Tag: military applications
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The Register: US Army should ditch tanks for AI drones, says Eric Schmidt
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/30/google_ceo_tank_ai_drones/ Source: The Register Title: US Army should ditch tanks for AI drones, says Eric Schmidt Feedly Summary: And what do you know, Google’s former CEO just so happens to have a commercial solution Former Google chief Eric Schmidt thinks the US Army should expunge “useless" tanks and replace them with AI-powered drones…
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The Register: Chinese chips, quantum and AI now on US investment blacklist
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/29/us_china_investment_ban/ Source: The Register Title: Chinese chips, quantum and AI now on US investment blacklist Feedly Summary: Wouldn’t want to inadvertently fund the PLA The US treasury department finalized a rule on Monday that limits domestic entities’ investment in Chinese semiconductors and microelectronics, quantum information technologies, and AI.… AI Summary and Description: Yes…
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The Register: China’s infosec leads accuse Intel of NSA backdoor, cite chip security flaws
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/16/china_intel_chip_security/ Source: The Register Title: China’s infosec leads accuse Intel of NSA backdoor, cite chip security flaws Feedly Summary: Uncle Sam having a secret way into US tech? Say it ain’t so A Chinese industry group has accused Intel of backdooring its CPUs, in addition to other questionable security practices while calling for…
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The Register: DARPA pays $6M to see fully autonomous Black Hawk helicopters
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/15/black_hawk_autonomous_tech/ Source: The Register Title: DARPA pays $6M to see fully autonomous Black Hawk helicopters Feedly Summary: Resupply like Call of Duty? Not yet – only one planned for now The US military is betting the Black Hawk helicopter of the future won’t need pilots, and it’s giving the bird’s maker Sikorsky $6…
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The Register: Chinese national accused by Feds of spear-phishing for NASA, military source code
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/09/17/chinese_national_nasa_phishing_indictment/ Source: The Register Title: Chinese national accused by Feds of spear-phishing for NASA, military source code Feedly Summary: May have reeled in blueprints related to weapons development A Chinese national has been accused of conducting a years-long spear-phishing campaign that aimed to steal source code from the US Army and NASA, plus…