Day: June 14, 2021

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Space Force

Space Force seeks $832 million in classified spending, new missions and more in annual wish list | C4ISRNET

For its underfunded priority list, which is a yearly wish list of expenditure that each service gives legislators, the US Space Force requests Congress for $832 million more than its $17.4 billion budget request. Additional cash for dozens of initiatives, upgrades to Space Force installations, and $279 million in classified spending to “create a warfighting punch” are included in the proposal filed to Congress on June 3. Surprisingly, the wish list includes $113 million for the expansion of additional missions. This comprises $28 million for radiofrequency payloads for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s Blackjack program, which aims to show the Pentagon the value of a wide constellation of networked satellites in low Earth orbit.

Source: https://www.c4isrnet.com/battlefield-tech/space/2021/06/04/space-force-seeks-832-million-in-classified-spending-new-missions-and-more-in-annual-wishlist/

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Robots

The Early Chronicles of Spot, the Robot Police Dog | Gov Tech

The use of drone technology by police enforcement in the United States has become a contentious subject, mainly in part to the development of drone technology within law police during the pandemic last year. Just over a month ago, a robot dog dubbed as Spot or “Digidog” became part of the surveillance discourse after the New York Police Department was criticized for using it. The NYPD had given up Spot, a Boston Dynamics robot, by the end of April. While it’s easy to conclude that the dog was “killed” because of public outcry, NYPD spokesman Edward D. Riley told Government Technology via email in late April that Spot “is not a surveillance tool” and was only being evaluated for a short period.

Source: https://www.govtech.com/public-safety/the-early-chronicles-of-spot-the-robot-police-dog

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Machine Learning

American Express has revolutionized its credit checks with machine learning | diginomica

American Express agrees that artificial intelligence is becoming beneficial but holds its ‘cards’ about the technology and software decisions it chose to get there near to its chest. Amex has pledged to use artificial intelligence to digitize a large portion of one of the company’s few remaining manually laborious activities. As Radhakrishnan affirmed, traditional technologies such as OCR (optical character recognition) and document management sit at the beginning of the automation process, deeming all of the required document (or electronic) credit risk decision details into the form the AI software requires to ingest it in.

Source: https://diginomica.com/american-express-has-revolutionized-its-credit-checks-machine-learning

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Information Warfare

Why Hackers Attack ICS Products and How to Stop Them | Automation.com

According to a Claroty analysis, the vulnerability detected in Industrial Control System (ICS) products in 2020 rose by 25% from 2019 and 33% from 2018. Hackers can use around 70% of these weaknesses to gain unauthorized access to systems. The pandemic’s worldwide volatility and expansion in remote labor have contributed to the increased importance of ICS cybersecurity challenges. Phishing attempts and spam campaigns, in particular, are growing more widespread. Hackers typically attempt to get access to ICS systems for political or commercial gain. Politically motivated hacking attempts are typically associated with cyber warfare between two nation-states.

Source: https://www.automation.com/en-us/articles/june-2021/why-hackers-attack-ics-products-how-stop-them?listname=Automation%20&%20Control%20News%20&%20Articles

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Gaming

Final Fantasy 7 Remake on PS5: How to upgrade PS4 games to next-gen versions for free | CNET

Thanks to the PlayStation 5’s backward compatibility function, you can enjoy most PlayStation 4 games on the new Sony platform. However, various companies offer free upgrades from PS4 to PS5 editions. This allows you to play in 4K dynamic resolution at 60 frames per second while also reducing loading times, resulting in more enjoyable gameplay. Final Fantasy 7 Remake, released last year, is one of the games receiving an upgrade. Current owners will receive the next-gen upgrade for free, while those who purchased the game through PlayStation Plus in March will not. The Yuffie content will cost an additional $20 and will only be available on PS5.

Source: https://www.cnet.com/how-to/final-fantasy-7-remake-ps5-how-to-upgrade-ps4-games-next-gen-versions-free/