Colliding space debris produces radio bursts, raising prospect of ‘debris weather’ alerts

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://spacenews.com/colliding-space-debris-produces-radio-bursts-raising-prospect-of-debris-weather-alerts/

"For all the impressive tasks that drones can do, there is one that remains beyond their power: facial recognition. Drones are generally much farther from their subjects than the kind of cameras, such as CCTVs, that are ordinarily used for biometrics. At these distances a face may consist of only a few dozen pixels. Atmospheric turbulence caused, for example, by rising hot air, can distort features like the distance between one’s eyes. And because they record from the sky, drones’ on-board cameras may capture only a partial view of a face (or, if someone is wearing a wide-brimmed hat, none at all).

But new technology from a team at Michigan State University (MSU) seeks to change all that and extend the spying powers of artificial intelligence (AI) into the skies. The system, known as FarSight, suggests that long-range aerial surveillance could soon become far more accurate—and intrusive—than ever before.

The project is funded by the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA), part of the American government responsible for marshalling fanciful spy-gadget ideas into real-world use. Other current IARPA projects include an effort to build a device that can modulate a voice in real-time in order to avoid detection by speech-recognition tools, as well as an initiative to make snooping devices small and pliable enough to be woven directly into clothing."

https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2025/08/13/drones-could-soon-become-more-intrusive-than-ever

#Drones #DroneWarfare #Surveillance #Biometrics #FacialRecognition #IARPA

Scientists have created the most detailed wiring diagram of the brain ever, thanks to IARPA’s MICrONS program. They mapped over 200,000 cells and 500 million synapses in a mouse’s visual cortex, linking structure and function at an unprecedented scale. This breakthrough could revolutionize our understanding of cognition, consciousness, and brain disorders.

@goodnews

#Neuroscience #BrainMapping #MICrONS #IARPA #Consciousness #GoodNews
https://thedebrief.org/iarpa-research-achieves-the-impossible-in-new-breakthrough-revealing-the-brains-biggest-mysteries/

US govt. invests $22 million in smart surveillance clothing

US government program seeking to develop active smart textiles (AST) with sensors, cameras, and wires woven directly into garments. The person wearing this technology, in the form of a shirt, pants, or underwear, can record audio video in their surroundings, and their location will be trackable via a geolocation sensor

#surveillance #privacy #smartclothing #AST #IARPA #technology #tech #innovation

https://interestingengineering.com/science/us-govt-invests-22-million-in-smart-surveillance-clothing

The #USgovernment is #investing #$22 #million in the #development of #smart #surveillance #clothing under the #SMART #ePANTS program, which is overseen by the #Department of #Defense and #IARPA

https://interestingengineering.com/science/us-govt-invests-22-million-in-smart-surveillance-clothing

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How can automated prompts make us more rational? #IARPA's REASON Program Manager Dr. Steve Rieber explains: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8gbdtgzDf20

I'll be learning more about the new program at it's Propoer's Day (today) in the D.C. area.

Hacking the hackers... with psychology

IARPA researching cyberattack defense using psychology https://www.cybercareers.blog/2023/01/iarpa-researching-cyberattack-defense-using-psychology/
#cyber #cybersecurity #infosec #IARPA #hacking