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coondoggie writes:
The CIA today noted an interesting anniversary – it was 20 years ago this month that the world first “officially” introduced to the world’s first imaging reconnaissance satellite, codenamed Corona.
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coondoggie writes:
The Artic Circle pretty much has been a damn cold, desolate place but no so anymore what with the military’s increased attention and commercial growing prospects. Those are the main reasons the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency cites for wanting to build an advanced generation of sensors capable of transmitting data on air, surface and/or undersea activities above the Arctic Circle for at least 30 days.
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coondoggie writes:
Will it be possible to actually communicate with a computer and have it understand context, gestures and even its human counterparts facial expressions? Such notions are usually reserved for the screenplays of science fiction novels and movies. A new Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) program however wants to take such ideas out of the science fiction realm and make them reality in the next few years.
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coondoggie writes:
Lazy, entitled, selfish and shallow – that’s one description of what’s known as the Millennial
Pretty crappy reputation, I’d say. But IBM did a study recently that busts a number of the Millennial Employee stereotypes finding that, well, maybe they are more victims of a character assassination.
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coondoggie writes:
NASA this week began exploring a Centennial Challenge program that would require contestants to build spacecraft capable of catching, capturing, and manipulating small objects in space at high speeds.
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coondoggie writes:
When it gets to its home in about 110 days, the Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR) will inhabit a unique location that will let it become America’s primary warning system for big solar magnetic storms headed towards Earth.
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coondoggie writes:
Federal IT projects have hit the critical care list all too often and now watchdogs at the Government Accountability Office have moved those undertakings to its High Risk List which means Congress and the executive branch should take an extra special look at the situation.
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coondoggie writes:
While most experts are quick to point out that no one has hacked a car in the wild, a new report overseen by US Senator Edward Markey (D-Mass.) there is a “clear lack of appropriate security measures to protect drivers against hackers who may be able to take control of a vehicle or against those who may wish to collect and use personal driver information.”
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coondoggie writes:
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) this week said it was into phase 2 development of an aircraft-based satellite launch platform that could quickly and inexpensively launch for 100 lbs. payloads into Low Earth Orbit.
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coondoggie writes:
“Number one, you’ve got to get us off gunpowder,” said Greenert, noting that Office of Naval Research-supported weapon programs like Laser Weapon System (LaWS) and the electromagnetic railgun are vital to the future force. “Probably the biggest vulnerability of a ship is its magazine—because that’s where all the explosives are.”
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coondoggie writes:
searchers at the University of Maryland last week said they developed a system that let robots watch a series of “how to” cooking videos on YouTube and then use the tools shown in those films to perform tasks. “Based on what was shown on a video, robots were able to recognize, grab and manipulate the correct kitchen utensil or object and perform the demonstrated task with high accuracy—without additional human input or programming,” the researchers said.
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coondoggie writes:
Drones are becoming quite the pest apparently, enough so that the FAA felt the need today to warn any drone owners who thought they might take a spin around the Super Bowl on Sunday: Just Don’t.
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coondoggie writes:
Beyond the compromise of valuable information, loss of revenues and damage to brand reputation, data breaches can pose a threat to the careers of security professionals involved: witness the sudden departures of both the CEO and the CIO of Target after last year’s compromise of 40 million customers’ credit cards.
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coondoggie writes:
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is set to detail a program the agency wants to come up with software and algorithms that would let unmanned military aircraft hunt in packs like wolves.
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coondoggie writes:
The scams that plague the IRS were on display again this week as the Federal Trade Commission said the number of consumer complaints about criminals impersonating IRS officials was nearly 24 times more than in 2013.
