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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 ... -
Russian malware steals data from Ukrainian troops’ phones: report
[ad_1] A Russian cyber threat actor launched a novel malware campaign against Ukrainian military personnel, targeting Android devices to steal sensitive information from the battlefield, according to an international report published Wednesday. Sandworm, a Russian state-sponsored threat actor linked to the Kremlin’s military intelligence service, used malware known as “Infamous Chisel” to infect Android devices and ... -
Young Kids in Low-Income Families Get Less Exposure to Math. Can the Right Apps Help?
[ad_1] Recent public debates have focused a spotlight on K-12 math pathways. But there’s been less attention paid to what math skills students need early in life, to set them up for elementary school in the first place. For early learners, exposure to math concepts can be at the mercy of their family’s economic status ... -
Group Project Horror Stories — and How to Avoid Them
[ad_1] If you’ve ever been a student, then you’ve probably done a group project at some point. And you most likely also have a horror story about a group project that went terribly wrong. That trend was clear when EdSurge recently took a microphone to one campus and asked several students to share their group ... -
Kids Aren’t the Only Ones Who Benefit From Social-Emotional Learning
[ad_1] How would you react if you learned that one of your students felt that you don’t treat them like a full person, with a life and responsibilities beyond the classroom? This is a real scenario we encountered during a focus group last school year with a group of high school students in Florida who ... -
Dear Abby: Can people in this society PLEASE stop assuming that everyone has a smartphone?
[ad_1] DEAR ABBY: Can people in this society PLEASE stop assuming that everyone has a smartphone? Not everyone is willing — or able — to spend $1,000-plus for one. Some of us carry older, less-expensive phones that receive calls and text messages and that’s it. I just got off a really annoying phone call with ... -
Dear Abby: Cousin’s thirst for beer puts passengers at risk
[ad_1] DEAR ABBY: A cousin I hardly know (he’s 20 years older than I am and has lived hundreds of miles away my entire life) was visiting. He offered to drive me to his brother’s house out in the country, about 30 miles from here, for dinner. The last 15 miles were on narrow country ... -
Doing business with the Navy shouldn’t be ‘artificially hard,’ research chief says
[ad_1] The Navy’s top research organization is “dedicated” to making it easier for small businesses to get contracts, the chief of naval research said Thursday. And, he said, if the process is “artificially hard,” companies should call him out on it. “We have really, really worked hard to lower the barrier of entry and make ...










