We’re entering a new era of crypto scams—and blockchain intelligence firm Chainalysis is ready

Chainalysis has helped companies and agencies recover more than $11 billion in lost crypto funds. And that was before the ‘crypto president’ took office.

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The US Army is Using CamoGPT to Purge DEI from Training Materials

Developed to boost productivity and operational readiness, the AI is now being used to “review” diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility policies to align them with President Trump’s orders.

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Rise of the Drone Boats

Swarms of weaponized unmanned surface vessels have proven formidable weapons in the Black and Red Seas. Can the US military learn the right lessons from it?

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The US Army's Vision of Soldiers in Exoskeletons Lives On

Following decades of failed attempts and dashed dreams, the US Army is once again trying out powered exoskeletons to help soldiers haul munitions and equipment in the field.

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The AI Machine Gun of the Future is Already Here

The Pentagon is pursuing every available option to keep US troops safe from the rising tide of adversary drones, including a robotic twist on its standard-issue small arms.

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What the US Army’s 1959 ‘Soldier of Tomorrow’ Got Right About the Future of Warfare

Sixty-five years ago, the Army's leaders unveiled its “ultimate weapon” for the age of atomic warfare. Here’s how the service’s vision stands up to today's reality.

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This Video Game Controller Has Become the US Military’s Weapon of Choice

After decades of relying on buttons, switches, and toggles, the Pentagon has embraced simple, ergonomic video-game-style controllers already familiar to millions of potential recruits.

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Tesla's Cybertruck, Inevitably, Goes to War

A handful of Tesla’s electric pickup trucks are armed and ready for battle in the hands of Chechen forces fighting in Ukraine as part of Russia’s ongoing invasion. Can the EV take the heat?

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The US Navy Is Going All In on Starlink

The Navy is testing out the Elon Musk–owned satellite constellation to provide high-speed internet access to sailors at sea. It’s part of a bigger project that’s about more than just getting online.

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The Pentagon Is Planning a Drone ‘Hellscape’ to Defend Taiwan

The Defense Department’s grand strategy for protecting Taiwan from a massive Chinese military offensive involves flooding the zone with thousands of drones.

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AI-Powered Super Soldiers Are More Than Just a Pipe Dream

The US military has abandoned its half-century dream of a suit of powered armor in favor of a “hyper enabled operator,” a tactical AI assistant for special operations forces.

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My 28,000-follower Twitter account was hacked—and it changed my life for the better

I spent nearly 15 years growing an audience on the social network. Losing it was a godsend.

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Let Slip The Robot Dogs of War

The United States and China appear locked in a race to weaponize four-legged robots for military applications.

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Welcome To The Laser Wars

Amid a rising tide of adversary drones and missile attacks, laser weapons are finally poised to enter the battlefield.

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Don’t call it a jet pack: How the Pentagon is finally getting troops to fly

The government has sought jet packs for US service members for decades. Now its chief military R&D agency is working with five companies to develop electric flight options to help take elite troops to new heights during complex missions.

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The inside story behind the Pentagon’s ill-fated quest for a real-life ‘Iron Man’ suit

The US military's fascination with the science-fiction future of mechanized warfare stretches back a half-century.

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Hands on with the Army's Next Generation Squad Weapons

These are set to become the Army's replacements for the M4 carbine and M249 Squad Automatic Weapon.

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Disney +threatens to ruin the things that made Marvel Comics special

Corporations are notoriously obsessed with unrestrained growth, and their politics (and many compromises) have come to usurp the political efforts of the source material itself. Burning bright with commercial and mainstream success, those pressures threaten to strip Marvel of its radical roots — and to destroy everything that made the weird, wonderful property so valuable in the first place.

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James Mattis’s Bizarre Cult of “Lethality”

As he manicures his political reputation, the Pentagon carries on with the buzzword-heavy culture of killing he gave it.

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White Fear’s Avatar: Chris Hayes on Trump and American Law and Order

MSNBC host and author Chris Hayes explains why the United States is really two nations, one where law is used as a tool of freedom, the other where it is used to suppress.

Bo Dietl’s Done Fox News and Mar-a-Lago. Now He Wants to Be Mayor

Inside legendary NYPD police detective Bo Dietl’s longshot bid for New York City mayoralty.

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The Rise And Fall (And Rise) Of ‘Marines United’

A look at the dark digital underbelly of the Marine Corps.

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The Creeping Tyranny of 'Designated Survivor'

Kiefer Sutherland returns for another round of neoconservative revenge fantasy.

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The Strange Case of George Washington’s Disappearing Sash

How an early (and controversial) symbol of the American republic was lost to the annals of history.

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Raiders of the Lost Art

How 9/11 spawned one of the most unusual art preservation efforts of the modern era.

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Inside America's Auschwitz

A new museum offers a rebuke — and an antidote — to our sanitized history of slavery.

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How the Declaration of Independence Went Viral

A brief media chronology of America’s first big story.

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The Bar, Tender

Following in the footsteps of writer and bar disciple J.R. Moehringer.

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The Case for Hugging Your Bros

Bring it in for the real thing.

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‘The Night Of’ and the Enduring Power of Police Procedurals

The HBO adaptation of the British drama isn’t just the epitome of the modern crime serial — it’s a reflection of America’s abiding obsession with crime and punishment.

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