Technology
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Drones are a ‘rapidly evolving’ threat to U.S., and developing countermeasures poses challenges
The Department of War has known for years that drones present a unique threat on the modern battlefield and for domestic security. Experts say that effective countermeasures require a "system of systems" approach, and some technologies are showing promise.
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Trump Media enters discussions to spin off Truth Social
The potential new company would be dubbed SpinCo and remain under the purview of the larger firm, post-merger.
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OpenAI says employees raised alarm about Canadian transgender shooter months before attack: Report
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police identified transgender 18-year-old high school dropout Jesse Van Rootselaar as the suspect in the mass shooting, which killed seven people including Van Rootselaar and injured over two dozen others.
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China using stolen U.S. tech to 'to build a military that can defeat ours,' says ex-CIA officer
"U.S. security officials estimate that the Chinese steal between $300 billion and $600 billion a year in U.S. intellectual property, research and development, information and technology," former CIA officer David Sauer said.
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McDonald’s to deploy automated drive-throughs in partnership with IBM
Process will use voice-recognition software to streamline ordering process
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Facebook will rebrand as Meta, says Zuckerberg, plans to focus on Metaverse
The change was announced at the Facebook Connect augmented and virtual reality conference on Thursday
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Microsoft warns: Russian hacking group behind SolarWinds attack is targeting global IT supply chain
Hundreds of Microsoft customers have been the targets of thousands of attacks by Russian hacking group Nobelium in recent months
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Rep. Banks' Twitter account suspended over calling transgender HHS official Rachel Levine 'a man'
"My tweet was a statement of fact," Rep. Banks said of his account's suspension.
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Rick Perry: Blockchain should be used to ensure security of votes
Blockchain could store information such as a voter's identity, where, and when they voted.
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Americans don't trust Big Tech, don't see themselves as purveyors of online falsehoods, poll
A new poll puts into perspective Americans' views on the spread of misinformation online
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Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp go down
The timing of the massive outage coincides with a Facebook whistleblower report
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'I can't': Lockheed executive dodges question on bizarre aircraft in leaked video
Apparently experimental craft seen in footage from Mojave Desert facility.
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International Space Station smoke alarms go off, Russian cosmonauts continue spacewalk
The smoke alarms went off when the space station's batteries recharged.