NEWS
The United States' Special Operations Command (SOCOM) is seeking companies to help create fake online users, known as deepfakes, that are so realistic that neither people nor computers can tell they're fake. This is according to a document reviewed by The Intercept. The plan, found in a
TECHNOLOGY
Discord has been added to the growing list of tech companies banned by Russia. According to Russia's news agency, TASS, the platform is accused of breaking the country's laws. This is the latest step by the government as it continues to increase control over the internet.
TECHNOLOGY
Ford has received a U.S. patent to show targeted ads inside its cars using information from users, including their conversations. The patent, approved last month, describes a "in-vehicle advertisement presentation system" that displays commercial ads on the car's infotainment screen. The patent also suggests that
NEWS
The U.S. government wanted a way to secretly access Telegram to potentially spy on its users, according to the app's founder, Pavel Durov. Durov, who started Telegram in 2013 and is still its CEO, shared this during an interview with Tucker Carlson that aired Tuesday night. Born
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A person named Alex is the second individual to receive a brain implant from Elon Musk’s company, Neuralink. Alex lost control of his limbs due to a spinal injury, but now, thanks to the Neuralink implant, he can play the video game Counter-Strike 2. The surgery took place last
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Russia's space agency, Roscosmos, says they will team up with China to build a nuclear reactor on the moon by 2035. This reactor will provide power for a moon base that both countries plan to run together. In 2021, Russia's space agency, Roscosmos, and China'
NEWS
The Federal Communications Commission is penalizing the biggest US mobile carriers with a total fine of nearly $200 million for supposedly sharing customers’ location data unlawfully without their permission. The FCC discovered that the carriers were selling access to their customers’ location information to "aggregators," who in turn
TECHNOLOGY
Big computer programs playing the role of diplomats in make-believe situations demonstrated unexpected and difficult-to-guess increases in tensions, leading to situations that often resulted in nuclear attacks. In pretend war games and diplomatic scenarios, a recent study found that artificial intelligence (AI) often leans towards an aggressive strategy, even resorting
TECHNOLOGY
China's military is working on new tactics involving psychology and brain-influencing tools as part of a modern war strategy, states a report on the cognitive warfare capabilities of the People's Liberation Army. The CCP Biothreats Initiative, a research group, released a report titled "Warfare in
TECHNOLOGY
Countries all over the world are working on creating weapons that can operate on their own. These weapons, like groups of robots in the air or on the ground, could be used to attack enemy positions in ways that regular soldiers can't. It looks like these weapons might
NEWS
Microsoft has issued a formal warning, stating that a hacking group supported by the Chinese government has successfully breached vital infrastructure within the United States. The primary objective of this intrusion is to disrupt the communication channels connecting the US and Asia in the event of a crisis. In an
SPACE
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory is developing the Exobiology Extant Life Surveyor (EELS) for a space mission to Enceladus, one of Saturn's 83 moons recognized for its icy surface, which is the most reflective and whitest in the solar system. The presence of a liquid ocean beneath