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Yesterday β€” 17 May 2024Main stream

New Star Wars Plan: Pentagon Rushes to Counter Threats in Orbit

17 May 2024 at 18:31
Citing rapid advances by China and Russia, the United States is building an extensive capacity to fight battles in space.

Β© Craig Bailey/Florida Today, via Associated Press

A rocket carrying the Pentagon’s secretive X-37B crewless space plane launching last year from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla.
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In Ukraine, New American Technology Won the Day. Until It Was Overwhelmed.

24 April 2024 at 21:29
Project Maven was meant to revolutionize modern warfare. But the conflict in Ukraine has underscored how difficult it is to get 21st-century data into 19th-century trenches.

Β© Nicole Tung for The New York Times

Congress is about to provide billions more dollars to Kyiv, mostly in the form of ammunition and long-range artillery, but questions remain whether new artificial intelligence technology will be enough to help turn the tide of the war.

Israel Deploys Expansive Facial Recognition Program in Gaza

27 March 2024 at 05:00
The experimental effort, which has not been disclosed, is being used to conduct mass surveillance of Palestinians in Gaza, according to military officials and others.

Β© Agence France-Presse β€” Getty Images

Displaced Palestinians arriving at a refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip this month. Israel has deployed facial recognition technology at checkpoints along roads in Gaza, according to military officials.
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