Day: February 12, 2022

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Information Warfare

With Russian troops poised on the border with Ukraine, ‘information warfare’ has already begun | Yahoo

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The grim concerns from America about the potential Russian aggression of Ukraine have continued in recent days. The scenario in Russia, on the other hand, is rather different. Russia’s deputy ambassador to the United Nations, Dmitry Polyanskiy, described the US evaluations as craziness and scare tactics, dismissing them as “propaganda.” Russian state television portrays Ukraine as the offender in the stalemate, reporting in recent days that the former Soviet republic is preparing to assault ethnic Russians in the country’s east, misinformation that the West fears might be used as a pretext for a Russian invasion. Many individuals are unclear what to believe because of conflicting stories about the likelihood of a Russian invasion. 

Source: https://news.yahoo.com/with-russian-troops-poised-on-the-border-with-ukraine-information-warfare-has-already-begun-100007423.html 

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Space Force

Space Force asks launch companies for insight on where the industry is going | Space News

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The US Space Force is conducting a survey of the space launch sector to see who may challenge United Launch Alliance and SpaceX when their existing contracts expire in 2024. The National Security Space Launch (NSSL) initiative, which is operated by the Space Force, acquires launching capabilities for the US military and intelligence organizations. The Space Force granted five-year contracts for NSSL Phase 2 to United Launch Alliance and SpaceX in 2020. Phase 3 of the NSSL program may be years away, but given the long lead times in national security launches, the Space Force must begin market research immediately. The Space Force is also looking for firms to suggest technical, acquisition, or contracting options to reduce the usual 24-month mission integration timetable to 12 months or less. 

Source: https://spacenews.com/space-force-asks-launch-companies-for-insight-on-where-the-industry-is-going/ 

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Artificial Intelligence

Apple’s Newest Acquisition Could Mean Changes for Apple Music | Gizmodo

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Apple recently purchased AI Music, a London-based business that generates soundtracks by combining sounds from royalty-free music with AI algorithms. The company’s website has been deactivated, but a cached version reveals how AI Music’s “Infinite Music Engine” changes and adapts songs for producers, advertisers, personal trainers, and other professionals. Music might potentially be tailored to your “heartbeat” according to the technology. Apple may also utilize this AI to produce soundtracks for Apple TV+ shows, workout music for Apple Fitness+, and soundtracks for promotional materials. 

Source: https://gizmodo.com/apple-ai-music-acquisition-1848496216 

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Cyber Security

Top Pentagon Cybersecurity Official Resigns | InfoSecurity

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Katie Arrington, a senior cybersecurity employee in the Pentagon, has quit in protest over the Department of Defense’s recent ruling to relocate the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) Program from the A&S office to the CIO’s office. Since May 2021, Arrington has been on administrative leave from her position as the Department of Defense’s (DoD) top information security officer for acquisition and sustainment (A&S). After she was suspected of inappropriately providing top-secret material to a DoD contractor, the CIO’s Gamma security clearance was revoked by the National Security Agency (NSA). Arrington claimed in her letter of resignation dated February 7 that her clearance denial was “influenced by politics” and that the accusations leveled on her were “false accusations” that had not been proven by DoD and NSA personnel. 

Source: https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/top-pentagon-cybersecurity/ 

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Drones

The aircraft that will never fly on Earth | BBC

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A small experimental aircraft dubbed Ingenuity rose off the Martian dirt and into history on April 19, 2021. Dragonfly, a rotorcraft on the scale of a compact vehicle, is set to take the next stage in the mid-2030s. It will arrive on Titan, Saturn’s biggest moon, to start humankind’s first expedition there. The nightmarishly hot planet Venus, with its high temperature, humidity, and corrosive environment, poses the greatest difficulty — and maybe the biggest chance – for extraterrestrial flight. Teddy Tzanetos, a robotics technologist in the Aerial Mobility Group and the project manager for the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter, is already designing the next generation of Martian helicopters. 

Source: https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20220207-the-drones-that-will-fly-in-alien-skies