Month: August 2021

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Drones

Two Saudi firms to co-produce Sky Guard drone for operational use | Defense News

By: Agnes Helou / Defense News

The Sky Guard drone will be co-produced and developed by two Saudi businesses for operational usage.  

A deal has been struck between two Saudi companies to co-produce and further improve the Sky Guard drone for military usage. The agreement was signed on August 19 by Sami bin Mohammed al-Alhumaidi, interim director-general of the Prince Sultan Defense Studies and Research Center, and Ziad bin Houmod al-Musallam, CEO of Saudi Arabian Military Industries’ Advanced Electronics Company. The UAV, which was designed and constructed by the research center, has undergone testing and experimentation to qualify its subsystems in a variety of environments. In addition, flight experiments were carried out to determine design requirements. 

Source: https://www.defensenews.com/unmanned/2021/08/20/two-saudi-firms-to-co-produce-sky-guard-drone-for-operational-use/ 

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Cyber Security

Hackers seize severe Microsoft Exchange vulnerabilities in echo of widespread March attacks | Cyber Scoop

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A new wave of attacks on Microsoft Exchange has government cybersecurity officials on edge, fearing a recurrence of the havoc caused earlier this year by hackers.  

Cybercriminals are aggressively targeting months-old loopholes in Microsoft’s ProxyShell, according to the Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. Customers should upgrade their computers using software patches published by Microsoft in May to address the vulnerabilities, according to CISA. Cybersecurity Director of the National Security Agency, Rob Joyce, also recommended organizations to patch against the flaws. 

Source: https://www.cyberscoop.com/microsoft-exchange-server-vulnerabilities-proxyshell/ 

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Artificial Intelligence

Tesla Packs 50 Billion Transistors Onto D1 Dojo Chip Designed to Conquer Artificial Intelligence Training | Tom’s Hardware

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The D1 chip is similar to a component of Tesla’s Dojo supercomputer, which is used to train AI models.  

Tesla unveiled its D1 Dojo special application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) for AI training in order to expedite AI software operations. The D1 chip is modeled after a component of Tesla’s Dojo supercomputer, which is used to train AI models that are eventually utilized in different applications. The D1 chip is the result of TSMC’s production operations, which took place on a 7nm semiconductor node. The chip has a die size of 645mm2 and has over 50 billion transistors. 

Source: https://www.tomshardware.com/news/tesla-d1-ai-chip 

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Space Force

The Space Force Wants Nothing to Do With UFOs | Popular Mechanics

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According to reports, America’s newest service does not wish to look into flying saucers. 

The United States Space Force is being promoted as the Pentagon’s premier service for investigating UFOs. According to reports, the Space Force opposes this function. While the new service is looking to formalize jobs and tasks, it is hesitant to take on one that is linked to urban legends, frauds, and little green men. According to Politico, the Pentagon is considering enlisting the help of the United States Space Force to investigate claims of Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP), the new acronym for UFOs. 

Source: https://www.popularmechanics.com/military/a37294493/space-force-ufos/ 

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Robots

When robots screw up, how can they regain human trust? | ARS Technica

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A new study reveals strategies for robots to redeem themselves in the workplace. 

It’s not always simple to achieve workplace harmony between humans and robots. Aside from the widespread concern of robots stealing human employment, robots can sometimes make mistakes. When this happens, it might be difficult to rebuild confidence between robots and their human coworkers. New research, on the other hand, gives some light on how robot workers can reestablish trust. According to Lionel Robert, an associate professor at the University of Michigan’s School of Information, the study reveals that humans are more likely to believe a robot that makes a mistake if it appears to be human and offers some kind of explanation. 

Source: https://arstechnica.com/science/2021/08/when-robots-screw-up-how-can-they-regain-human-trust/