The Air Force Will Start Work on Flying Cars This Fall
It’s about replacing the V-22, eventually. But it’s also about finding new ways to harness commercial innovation.
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The US Government Will Spend $1B on AI Next Year — Not Counting the Pentagon
That’s the latest estimate from the White House. But industry experts say it might not be enough.
Road transport emissions up since 1990 despite efficiency drive
ONS says rise is result of growing traffic as campaigners say car use must be curbedBritain’s greenhouse gas emissions from road transport have continued to grow since 1990 despite more efficient cars because traffic has increased by almost a third, ac…
Tesco Bank
Oversight By Charles Parker, II; Information Security Architect And the hits keep coming. The Swift issue involving over $100M in thefts has recently been not in the news nearly as much. The Swift system is currently being updated and upgraded so this …
Why today’s university students pose a massive cyber threat — and what to do about it
By François Amigorena, CEO, IS Decisions To any IT security person working within a university, students are one heck of a headache. Old enough to make adult decisions but young enough to make naïve judgments, students pose a security challenge akin to…
PART II: DEFENDING YOUR AIRSPACE
WIPS vs. WIDS By Ryan Orsi, Director Product Management, WatchGuard Technologies In part one of this series: The Anatomy of a Wi-Fi Hacker, we addressed the ever-growing need for a digital connection and the risks associated with public Wi-Fi. Paramoun…
Ex-Google worker fears ‘killer robots’ could cause mass atrocities
Engineer who quit over military drone project warns AI might also accidentally start a warA new generation of autonomous weapons or “killer robots” could accidentally start a war or cause mass atrocities, a former top Google software engineer has warne…
Johnson’s ‘bonkers’ plan for £15bn bridge derided by engineers
Experts says PM’s proposal for bridge between Scotland and Northern Ireland fraught with problemsEngineering experts have poured cold water over Boris Johnson’s “bonkers” plan to build a bridge between Scotland and Northern Ireland for £15bn.The prime …
Regulators to question Facebook over new Libra cryptocurrency
BoE among 26 global banks due to meet with Libra amid fears over risk to state sovereigntyGlobal regulators will question Facebook on Monday about its Libra cryptocurrency amid concerns from EU governments over the threat the digital currency poses to …
Cyber Security Risks on Social Media
By Simon Parker at Minerva Security As technology advances, social media has gained popularity over time. It has provided a platform where people can freely express their feelings and get to interact with others, not forgetting to make new friends each…