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NASA and DARPA will test nuclear thermal engines for crewed missions to Mars
The agencies hope to demonstrate the tech as soon as 2027.
Cryptocurrency is more centralized than many advocates claim, according to report
DARPA-backed researchers found that a fifth of bitcoin nodes are using old, vulnerable tech.
DARPA taps Intel to create simulation software for off-road autonomous vehicles
The company will work on new tools to improve autonomous combat vehicles.
Hitting the Books: When the military-industrial complex came to Silicon Valley
Turns out, Big Tech has bought a lot of CIA-backed startups over the years.
DARPA's PROTEUS program gamifies the art of war
The combat simulation system could give US Marines a big advantage in future conflicts.
DARPA helped make a sarcasm detector, because of course it did
Could this be the end of online trolling as we know it?
DARPA picks Lockheed Martin and Blue Origin to build nuclear spacecraft
The two companies will work with General Atomics to design an agile rocket for cislunar missions.
Intel is working with DARPA on advanced cloud encryption
They'll try to speed up compute times in the field of fully homomorphic encryption.
Hitting the Books: Why Travis Kalanick got Uber into the self-driving car game
For a moment, the ride-hailing firm sat on the cutting edge of automotive autonomy.
DARPA says it's getting closer to snatching drones out of midair
The agency is still working on its Gremlins reusable drone project.
DARPA's hypersonic weapons move closer to free-flight testing
Lockheed Martin and Raytheon's concepts are designed to go beyond Mach 5.
Heron Systems' AI pilot just beat a human in a simulated dogfight
Deep reinforcement learning helped the AI pilots figure out how to outfly and outshoot their competition.
Watch AI-controlled virtual fighters take on an Air Force pilot on August 18th
DARPA's final AlphaDogfight Trial will take place online due to COVID-19.
Intel wants to use AI to reconnect damaged spinal nerves
Its team-up could eventually restore movement for paralyzed people.
DARPA is seeking giant abandoned tunnels for... reasons
Isn't this how sci-fi horror movies begin?
Three teams will compete for millions in DARPA's rocket launch challenge
One mystery competitor wishes to remain anonymous.
Android apps used by troops in combat contained vulnerabilities
A whistleblower warned about the issues for a year before being acknowledged.
Centauro is a disaster-response robot that looks like a horse
Its four legs give it six degrees of freedom.
DARPA pushes for AI that can explain its decisions
It's backing research into 'third wave' AI projects.
