Pentagon Launches Study on How to Start an Economy on the Moon in the Next 10 Years

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The Moon is so hot right now, metaphorically speaking.

Pentagon-Funded Study Uses AI to Detect 'Violations of Social Norms' in Text

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New research funded by the Pentagon suggests that artificial intelligence can scan and analyze blocks of text to discern whether the humans who wrote it have done something wrong or not.

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AI-Controlled Fighter Jet Flies 17 Hours Without Pilot's Help

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The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) announced it has developed an Artificial Intelligence (AI) algorithm for a self-flying F-16 fighter jet less than three years after creating the control simulated F-16 jet.

The Pentagon once hid 10 giant red balloons across the US — and offered $40,000 to the first people to find them all

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10 large red weather balloons used for DARPA's Network Challenge float outside.
On December 5, 2009, in less than seven hours, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)’s Red Balloon Challenge Team found all ten balloons.

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Marines fooled a DARPA robot by hiding in a cardboard box while giggling and pretending to be trees

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United States Marines and representatives from Boston Dynamics look at Spot, a four-legged robot designed for indoor and outdoor operation, during the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency Robotics Challenge at the Fairplex June 5, 2015 in Pomona, California.

Watch Live: NASA and DARPA Discuss New Advanced Propulsion Tech

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Two of the most forward-thinking agencies in the United States are joining forces to foster the development of advanced space propulsion. A fireside chat on the new collaboration is scheduled for Tuesday morning, and you can watch it live right here.

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