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Stopping the rot when good software goes bad means new rules from the start

2 months ago
We need more paranoid Androids. And, well, everything else

Opinion  The 21st century is turning out weirder than we thought. For the entire history of art, for example, tools could be used and abused and would work more or less well, but generally helped the wishes and skills of the user. They did not plot against us. Now they can – and do.…

Rupert Goodwins

GPS on the fritz? Britain and France plot a backup plan

2 months ago
Cross-Channel pact aims to bolster navigation and timing tech as satellite signals face growing jamming threats

Britain and France are to work more closely on technology to back up the familiar Global Positioning System (GPS), which is increasingly subject to interference in many regions around the world.…

Dan Robinson