Day: December 2, 2020

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Drones

US Army solidifies requirements to counter small drones | Defense News

Overcoming the threat of drone swarms have changed. The US Army is now calling on new technology to test available defense capabilities, pre-emptive, and long term. The Pentagon has responded and, in late September, approved a set of requirements to help counter small drones, laying a path for how the industry can develop technology to plug into a single command-and-control system. This project would be followed by developing and fielding a long-term system that will easily swap out old capabilities.

Source: https://www.defensenews.com/digital-show-dailies/ausa/2020/10/12/us-army-solidifies-requirements-to-counter-small-drones/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=EBB%2010.13.20&utm_term=Editorial%20-%20Early%20Bird%20Brief

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Robots

Army engineers use 1950s breaching tech; robots might solve the problem | Army Times

The Army’s efforts to address battlefield problems now rely on available tech, state of the art equipment, and techniques dating back to the 1950s. Better sensors and better ways of getting data, and the deployment of a nonhuman contingent at the right place at the right time will help save lives and win battles in the future for the Army. Robots will lead the future of war with the tactical strategies employed from a time long gone but never forgotten. Are semi-autonomous methods the way to go for reaching and route clearance operations?

Source: https://www.armytimes.com/digital-show-dailies/ausa/2020/10/14/army-engineers-use-1950s-breaching-tech-robots-might-solve-the-problem/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=EBB%2010.15.20&utm_term=Editorial%20-%20Early%20Bird%20Brief

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Gaming

Activision Refutes Claims of 500K-Account Hack | Threat Post

Remotely or from home, data access through the growing adoption of cloud-based solutions by businesses place more and more data in the cloud. From personal details to intellectual property, little did we suspect that the outbreak of COVID-19 would create the perfect storm for cyber attackers to take advantage of an incredibly disruptive period. A recent survey of Google Cloud buckets by Comparitech found vulnerable risks of exposure, leading to unauthorized access to confidential files, databases, source code, and credentials. Read more on how rampant misconfiguration leave you exposed to an attack.

Source: https://threatpost.com/google-cloud-buckets-exposed-misconfiguration/159429/

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Machine Learning

Engineers use machine learning to speed bioscaffold development | Tech Xplore

Researchers at Rice University have identified printing speed as the most important metric in the development of 3-D-printed bio scaffolds that help injuries heal. The study shows that artificial intelligence can greatly improve techniques in developing bio scaffolds, the bonelike structures that serve as placeholders for injured tissue, and in the healing of craniofacial and musculoskeletal wounds. With the help of machine learning techniques, designing materials, and developing processes in creating implants can be faster and eliminate much trial and error. The study led by computer scientist Lydia Kavraki of Rice’s Brown School of Engineering has successfully shown that guided AI and controlled printing speed is critical in making high-quality implants.

Source: https://techxplore.com/news/2020-09-machine-bioscaffold.html