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China’s Expanding Surveillance State: Takeaways From a NYT Investigation
China’s ambition to collect a staggering amount of personal data from everyday citizens is more expansive than previously known, a Times investigation has found. Phone-tracking devices are now everywhere. The…
DoD’s Buying Habits a Continuing Source of Frustration
Over the course of just six months, three senior defense officials responsible for technology programs announced they were stepping down, voicing disappointment in a culture they view as an impediment…
US to Send $450 Million in Security Aid to Ukraine in Latest Package
The United States will provide an additional $450 million in security assistance to Ukraine, including more long-range rocket systems, U.S. officials said on Thursday. Moscow’s forces are advancing in Ukraine’s…
What’s Wrong with Wanting a ‘Human in the Loop’?
At the recent conference on the ethics of AI-enabled weapons systems at the U.S. Naval Academy, well over half the talks discussed meaningful human control of AI to some extent.…
EY Announces Nate Morris of Rubicon as an Entrepreneur Of The Year 2022 East Central Award Winner
Ernst & Young LLP has announced that BENS member Nate Morris, Chairman and CEO of Rubicon, was named an Entrepreneur Of The Year 2022 East Central Award winner. Entrepreneur Of…
US Army Reaches for the Sky to Solve Communication Needs
Those with boots on the ground are looking to the skies for the extended, accelerated and protected communication and data-sharing capabilities needed to meet the challenge of high-tech opponents on…
Law Banning Xinjiang Products goes into Effect
A law banning the importation of products made in China’s Xinjiang region goes into effect today. Complying with it will be a monumental challenge for many U.S. companies.
Will a Biden Trip to Saudi Arabia Be His “Walk to Canossa”?
In 1076, in a contest of the Holy Roman Empire’s secular power and the Catholic Church’s ecclesiastical power, Pope Gregory VII excommunicated the Holy Roman Emperor, Henry IV. The following…
