Soldiers are using a heavily modded version of America's Army to learn how to defuse bombs. While it may have been created as a game, the software's platform is proving versatile enough to use for battlefield training.READ»
In the latest installment of the Butterfly Effect: Predator drones are just the start of unmanned, autonomous warfare technology. But as the tech becomes more democratized and more deadly, what happens when anyone can assemble an army of killing machines?READ»
“The goal,” says Paul Brinkley, a former technology executive and now Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, “is to create an indigenous economy in Afghanistan that gives the Afghans hope, creates employment opportunities for young people, and discourages association with the radicals.”READ»
A Swiss-designed electromagnetic weapon could turn into a powerful anti-terrorist device capable of safely defusing improvised explosive devices from 25 meters away.READ»
Previously shown to be effective for Vietnam vets, virtual reality exposure therapy, according to new research, also benefits active-duty soldiers who've returned from Iraq and Afghanistan.READ»
The U.S. military is hampered by antiquated technologies that leave units all but deaf and blind as they try to hunt down insurgents and win hearts and minds. A team of former Special Forces officers is now building the tools to fix that.READ»
Google sends another tech delegation to the Middle East to see how its tools are being used, and look for opportunities to expand Internet adoption.READ»
WikiLeaks pulled the veil off thousands of U.S. diplomatic and Iraq War communications. As we've done before, we looked at the data in a different way: By peeking at the words themselves.READ»
A new MIT study created detailed models of how blast waves interact with brain tissue, concluding that adding face shields to standard helmets could greatly reduce the incidence of traumatic brain injury.READ»
The PopTech science fellow started by looking at attacks in Iraq, then studied conflicts in different parts of the world, and discovered the same mathematical patterns.READ»
A new certified training center, courtesy of a collaboration with the Pentagon, will help accelerate economic growth and stability in Iraq--and make sure the country is Microsoft-ready.READ»
A group from Google and YouTube recently toured Iraq to explore opportunities there, and conduct an experiment in digital government transparency.READ»
As you slept last night, and Roger Federer drowned his sorrows in the Chalkdust pub in Wimbledon, innovation was putting on the pancake makeup and stepping out of its FEMA trailer for a YouTube appearance. 1. While Hurricane Alex ...READ»
In the era of Photoshopped everything, you'd be forgiven for thinking that the picture of an exploding oil tower that topped our story about Iraqi Kurdish oil fortunes was a digital rendering. But as you'll see from this video, Fast ...READ»
