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Japan gave its military the green light on Friday to shoot down any incoming North Korean rocket, with tensions high ahead of a planned launch that the US and allies say will be an illegal missile test. Japanese and US warships have already deployed ahead of the April 4-8 window, when the secretive North has said it will launch a communications satellite - warning that shooting it down woul ... read more 
Washington (AFP) March 28, 2009A electronic spying operation based primarily in China has infiltrated government and private computers in 103 countries around the world, including those of the Dalai Lama, The New York Times reported late Saturday. Citing a report prepared by Canadian researchers and due to be issued this weekend, the paper said the system was being controlled from computers based almost exclusively in Ch ... more
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San Francisco (AFP) March 29, 2009A tenacious computer worm which has wriggled its way onto machines worldwide is set to evolve on April Fool's Day, becoming harder to exterminate but not expected to wreak havoc. A task force assembled by Microsoft has been working to stamp out the worm, referred to as Conficker or DownAdUP, and the US software colossus has placed a bounty of 250,000 dollars on the heads of those responsible ... more  
Washington (AFP) March 27, 2009President Barack Obama's new Afghan strategy will make the war an American fight more than ever, with US troops and civilians far outnumbering their counterparts from NATO. Obama's plan unveiled Friday calls for thousands of additional US troops as well as hundreds of civilians to deploy across Afghanistan in a bid to stem a spreading insurgency that NATO-led forces have struggled to contain ... more 
Islamabad (AFP) March 27, 2009Pakistan asked the United States Friday to reconsider missile strikes on its territory, hours before US President Barack Obama was to unveil a new strategy to defeat Al-Qaeda in south Asia. "It is important that the US administration factors this in (regarding) its operational policy," foreign ministry spokesman Abdul Basit said in a statement. "Pakistan's concerns in this regard have be ... more 
Jamrud, Pakistan (AFP) March 27, 2009A suicide bomber blew himself up in a packed mosque in northwest Pakistan at Friday prayers, killing 48 people and wounding dozens in one of the deadliest attacks in the nuclear-armed nation. The bombing took place on the weekly Muslim day of rest in the town of Jamrud in the restive Khyber tribal region, which is located on a key road used to ferry supplies to Western troops across the bord ... more |
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CesiumAstro buys Vidrovr to embed AI across satellite communicationsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 11, 2026 CesiumAstro has acquired Vidrovr in a move to integrate artificial intelligence directly into its space communications systems, payloads, and satellite platforms, extending AI-driven analytics and r ... more 
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Left, right and faithful unite to demand human control over AIWashington, United States (AFP) Mar 4, 2026 A coalition spanning US conservative figure Steve Bannon, progressives, labor unions and faith groups announced Wednesday a joint declaration of principles on artificial intelligence, framing the effort as a pushback against what they called Silicon Valley's reckless deployment of AI. ... more 
Europe should focus on industrial AI, SAP saysWalldorf, Germany (AFP) Mar 4, 2026 Europe should focus on competing in industrial AI, a top executive at German software giant SAP said, as the continent plays catch-up in the race for the cutting-edge technology against the United States and China. ... more 
Questions over AI capability as tech guides Iran strikesParis, France (AFP) Mar 7, 2026 The latest bout of fighting between the United States, Israel and Iran has seen AI deployed as never before to sift intelligence and select targets, although the technology's use in war remains hotly debated. ... more
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Beijing (AFP) March 29, 2009China might be North Korea's only ally of note but its influence over Pyongyang - and its leverage - is limited, analysts say as the reclusive state prepares for an expected rocket launch. The United States, Japan and South Korea have expressed concern over North Korea's announcement that it will launch a communications satellite between April 4 and 8. The US, Japan and other allies be ... more 
Hluboka Nad Vltavou, Czech Republic (AFP) March 28, 2009Several EU nations have concerns about a French scheme to send European armed police into Afghanistan, officials admitted during a foreign ministers meeting. French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner launched the idea at an EU summit last week. He made the case again at two days of talks with his European Union counterparts at Hluboka castle in the southern Czech Republic, which were wind ... more 
Moscow (AFP) March 27, 2009Kyrgyzstan has invited the United States to discuss retaining the Manas air base outside Bishkek that serves as a key supply route to Afghanistan, a senior US official said in Moscow on Friday. "We've agreed to enter into discussions with the Kyrgyz at their invitation on the possibility of the agreement (on the air base) remaining in force," the official, who asked not to be named, said in ... more  
Arlington, Va. (UPI) Mar 27, 2009 The developments most likely to interrupt the ability of the United States to carry out missions up to and including conventional airstrikes and thus imperil deterrence come from a range of technologies. Developments in these areas can be seen as pacesetters. - Fighters. After a long lull, the world fighter market has seen new procurement plans and research on advanced types. First up ... more |
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