DARPA Thinks Insect Brains Might Hold the Secret to Next-Gen AI  Nextgov

They’re small, efficient and capable of basic reasoning, and researchers want artificial intelligence tools to do the same.

Watchdog Questions NSA’s $636 Million in Award Fee Incentive Contracts  Nextgov

The highly secretive National Security Agency may have relied too heavily on the contractor incentives provided in cost-plus award fee contracts, according to a …

‘Exhilarating’ implant turns thoughts to speech  BBC News

Scientists have developed a brain implant that can read people’s minds and turn their thoughts to speech. The team at the University of California, San Francisco …

US Intelligence thinks Russia may have microwaved US embassies in Cuba, China  Ars Technica

The effects of microwave radiation on humans have long been the focus of weapons research in the US and elsewhere. At some frequencies, microwaves can …

Weaponised microwave may be behind alleged sonic attacks in Cuba  New Scientist

Headaches, nausea and hearing loss felt by US diplomats in Cuba might be the result of a beam of pulsed microwaves in which the microwaves are heard as …

Permanent renewal of NSA law possible  The Boston Globe

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has signaled in recent weeks that it may seek the permanent renewal of a surveillance law that has, among other …