Is the Pentagon allowed to surveil Americans with AI?

The ongoing public feud between the Department of Defense and the AI company Anthropic has raised a deep and still unanswered question: Does the law actually allow the US government to conduct mass surveillance on Americans? Surprisingly, the answer is not straightforward. More than a decade after Edward Snowden exposed […]

As cheap, powerful GPS jammers proliferate, a look at some alternatives to GPS, including using supersensitive, quantum-based magnetic sensors (Christopher Mims/Wall Street Journal)

Christopher Mims / Wall Street Journal: As cheap, powerful GPS jammers proliferate, a look at some alternatives to GPS, including using supersensitive, quantum-based magnetic sensors  —  The proliferation of cheap, powerful GPS jammers has airline operators, shipping firms and militaries alike scrambling for navigation alternatives

God of War Sons of Sparta review: This series’ metroidvania prequel is serviceable, but shines like a red orb on PlayStation Portal

God of War Sons of Sparta represents a significant departure for the iconic action series, one that can sometimes feel unimpressive on a big screen. But the game’s layered metroidvania structure, deep combat, and excellent prequel story and characters all come into satisfying focus when played on the PlayStation Portal.

March 7, 1792: The birth of John Herschel

The only child of astronomer William Herschel, John Herschel was born March 7, 1792, in England. After studying mathematics at Cambridge University, Herschel began working with his father from 1816 until William’s death in 1822. Early in his career, in 1820, he was a founding member of the Royal Astronomical […]