Pompeo to Silicon Valley: ‘Don’t let China use American tech to power Orwellian surveillance state’
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo asks Silicon Valley to be smart when dealing with China and to not let...
Why the US is trying to block Huawei’s trans-continental courtship of allies over 5G: perspective
While Huawei is peddling its 5G network to foreign governments, the US government has been warning its allies that the...
US Energy Dept ‘lays foundation for quantum internet’, funds $625M to establish quantum research centers over 5 years
Today the US Department of Energy announces that it is laying the foundation for a quantum internet, and it will...
Congressional report rips China a new one on Orwellian use of technology, urges action against egregious human rights abuses
The US Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC) tears China to shreds in its annual report citing massive crimes against humanity...
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High ranking US officials slated to address ‘industries of the future,’ job creation and automation
Some of the highest ranking officials in the US government's top tech organizations are slated to appear before the Senate Committee...
Tech products, culture are ‘designed intentionally for mass deception’: Ex-google ethicist testifies
The Center for Humane Technology Co-Founder and ex-Google ethicist warns Congress that tech products and culture are "designed intentionally for...
Will Facebook be able to handle a joke with new deepfake policy? How about a political one?
As Facebook unveils its new policy on deepfakes, will the social media giant be able to handle a joke and...
AI for natural disaster damage assessment challenge reaches final stages in California
The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) is moving into the final stages of a competition aimed at automating damage assessments following...
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Facebook counterterrorism chief, ex-Google ethicist to educate Congress on digital deception, deepfakes
Facebook's counterterrorism chief will educate Congress on digital deception, along with a former Google ethicist, a law professor, and the...
DARPA gets back to work on developing autonomous ships as Navy pushes for unmanned fleets
While the US Navy continues to push for unmanned fleets, DARPA moves ahead with the No Manning Required, Ship (NOMARS) program,...
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What ‘overwhelmingly classified’ technologies could the Space Force disclose?
Will declassifying black space programs shed light on the development of advanced technologies that could rally public support for the...
5 ways China weaponizes tech against its own citizens, warning signs: Op-ed
As China weaponizes technology against its own citizens from Hong Kong to Xinjiang, here I present five ways in which...
DOJ expands Native American tribes’ access to databases to fight crime, abuses
The DOJ expands its Tribal Access Program to include 30 more Native American tribes that can now access criminal databases...
Extracting drinking water out of thin air is DARPA’s latest research program
Extracting water out of thin air, even in the most arid of desert environments, is the basis of a new...
“China and Russia are putting a new spin on the term ‘Cold War’ in the Arctic”: Senate hearing
An ocean of opportunity awaits in the Arctic. As the sea ice recedes, it is opening major travel routes that...
Conflicts of interest should be disclosed to protect US research from foreign influence: NSF, JASON report
A report commissioned by the National Science Foundation (NSF) recommends disclosing all perceived conflicts of interest and more in order...
‘Not wise for US to rely on countries with unjust governments’ for critical materials essential to modern technology
Cutting off the supply of critical materials that are essential for producing modern technology in the US would mean a...
First they came for the Uighurs: China’s abuse of technology and their justifications
China's abuse of technology in the State-sponsored persecution of Uighurs demonstrates what the Communist regime is capable of unleashing against...
How China steals American technology and a timeline of recent events
As China continues to steal American technology, here we show the ways in which the Communist government rips off the...
Why DARPA should pay attention to psychonaut, mycologist Stamets on JRE: video
DARPA wants the healing benefits of psychedelics, but without the hallucinations. Psychonaut Paul Stamets told Joe Rogan about an anxiety-reducing...
