In Defense of the Rat
Rats are less pestilent and more lovable than you might think. Can humans learn to live with them?.....»»
Military intelligence buys location data instead of getting warrants, memo shows
A long and growing list of agencies are using money to bypass Carpenter ruling. Enlarge / If your phone knows where you are, the feds can, too. (credit: Luis Alvarez | Getty Images) The Defense Intelligence Agency, which provides military inte.....»»
DOT evaluated 11 GPS replacements and found only one that worked across use cases
The United States’ GPS system, which is operated by the Defense Department, offers every one of us critical infrastructure around what is known as positioning, navigation and timing (PNT). Positioning and navigation is obvious every time we open up.....»»
Trump administration adds Xiaomi to military blacklist
Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi is the latest to be added to the Trump administration’s military blacklist. On Thursday, the Department of Defense added nine companies to its list of alleged Chinese military companies, including Xiaomi. Xiaomi.....»»
Xiaomi designated a "Communist Chinese military company" by U.S. government
As noted by Reuters, a 1999 law requires the Defense Department to compile a catalog of companies owned or controlled by the People's Liberation Army. The Pentagon has added 35 companies so far, including chipmaker SMIC......»»
Trump Administration adds Xiaomi to military blacklist
Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi is the latest to be added to the Trump Administration’s military blacklist. On Thursday, the Department of Defense added nine more companies to its list of alleged Chinese military companies, including Xiaomi. Xi.....»»
Future armies could use teams of drones and robots to storm buildings
An Israeli defense firm has shown off a new A.I.-powered system that allows for drones and robots to enter buildings to scan the insides to create maps......»»
U.S. Takes Strategic Step to Onshore Electronics Manufacturing
National defense bill incentivizes establishment and expansion of leading-edge foundries Late last week, the U.S. Congress passed the annual policy law that guides the U.S. Defense Department. Tucked away inside the National Defense Au.....»»
House overrides Trump veto, defying demand to repeal Section 230
Trump vetoed military funding in a bid to repeal Section 230. Enlarge (credit: Spencer Platt/Getty Images) The House of Representatives has voted to override Donald Trump's veto of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) by a vote of 322.....»»
CDPR to launch "vigorous" defense against Cyberpunk 2077 class action lawsuit
On Friday, Polish developer CD Projekt Red responded to a lawsuit filed on Christmas Eve. In a regulatory announcement, the publisher said it would defend itself "vigorously" against claims made in the filing......»»
Facebook Says It"s Standing Up Against Apple For Small Businesses. Some Of Its Employees Don"t Believe It.
Last Tuesday, Facebook launched what it portrayed as a full-throated defense of small businesses. But while the $750 billion company's public relations effort has presented a united front with small businesses, some Facebook employees complained abou.....»»
Trump vetoes $740B defense bill, citing “failure to terminate” Section 230
Congress already scheduled veto override votes for after Christmas. Enlarge / The Washington, DC skyline, including the US Capitol, Washington Monument, and Lincoln Memorial, as seen from the Arlington, VA, side of the Potomac at night. Which is.....»»
Trump vetoes major defense bill, citing Section 230
Following through on his previous threat, President Trump has vetoed the $740 million National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), a major bill that allocates military funds each year. Through tweets in early December, Trump said he would sink the NDAA.....»»
Firefox To Ship "Network Partitioning" As a New Anti-Tracking Defense
An anonymous reader quotes a report from ZDNet: Firefox 85, scheduled to be released next month, in January 2021, will ship with a feature named Network Partitioning as a new form of anti-tracking protection. The feature is based on "Client-Side Stor.....»»
Lockheed Martin Acquires Aerojet Rocketdyne For $4.4 Billion
Lockheed Martin has agreed to buy Aerojet Rocketdyne for $4.4 billion in cash (including assumed debt). From a report: This reflects how legacy defense companies are racing to keep up with Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos in space, a dynamic that also helped.....»»
Watch Space Force commander Gen. John Raymond explain public-private partnerships for space defense
General John “Jay” Raymond spoke at TechCrunch Sessions: Space earlier this week where he touched on a variety of subjects. The talk came on the eve of Space Force’s first birthday, having been founded on December 20, 2019. Space Fo.....»»
Best 15 Covid-19 Face Masks with Nose Wire
With the pandemic seeming to stay here for at least many more months, and with no discernible vaccination insight, face masks continue to be the first line of defense. Face masks with nose wire are better choices, and you will soon see why......»»