military
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Why Does The U.S. Defence Department Need A Huge Underground Facility By Friday?
Darpa is often described as the “mad science” wing of the U.S. Defence Department. They’re the ones who have a history of working on cutting edge technology for the military like virtual fences, disaster relief robots, and the invention of the internet itself. They even tried to build Skynet in the 1980s.
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France Announces Plan To Launch Satellites With Defensive Lasers, Possibly Submachine Guns
An inventor buzzing around on a flyboard clutching a rifle and subsequently borking an attempt to cross the English Channel isn’t the only mildly science fiction-y development concerning the French military lately.
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Hackers Reportedly Break Into SyTech, A Contractor For Russia’s Federal Security Service
Hackers breached servers at a contractor for Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB), SyTech, and stole about 7.5 terabytes of data after gaining access to the company’s entire network earlier this month, ZDnet reported on Sunday.
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French Inventor Touts Rifle While Flying Turbine-Powered Flyboard At Bastille Day Celebrations
European leaders including French President Emmanuel Macron were treated to a demonstration of the Flyboard Air, a sort of gas turbine-powered jetpack/hoverboard/flying platform originally invented by jetski champ Franky Zapata, during Bastille Day festivities in Paris on Sunday.