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Information Warfare

How weather is playing a role in information warfare | C4ISRNET

The peak of information warfare used to be acks, leaked papers, and intelligence analysis orchestrated through social media. Today, the US military is considering a different strategy: weather. As a result, several branches have integrated meteorological units and data into their information warfare operations. Weather operations, according to Col. Patrick Williams, commander of the 557th Weather Wing, give the United States a decisive advantage and cost to its opponents. 

Source: https://www.c4isrnet.com/information-warfare/2021/12/21/how-weather-is-playing-a-role-in-information-warfare/ 

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Robots

The robot work force isn’t coming. It’s already here | CNBC

Customers no longer have to wait for long periods of time just to bug something. Robots are now being used by corporations to make the procedure easier. Walgreens, for example, is automating the filling of prescriptions, while Sprinkles and Starbucks are replacing cashiers with tablets. According to Molly Harnischfeger, a director of AlixPartners’ consumer-insights team, these changes in the business sphere have occurred as companies struggle to locate people and pay greater rates. 

Source: https://www.cnbc.com/2021/12/27/the-robot-work-force-isnt-coming-its-already-here-.html 

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Space Force

US Space Force buys space-based sensors after Chinese hypersonic missile tests | Taiwan News

The Space Force, a branch of the US military, has granted GEOST, an Arizona-based company, a contract for prototype space-based sensors worth US$32 million (NT$883.84 million). The Space Force is attempting to increase the number of eyes “above the skies” by installing low-cost mini-sensors on a variety of satellites, both US-owned and those of international partners, in order to better understand what is going on in space. The force has already made agreements for sensors to be hosted in Japan and Norway. 

Source: https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/4389682