Pentagon Pursues ‘Hack Proof’ Fighter Jets and Armored War Vehicles
By: Fox News November 18, 2020 What if an armored combat vehicle was rapidly moving to enemy contact through rigorous terrain while facing enemy fire, when its navigational and targeting systems were suddenly given false, wrong or misleading information … thus derailing the mission? What if its on-board data flow was instantly jammed, denied […]
The Plan to Turn Scrapped Rockets Into Space Stations
By: Wired November 11, 2020 IN EARLY OCTOBER, a dead Soviet satellite and the abandoned upper stage of a Chinese rocket narrowly avoided a collision in low Earth orbit. If the objects had crashed, the impact would have blown them to bits and created thousands of new pieces of dangerous space debris. Only a few days […]
Robot Soldiers Could Make Up Quarter of British Army by 2030s
By: The Guardian November 8, 2020 Thirty thousand “robot soldiers” could form an integral part of the British army in the 2030s, working alongside humans in and around the frontline, the head of the armed forces said in a television interview on Sunday. Gen Sir Nick Carter said the armed forces needed “to […]
Robotic Dog Aims To Help Police Take A Bite Out Of Crime
By: NPR December 16, 2019 A new robotic police dog is being used in Massachusetts. While police robotics aren’t new, they are raising questions about oversight and whether they could be weaponized. Read More
Wisconsin Denies Foxconn Tax Benefits Over Failed Manufacturing Plant Promises
By: Fox Business October 12, 2020 Taiwan-based Apple supplier Foxconn is failing to deliver on promises associated with its multibillion-dollar manufacturing facility in Wisconsin – so much so that the state is withholding coveted tax incentives. The world’s largest electronic provider was promised a $3 billion incentives package, but failed to meet key milestones necessary to receive […]
Amazon and Apple ‘Not Playing Their Part’ in Tackling Electronic Waste
By: The Guardian November 26, 2020 Global giants such as Amazon and Apple should be made responsible for helping to collect, recycle and repair their products to cut the 155,000 tonnes of electronic waste being thrown away each year in the UK, MPs say. An investigation by the environmental audit committee found the UK is […]
Robots on the Rise as Americans Experience Record Job Losses Amid Pandemic
By: The Guardian November 27, 2020 They can check you in and deliver orange juice to your hotel room, answer your questions about a missing package, whip up sushi and pack up thousands of subscription boxes. And, perhaps most importantly, they are completely immune to Covid-19. While people have had a hard time in […]
Apple Lobbies for Tax Breaks for Manufacturing More Chips in United
By: Bloomberg October 21, 2020 Apple Inc. has been lobbying the U.S. government on tax breaks to support domestic chip production, suggesting the iPhone maker is keen to move more of its supply chain to the U.S. In second– and third-quarter disclosure reports, the company said it lobbied officials from the Treasury Department, Congress and the White […]
U.S. Watched George Floyd Protests in 15 Cities Using Aerial Surveillance
By: NY Times June 19, 2020 GRAND FORKS, N.D. — The Department of Homeland Security deployed helicopters, airplanes and drones over 15 cities where demonstrators gathered to protest the death of George Floyd, logging at least 270 hours of surveillance, far more than previously revealed, according to Customs and Border Protection data. Read More