’s secretary of state has proposed ways of “preventing fraud and abuse of corporate filings by commercial registered agents” in the aftermath of the scheme’s exposure.
Read moreRussians Love YouTube. That’s a Problem for the Kremlin
Credit to Author: Justin Ling| Date: Tue, 04 Jun 2024 09:00:00 +0000
YouTube remains the only major US-based social media platform available in Russia. It’s become “indispensable” to everyday people, making a ban tricky. Journalists and dissidents are taking advantage.
Read moreHow Donald Trump Could Weaponize US Surveillance in a Second Term
Credit to Author: Thor Benson| Date: Mon, 03 Jun 2024 10:30:00 +0000
Donald Trump has vowed to go after political enemies, undocumented immigrants, and others if he wins. Experts warn he could easily turn the surveillance state against his targets.
Read moreMysterious Hack Destroyed 600,000 Internet Routers
Credit to Author: Dell Cameron, Andrew Couts| Date: Sat, 01 Jun 2024 10:30:00 +0000
Plus: A whistleblower claims the Biden administration falsified a report on Gaza, “Operation Endgame” disrupts the botnet ecosystem, and more.
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