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Africa is now the global epicenter of Islamist violence, and drones would allow American forces to provide tactical advice to local troops during combat operations.

Cheap, agile devices can explore tunnels, break through windows and carry explosives.

The use of sea drones highlights a path forward for Ukraine in its fight with Russia that has been promoted by the White House and embraced by the Ukrainian leadership.

Rite Aid has been banned from using facial-recognition technology for surveillance purposes for five years as part of a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission.

Hackers took advantage of a vulnerability in Citrix cloud-computing software and accessed names and Social-Security details, among others.

Lawmakers want HHS to revise health privacy law to require warrants.

Verizon tricked by fake cop, fake search warrant despite obvious warning signs.

Genetic testing company 23andMe revealed that its data breach was much worse than previously reported, hitting about half of its total customers.

The state’s court system has been offline for more than a month.

“AI” (or more accurately language learning models nowhere close to sentience or genuine awareness) has plenty of innovative potential. Unfortunately, most of the folks actually in charg…

Using electromagnetic waves to flummox and follow smarter weapons has become a critical part of the cat-and-mouse game between Ukraine and Russia. The United States, China and others have taken note.

For the largest health insurer in the US, AI's error rate is like a feature, not a bug.

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While Russia lacks an effective long-range strike drone, Ukraine’s experimentation has produced an array of inexpensive, plastic aircraft, jerry-rigged to drop grenades or other munitions.

404 Media has found at least one instance of a bounty for a private person who has no significant public online presence.

The pivot to digital currencies helped Hamas receive large sums from Iran in the two years preceding the Oct. 7 attacks on Israel.

The unit of Industrial and Commercial Bank of China remains unplugged from U.S. markets.

New tools can create fake videos and clone the voices of those closest to us. ‘This is how authoritarianism arises.’

Newer technology could improve collaboration among courts, schools and Medicaid.

On Thursday, trades handled by the world’s largest bank in the globe’s biggest market traversed Manhattan on a USB stick.

Sarah Meredith was in urgent need of a liver when she found out an algorithm would be making the life-or-death decision

Fakes related to the conflict have been limited and largely unconvincing, but their presence has people doubting real evidence.

City of Fresno Mayor Jerry Dyer has publicly disclosed that the City of Fresno lost over half a million dollars at the hands of scammers. As reported on by Brianna Calix at The Fresno Bee, the City…

Russia is catching up to Ukraine on battlefield drone use with unmanned vehicles like the Lancet and a new exploding successor.

Duke researchers warned that the data can be easily obtained and used by malicious actors.

Shield AI, a tech start-up, already has a drone run by artificial intelligence being used by the Israeli military. But persuading the Pentagon to embrace the technology remains a big challenge.

The military is building an underground barrier around the Gaza Strip, designed to cut off tunnels beneath the Israeli border and thwart Hamas.

Australia's privacy commissioner Angelene Falk says the lack of fines is part of her office's 'regulatory strategy'.

The flashier the car, the better the joyride, the higher the view count.

Social media is full of false and misleading posts. The rise in A.I. is making it worse. And the trust in traditional news sources has declined.