No need to call an infosec specialist – the machines will sort it all out By Jasper Hamill American secret squirrel military research outfit DARPA has launched a competition to find the autonomous cyber-defence systems of the future. More than… Read More ›
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DARPA developing ultimate web search engine to police the internet
Published time: February 12, 2014 22:35 Reuters / Umit Bektas The Pentagon’s research arm that fosters futuristic technology for the military will soon begin working to surpass current abilities of commercial web search engines. Yet, once it masters… Read More ›
The gadget that can hack any CAR: Terrifying £12 tool can remotely control headlights, locks, steering and even brakes
Gadget is fitted to the Controller Area Network (CAN) of a modern car Depending on the make of car, the CAN controls lights, locks and brakes Hackers claim it can be fitted to any car’s network ‘within five minutes’ CAN… Read More ›
Hackers hijack software in a CAR and remotely control the steering, brakes and horn using a laptop
Security engineers have managed to hack the software in a Toyota Prius The U.S Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency funded the hack By Victoria Woollaston PUBLISHED: 11:30 EST, 25 July 2013 | UPDATED: 11:31 EST, 25 July 2013 Forget… Read More ›
Motorola shows off tattoo and swallowable password hardware
Mobe manufacturer playing long game for end times By Iain Thomson in San Francisco Posted in Security, 31st May 2013 19:26 GMT Regcast training : Hyper-V 3.0, VM high availability and disaster recovery Motorola has shown off an electronic authentication… Read More ›
Scientists have rediscovered a centuries-old procedure for supercharging your brain
Spark of Genius A new technology promises to supercharge your brain with electricity. Is it too good to be true? By Will Oremus|Posted Monday, April 1, 2013, at 2:30 PM Scientists have rediscovered a centuries-old procedure for supercharging your brain…. Read More ›
U.S. Army Sponsored Artificial Intelligence Surveillance System Attempts to Predict The Future
10/29/2012 @ 5:12AM |4,088 views In something that looks straight out of the CBS show “Person of Interest“, the science website Phsy.org is reporting on a potentially important breakthrough from researchers at Carnegie Mellon. In research sponsored by… Read More ›
U.S. Needs Offensive Weapons in Cyberwar: General
Oct. 4, 2012 – 08:06PM | By AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE WASHINGTON — The United States needs to develop offensive weapons in cyberspace as part of its effort to protect the nation from cyber attacks, a senior military official said Oct…. Read More ›
The good news in our DNA: Defects you can fix with vitamins and minerals
2008 Re-Post for filing Contact: Robert Sanders rsanders@berkeley.edu 510-643-6998 University of California – Berkeley Personal genomes may lead to personalized vitamin supplements Berkeley — As the cost of sequencing a single human genome drops rapidly, with one company predicting a… Read More ›
Military’s robotic pack-mule gets smarter
By Stephen C. Webster Monday, September 10, 2012 16:33 EDT Picture the scene. You’re walking through a warzone when suddenly shots ring out. You crouch down and listen closely for enemy movements, and that’s when you hear it, just beyond… Read More ›
Feds fund study of drug that may prevent radiation injury – Made from Rice
Contact: David Ruth druth@rice.edu 713-348-6327 Rice University Feds fund study of drug that may prevent radiation injury Defense department funds study of nanotube-based drug made at Rice The Department of Defense has commissioned a nine-month study from Rice University chemists… Read More ›
Q Fever microbe’s genome is deciphered
Study sheds light on potential bioterror agent, Coxiella burnetii Rockville, MD — Scientists at The Institute for Genomic Research (TIGR) and their collaborators have deciphered and analyzed the complete genome sequence of Coxiella burnetii, a potential bioterror agent that causes… Read More ›
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