Emerging Tech
Is China About To Destroy Encryption As We Know It? Maybe
A new research paper claims to offer a quantum-powered code-breaker of spectacular power. “If it's true, it's pretty disastrous,” says one expert.
Digital Government
UFO Sightings By US Troops Surge
Intelligence officials cite recent efforts to reduce the stigma of reporting odd aerial phenomena. Many cases remain unexplained.
Emerging Tech
The Physical Obstacles to the Pentagon’s Connect-Everything Vision
Jets, destroyers, and soldiers are very different data customers, but the Pentagon wants to serve them all equally.
Defense
DOD's new data king is skeptical of AI ‘pixie dust’
A more unified approach to data collection will enable bottom-up tools and capabilities
Defense
Ukraine is getting nervous about Elon Musk
Kyiv is looking for alternatives to Musk’s Starlink internet terminals and worrying about rising misinformation on Twitter.
Digital Government
Ukraine Is Getting Nervous About Elon Musk
Kyiv is looking for alternatives to Musk’s Starlink internet terminals and worrying about rising misinformation on Twitter.
Digital Government
White House Aims for Bio-Defense ‘Moonshots’ In New Strategy
Biden wants more rapid testing, vaccine production, etc. using breakthrough technologies.
Defense
The Ukraine war is teaching the U.S. how to move intelligence faster
Part of it is better planning, part is new AI-assisted tools.
Digital Government
New National Security Strategy Returns Focus to Rules, Partnerships, and American Leadership
China is a “pacing” threat, Russia just an “acute” one—but international partnerships, the old global order are key to beating both.
Digital Government
How Will the Military Use 5G? A New Drone Experiment Offers Clues
High-speed, low-latency networks promises to help bring AI to bear on floods of battlefield sensor data.
Defense
The U.S. military is buying electric jet-ski robots
Tests will see whether battery-powered personal watercraft can help with search-and-rescue
Artificial Intelligence
The U.S. Military Is Buying Electric Jet-ski Robots
Tests will see whether battery-powered personal watercraft can help with search-and-rescue
Defense
U.S. soldiers offer a virtual help desk for Ukraine fighters
U.S. maintenance specialists communicate via encrypted chatrooms to help Ukrainians modify and repair weapons.
Emerging Tech
US Soldiers Provide Telemaintenance as Ukrainians MacGyver Their Weapons
Milley visits Polish airbase to check on defenses, American repair crew.
Defense
U.S. trails China in key tech areas, new report warns
Ex-Google, DOD leaders paint dire picture unless U.S. organizes to win technology races.
Digital Government
US Trails China in Key Tech Areas, New Report Warns
Ex-Google, DOD leaders paint dire picture unless U.S. organizes to win technology races.
Cybersecurity
Iranian hacker group posed as journalists to hunt dissidents
Group spent weeks trying to fool specific targets with intricate appeals—including U.S campaign staff.
Cybersecurity
An Experiment Showed that the Military Must Change Its Cybersecurity Approach
The Defense Department’s current “checklist” approach can’t keep its networks safe.
Cybersecurity
An experiment showed that the military must change Its cybersecurity approach
The Defense Department’s current “checklist” approach can’t keep its networks safe.
Emerging Tech