Month: July 2021

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Drones

Turkey delivers first armed drone to Ukrainian Navy, much to Russia’s ire | Defense News

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According to Ukraine’s Defense Ministry, the Ukrainian Navy has the first Bayraktar TB2 drone from Turkish defense manufacturer Baykar in its possession already. The arrival was announced on July 15 via the ministry’s official Twitter account. The drone, along with mobile control terminals and spare parts, will be posted in the Ukrainian Navy’s 10th Naval Aviation Brigade in Mykolaiv after passing the testing process. In 2019, Baykar stated that it had received a $69 million contract with Ukraine to deliver six TB2 combat UAVs. The transaction, according to Turkish officials at the time, included ammo for the armed drones. 

Source: https://www.defensenews.com/unmanned/2021/07/26/turkey-delivers-first-armed-drone-to-ukraine-much-to-russias-ire/ 

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Cyber Security

Signal fixes bug that sent random images to wrong contacts | Bleeping Computer

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Signal has addressed a significant flaw in its mobile application that sent undesired photographs to users without warning in some situations. Despite the fact that the issue was first discovered in December 2020, it wasn’t until this month that a patch was handed out to Android users of the end-to-end encrypted messaging app. Signal fixed an issue in their Android app earlier this month that affected certain users. When sharing a picture to one of your connections via the Signal Android app, the recipient might occasionally receive not only the selected image but also a few other unintentional photographs that the user had never sent. 

Source: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/signal-fixes-bug-that-sent-random-images-to-wrong-contacts/ 

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Artificial Intelligence

Europe’s proposed A.I. law could cost its economy $36 billion, think tank warns | CNBC

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According to a report issued on Sunday by the Center for Data Innovation, a Washington-based think tank, a new law meant to govern AI technology in Europe may damage the EU economy by 31 billion € ($36 billion) over the next five years. According to the institute, the Artificial Intelligence Act, invention of the European Commission, the EU’s executive arm, will be the “globe’s most restricted regulatory oversight of AI.” Artificial intelligence has proved effective in electronics like Google, Apple, and Facebook, but legislators in Europe are worried about the regulatory damage. 

Source: https://www.cnbc.com/2021/07/26/aia-europes-proposed-ai-law-could-cost-its-economy-36-billion.html 

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Space Force

Space Force has high hopes for new missile warning satellites |National Defense Magazine

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To better identify opposing missiles and give higher resistance over counter-space weapons, the Space Force is developing a new generation of satellites and related base equipment. As the Pentagon strives to keep ahead of the growing threat, the Biden administration is increasing funds for the project. The legacy Space-Based Infrared System, or SBIRS, will be replaced by the Next-Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared platform.  Authorities are slashing the project’s timeline by utilizing middle-tier purchase powers and quick prototyping. In 2025, the Space Force plans to launch the first Next-Gen OPIR satellite, with all five Block 0 satellites in orbit by 2030. According to Pentagon annual report, the new space infrastructure will “enhance missile warning, defense systems, battlespace monitoring, and technical information gathering.” 

Source: https://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/articles/2021/7/16/space-force-has-high-hopes-for-new-missile-warning-satellites 

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Robots

The five laws of robotic software automation | Diginomica

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While industrial robots build automobiles and integrated circuits, autonomous machines monitor oil rigs, and industrial robots have limited applications, the majority of robots nowadays are software – lines of code rather than squads of shape-shifting metalheads armed with guns. Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning features in “digital employees” eliminate tedious jobs, giving humans more time to empathize with clients. The essential point is that people are considerably more likely to use bots to hurt other individuals than bots themselves are to go on a spree.  Hypothetical scenarios? Unfortunately, not, according to Oded Karev, Head of RPA at automation software firm NICE. Karev has created a Robo-Ethical Framework, which consists of five new “rules” for the era of software robots.  Such laws include designing robots for positive impact, disregarding group entities, and the like. 

Source: https://diginomica.com/five-laws-robotic-software-automation