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Artificial intelligence
fromBusiness Insider
3 months ago

Venture capitalist says making sure 'killer robots' aren't running around is the 'cost of doing business' in defense AI

AI is crucial in future warfare, necessitating adherence to ethical frameworks to prevent rogue systems.
SF politics
fromWIRED
3 months ago

Pentagon Cuts Threaten Programs That Secure Loose Nukes and Weapons of Mass Destruction

The Pentagon is considering significant workforce cuts that could hinder efforts against global threats like weapons proliferation and organized crime.
Healthcare
fromTheregister
4 months ago

Decade-old healthcare security SNAFU settled for $11m

Health Net Federal Services will pay over $11 million for falsely certifying compliance with cybersecurity requirements in a DoD contract.
Right-wing politics
fromwww.npr.org
3 months ago

A Pentagon press secretary has history of pushing antisemitic, extremist theories

Controversy surrounds Kingsley Wilson, a Pentagon official, due to antisemitic comments and praise for Putin made before her appointment.
US news
fromFast Company
3 months ago

The Trump administration just cut Defense Department grants that research terrorism and drug trafficking

The Minerva Research Initiative's funding is being terminated, jeopardizing social science research vital to U.S. national security.
SF LGBT
Tensions erupted between Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Elon Musk, requiring intervention, while the Defense Department is reinstating gender-affirming care for trans service members.
Artificial intelligence
fromBusiness Insider
3 months ago

Venture capitalist says making sure 'killer robots' aren't running around is the 'cost of doing business' in defense AI

AI is crucial in future warfare, necessitating adherence to ethical frameworks to prevent rogue systems.
SF politics
fromWIRED
3 months ago

Pentagon Cuts Threaten Programs That Secure Loose Nukes and Weapons of Mass Destruction

The Pentagon is considering significant workforce cuts that could hinder efforts against global threats like weapons proliferation and organized crime.
Healthcare
fromTheregister
4 months ago

Decade-old healthcare security SNAFU settled for $11m

Health Net Federal Services will pay over $11 million for falsely certifying compliance with cybersecurity requirements in a DoD contract.
Right-wing politics
fromwww.npr.org
3 months ago

A Pentagon press secretary has history of pushing antisemitic, extremist theories

Controversy surrounds Kingsley Wilson, a Pentagon official, due to antisemitic comments and praise for Putin made before her appointment.
US news
fromFast Company
3 months ago

The Trump administration just cut Defense Department grants that research terrorism and drug trafficking

The Minerva Research Initiative's funding is being terminated, jeopardizing social science research vital to U.S. national security.
SF LGBT
Tensions erupted between Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Elon Musk, requiring intervention, while the Defense Department is reinstating gender-affirming care for trans service members.
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