Here's the Official Plan to Create the U.S. Space Force
Speaking at the Pentagon earlier today, Vice President Mike Pence outlined the official plan to create the U.S. Space…
China Tests Hypersonic Aircraft Capable of Penetrating U.S. Missile Defense Systems
China claims to have successfully tested a hypersonic aircraft capable of reaching speeds in excess of Mach 6, or 4,563…
Human Bone Fragment Reveals Radiation Exposure From Hiroshima Bombing
A technique originally intended for dating archaeological artifacts has been used to estimate the amount of radiation…
AI Could Dramatically Increase Risk of Nuclear War by 2040, Says New Report
The common conception of a technologically enabled apocalypse foresees a powerful artificial intelligence that, either…
Schools Turn to Military Gunshot-Detection Tech in Wake of Parkland Shooting
School districts in New Mexico have begun installing advanced gunshot-detection devices in the wake of February’s…
Artificially Intelligent Drones Become Terrifying Killing Machines in Dystopian Short Film
In preparation for this week’s UN Convention on Conventional Weapons in Geneva, Switzerland, the Future of Life…
US Air Force Wants to Put Lasers on Fighter Jets By 2021
The US Air Force’s scientific research wing is giving Lockheed Martin $26.3 million “for the design, development, and…
Oculus Founder Palmer Luckey Has A ‘Patriotic’ Plan to Disrupt The Military-Industrial Complex With VR
Oculus co-founder Palmer Luckey’s new tech startup isn’t just trying to ramp up border security—it seems the company…
Why Banning Killer AI Is Easier Said Than Done
As we head deeper into the 21st century, the prospect of getting robots to do the dirty business of killing gets closer…
The Surprising Way a Confederate Submarine Crew Died at the Hands of Its Own Weapon
During the latter stages of the American Civil War, the H.L. Hunley made history by becoming the first combat submarine…
Disturbing Data Visualization Shows Just How Many People Would Die in a Nuclear War
Data visualization artist Neil Halloran has a knack for turning incomprehensibly large and complex data sets into…
North Korea Claims Successful Test of Intercontinental Missile
Just in time for the Fourth of July, North Korea says it has successfully tested its first intercontinental ballistic…
China’s New J-20 Stealth Fighter Makes Its Public Debut, But the US Isn't Impressed
At an airshow held earlier today in southern China, a pair of J-20 stealth fighters streaked across the sky as Beijing…
Roman Troops Used Whistling Projectiles to Terrify the Enemy
Archaeologists working at an ancient Roman battlefield in Scotland have discovered a type of pierced sling-bullet that…
Autonomous Killing Machines Are More Dangerous Than We Think
A former Pentagon official is warning that autonomous weapons would likely be uncontrollable in real-world situations…
Why the Argument Against a Ban on Autonomous Killer Robots Falls Flat
This week, an open letter was presented at an AI conference in Buenos Aires, Argentina calling for a ban on autonomous…
Leading Experts Sign an Open Letter Calling For a Ban On AI Weapons
More than a thousand prominent thinkers and leading AI and robotics researchers have signed an open letter calling for…
How Ghost Fleet Nails The Perfect Vision of World War III
Set in the near future, Ghost Fleet dares to imagine what the next global war might actually look like. We talked to…