In Defense of the Rat
Rats are less pestilent and more lovable than you might think. Can humans learn to live with them?.....»»
Water pores in leaves proven to be part of plant"s defense system against pathogens
How do plants defend themselves against pathogenic microorganisms? This is a complex puzzle, of which a team of biologists from the University of Amsterdam has solved a new piece. The team, led by Harrold van den Burg, discovered that while the water.....»»
GM"s defense arm, American Rheinmetall win U.S. army contract for trucks
The multi-phased program aims to replace the army's family of heavy tactical trucks with the production of up to 40,000 trucks valued at up to $14 billion......»»
Stress may trigger male crucian carp defense against predators
Only males among the fish species crucian carp have developed a strategy to protect themselves from hungry predators, according to a new study from Lund University in Sweden published in the journal Evolution. The explanation could lie in that the su.....»»
Elon Musk resumes testimony in defense of his tweets
Elon Musk testified that Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund "unequivocally" wanted to take Tesla Inc. private in 2018, a core element of his defense to claims that his tweets about the take-private plan misled shareholders......»»
TD SYNNEX SMB Fraud Defense Click-to-Run reduces risks within cloud environments
TD SYNNEX has launched a new fraud defense solution, SMB Fraud Defense Click-to-Run, integrating Microsoft Azure services for small and medium business (SMB) customers during a time of increasing threats within cloud environments. The SMB Fraud Defen.....»»
Saudi wealth fund refuses to testify at Musk"s Tesla fraud trial
Elon Musk can't count on the head of Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund to help his defense at an upcoming trial over investors' claims the Tesla Inc. CEO defrauded them in 2018......»»
7 security predictions for 2023
What will the security landscape in 2023 look like? Here’s my take. 1. Attackers’ tactics will evolve, and defense strategies will evolve with them With online platforms and social media fully integrated into our daily routine, phishing and socia.....»»
Remains of Ohio fighter pilot shot down in WWII identified
Authorities have positively identified the remains of an Army Air Forces pilot from Ohio who died when his plane was shot down over Germany during World War II, the Defense Department announced Thursday......»»
NASA makes asteroid defense a priority, moving its NEO surveyor mission into the development phase
There's an old adage in the engineering field—what gets funded gets built. So it's sure to be a happy time over at the Planetary Society, as NEO Surveyor, the project the organization has primarily supported over the past few years, has made it thr.....»»
Omer Grossman joins CyberArk as CIO
CyberArk appoints Omer Grossman as Global Chief Information Officer (CIO), bringing strong cloud infrastructure and cybersecurity resiliency experience to this role. After serving in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) for more than 25 years, Grossman wi.....»»
The USPS now says it will buy 66,000 EVs by 2028
The fleet will include 45,000 electric NGDVs and 21,000 other battery EVs. Enlarge / It's called the Next Generation Delivery Vehicle, and it was designed by Oshkosh Defense. (credit: USPS) On Tuesday, the long-running.....»»
US must disconnect strategic supply chains from China, say experts
China's dominance over the supply of rare-earth minerals and materials—which are critical for energy transition and defense technologies—should spur U.S. policymakers to bolster raw materials supply chains, according to a new report from Rice Uni.....»»
Protect AI emerges from stealth and raises $13.5 million
Protect AI emerged from stealth with $13.5 million seed funding and its first product, NB Defense. NB Defense addressess vulnerabilities in a core component used at the beginning of the machine learning supply chain – Jupyter Notebooks. This is a r.....»»
Using additive manufacturing to detect counterfeit parts
Ensuring manufactured goods and components have not been copied and replaced illegally by counterfeited goods is a high-priority concern of the manufacturing and defense industries in the U.S. and around the world......»»
Team creates protein-based material that can stop supersonic impacts
A University of Kent team, led by Professors Ben Goult and Jen Hiscock, has created and patented a new shock-absorbing material that could revolutionize both the defense and planetary science sectors......»»
Pentagon picked four tech companies to form $9B cloud computing network
Microsoft agrees multi-cloud strategy is "the right one" for defense department. Enlarge (credit: Glowimages | Glowimages) In a press conference that Ars attended today, Department of Defense officials discussed the bene.....»»
Pentagon awards multibillion-dollar cloud contract to Amazon, Google, Microsoft and Oracle
The Defense Department has named Amazon, Google, Microsoft and Oracle as the winners of a multibillion-dollar cloud computing contract whose predecessor the Pentagon had to cancel amid Amazon's allegations that then-President Donald Trump had interfe.....»»
Meta avoids showdown over news content in US after journalism bargaining bill shelved
A threat by Facebook owner Meta to remove news content from its platforms appears to have been averted — for now — after US lawmakers omitted an antitrust bill it opposed from the text of an annual defense spending bill released late Tuesday even.....»»
Meta threatens to remove news content over US journalism bargaining bill
Facebook owner Meta threatened to remove news content from its platforms on Monday following reports that US lawmakers have added controversial legislation favoring news media to the annual defense authorization bill......»»
Kudelski Security Threat Navigator helps users improve defense strategies
Kudelski Security has launched Threat Navigator, a new tool that is included in Kudelski Security’s Managed Detection and Response (MDR) services. Using Threat Navigator, clients can visualize and understand their existing security coverage against.....»»