Tag: russia
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How China could use generative AI to manipulate the globe on Taiwan
[ad_1] Chinese researchers are already investigating how to use generative AI tools—similar to ChatGPT—to manipulate audiences around the world and will likely use such tools to shape perceptions about Taiwan, according to researchers from RAND. “Given the [People’s Liberation Army] and the Chinese Communist Party’s prior intentions, their prior actions…we think is logically the next ... -
Defense Business Brief: Congress’ to-do list; Tradeshow season; Record number of foreign deals approved; and a bit more.
[ad_1] The early morning traffic jam of commuters slowly making their way across the 14th Street Bridge was a not-so-welcome reminder of what I feel is one of Washington’s busiest weeks of the year. Now begins the four-week sprint to see if Congress can pass a spending measure to keep the government open past Sept. ... -
The Pentagon’s innovation arm has a new chief and a new strategy
[ad_1] The Pentagon’s new innovation chief wants to redefine how the Defense Department adopts commercial technology, starting with extending the Defense Innovation Unit’s reach into the combatant commands. “There was a time where, a bit, disruptors of the team was what was needed, because we just had to finally break through and change the way ... -
Meet the tiny State Department offices clearing billions of dollars’ worth of weapons for Ukraine
[ad_1] As Ukraine battled to push Russia out of the suburbs of Kyiv in March of last year, State Department Deputy Assistant Secretary Mira Resnick got an urgent call from a U.S. military airfield in Germany. An allied cargo plane full of Stinger anti-aircraft missiles had just landed, and the U.S. needed permission from the ... -
Today’s D Brief: Belarus evac warning; NorK missile test; Russian bomber downed; Army SOF study; And a bit more.
[ad_1] The State Department says Americans should probably leave Belarus pronto. That warning comes just days after Lithuania closed two border crossings with Belarus, and it comes amid a “buildup of Russian military forces in Belarus,” according to the U.S. Embassy in Minsk. Advice: “U.S. citizens in Belarus should depart immediately,” and possibly via “the ... -
In Ukraine, ecommerce drives up business for an IT services firm
[ad_1] Sigma Software Group, a Swedish and Ukrainian IT services firm serving a growing demand for ecommerce technology in Ukraine and neighboring Poland, is no stranger to handling market disruption. With much of its IT staff in Ukraine, Sigma Software is capitalizing on a return to growth in Ukrainian ecommerce this year after a steep ... -
Today’s D Brief: F-16s cleared for Ukraine; US-Japan-S.Korea summit; Spies target space firms; Deadly days in Tripoli; And a bit more.
[ad_1] The United States just authorized its European allies to transfer F-16s to Ukraine, which paves the way for Kyiv’s pilots to begin training as soon as this month, U.S. officials said Thursday. However, because of a months-long training process, no one expects Ukraine to be able to use any of these F-16s against Russian ... -
Today’s D Brief: F-16s cleared for Ukraine; US-Japan-S.Korea summit; Spies target space firms; Deadly days in Tripoli; And a bit more.
[ad_1] The United States just authorized its European allies to transfer F-16s to Ukraine, which paves the way for Kyiv’s pilots to begin training as soon as this month, U.S. officials said Thursday. However, because of a months-long training process, no one expects Ukraine to be able to use any of these F-16s against Russian ...









