June 29, 2020 Army AI-enabled robots may fire weapons in war to defend against attacks What if artillery rounds, mini-drone swarms of explosives, rockets and even air-fired missiles are all approaching forward-positioned Army troops at the same time? Imagine that these incoming weapons are dispersed, varied and fast approaching. How do ground commanders avoid being overwhelmed and destroyed? Could AI help solve this lethal predicament?
June 29, 2020 Reddit bans ‘TheDonald’ and almost 2,000 other subreddits in hate speech crackdown Reddit is banning r/The_Donald along with almost 2,000 other online communities after updating its content policy to crack down harder on hate speech, the company announced on Monday.
June 28, 2020 Louisville gunman opens fire on protesters; at least 1 dead, authorities say Authorities in Louisville, Ky., were investigating Saturday evening after a suspect opened fire on a crowd of peaceful protesters at Jefferson Square Park.
June 26, 2020 Social media alternative Parler doesn’t censor, fact-check posts, CEO says Parler CEO John Matze said Parler is important for conservatives during an election year, where they can post freely without being censored.
June 26, 2020 GOP lawmakers joining social media app 'Parler' as big tech alternative Parler CEO John Matze on the unbiased draw of his social media app.
June 26, 2020 A robot will be the lead actress in a new sci-fi movie Four production companies announced earlier this week that they were teaming up to create a movie in which an artificial intelligence woman named Erica will star as the lead actress.
June 26, 2020 What would robot vs robot war look like? The Chinese Army is preparing to deploy small, new, tracked war-robots armed with machine guns, night vision, missile loaders and camera sensors to conduct attacks while leaving manned systems at safer stand-off distances.
June 26, 2020 Apple gets COVID-19 savvy with Apple Watch and Memojis At its developer conference, which started on Monday, Apple said the new operating system for the Apple Watch will add a reminder to wash your hands, while Apple Memojis will get COVID-19 customization, adding face mask coverings.
June 25, 2020 Apps designed to track COVID-19 might be full of ransomware, report says New ransomware has popped up that may signal more malicious COVID-19 apps are coming.
June 24, 2020 Are coronavirus tracking apps ready to handle the US reopening? Kurt 'The Cyber Guy' Knutsson explains why the tracking apps aren't ready.
