9 Best Articles in 2022
Real Life
New Sensation — Real Life
Real Life
~14 min read · Jun 23rd · The military use of haptics technology includes ideological indoctrination
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Sportico
Military Mulls Massive Recruiting Plan to Enlist College Athletes
Sportico
9 min read · Apr 28th · The U.S. military is actively discussing an initiative, proposed by a defense contractor, to fund athletic scholarships for tens of thousands of college athletes each year in exchange for their man…
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The New York Times
A Genocide Incited on Facebook, With Posts From Myanmar’s Military
The New York Times
7 min read · From 2018 · With fake pages and sham accounts, the military targeted the mostly Muslim Rohingya minority group, said former military officials, researchers and civilian officials.
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BuzzFeed News
Facebook Is Showing Military Gear Ads Next To Insurrection Posts
BuzzFeed News
5 min read · 2021-01-14 · Earlier this week, Facebook employees warned that military product ads were being advertised against news about DC riots. The company did not act.
Reader View · Shared by 138, including Steve Portigal 🇨🇦🇺🇸, Aral Balkan, Karen K. Ho, Matt Navarra, Matt Brennan, Massimo Pigliucci, Taylor Lorenz @ VidCon, Stig Ørskov, Cory Doctorow, Katja Evertz, Nathan Oseroff-Spicer, Trey Tweets Into the Void, timoreilly, Tristan Harris
The Atlantic
Trump: Americans Who Died in War Are ‘Losers’ and ‘Suckers’
The Atlantic
6 min read · 2020-09-03 · The president has repeatedly disparaged the intelligence of service members, and asked that wounded veterans be kept out of military parades, multiple sources tell The Atlantic.
Reader View · Shared by 612, including Alberto Cairo, Dr. Jeffrey Guterman, Hunter Walker, David Frum, Sam Harris, Kevin M. Kruse, zeynep tufekci, Jason Stanley, Dean Baker, Prof Michael E. Mann, Amy Siskind 🏳️🌈, Mathew Ingram, Diane Ravitch 🇺🇸🇺🇦🌈 💔, John Lilly, Joshua Benton, Russ Cox, Chris Skinner, James Fallows, Karen K. Ho, Simon Hix
The Atlantic
The Pentagon’s Push to Program Soldiers’ Brains
The Atlantic
20+ min read · From 2018 · The military wants future super-soldiers to control robots with their thoughts.
Reader View · Shared by 80, including Tom Connor, Claudia Sommer, Ward Plunet, Nico Müller 🇺🇦, Liv 😷, David Nagel, John Hagel, hiten.eth, Chris Messina, Jane, Carlo Badini
The Washington Post
Opinion | 3 retired generals: The military must prepare now for a 2024 insurrection
The Washington Post
2021-12-17 · A military breakdown mirroring societal or political breakdown would put all Americans at severe risk.
Shared by 126, including Ida Bae Wells, Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò, anildash, Dan Froomkin/PressWatchers.org ☮️, Glenn Greenwald, Larry Sabato, Dr. Jeffrey Guterman, Joshua Benton, Jason Stanley, Amy Edmondson, Noah Smith 🐇🇺🇦, corey robin, Pippa Malmgren, David Wessel, Josh Wolfe
MIT Technology Review
Military artificial intelligence can be easily and dangerously fooled
MIT Technology Review
8 min read · From 2019 · AI warfare is beginning to dominate military strategy in the US and China, but is the technology ready?
Reader View · Shared by 119, including Jonathan Kogan, Evan Kirstel the $B2B Techfluencer, Esther Schindler, Jennifer Stirrup - Next: #EverywhereWorkplace, John Koetsier, Peter Schmidhuber, Gerd Leonhard, Martin Ford, Merkstatt, Marc R Gagné MAPP 🍁, Vikram Dutt, Carla Gentry, Bilal Zuberi, Iain Brown, PhD, Mike Tamir, PhD, Thomas Power
BBC Future
Why the US military is listening to shrimp
BBC Future
6 min read · Jun 17th · Military sonar can have a serious effect on some ocean animals. Could natural noises produced by sealife be used to locate undersea threats?
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Real Life
New Sensation — Real Life
Real Life
~14 min read · Jun 23rd · The military use of haptics technology includes ideological indoctrination
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WIRED
The US Military Is Building Its Own Metaverse
WIRED
3 min read · May 17th · Defense tech companies have latched on to the metaverse hype—but what they’re building will be a far cry from Meta’s virtual world.
Shared by 263, including ipfconline, Brian Roemmele, 🟣 Antonio Vieira Santos #FutureOfWork, Maneet S, Kelly Hungerford 🌻, Theodora (Theo) Lau - 劉䂀曼 🌻, Glen Gilmore | 🌻🥽Metaverse 🕳🐇
BBC Future
Why the US military is listening to shrimp
BBC Future
6 min read · Jun 17th · Military sonar can have a serious effect on some ocean animals. Could natural noises produced by sealife be used to locate undersea threats?
Reader View · Shared by 84
The New York Times
Bolsonaro’s New Ally in Questioning Brazil’s Elections: The Military
The New York Times
8 min read · Jun 12th · Despite little evidence of past fraud, President Jair Bolsonaro has long raised doubts about Brazil’s electoral process. Now the military is expressing similar concerns.
Reader View · Shared by 95, including Rasmus Kleis Nielsen
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VICE
How the U.S. Military Buys Location Data from Ordinary Apps
VICE
10 min read · 2020-11-16 · A Muslim prayer app with over 98 million downloads is one of the apps connected to a wide-ranging supply chain that sends ordinary people's personal data to brokers, contractors, and the military.
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WIRED
The US Military Is Building Its Own Metaverse
WIRED
3 min read · May 17th · Defense tech companies have latched on to the metaverse hype—but what they’re building will be a far cry from Meta’s virtual world.
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CNN
DeSantis proposes a new civilian military force in Florida that he would control
CNN
3 min read · 2021-12-03 · Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis wants to reestablish a World War II-era civilian military force that he, not the Pentagon, would control.
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Military.com
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3 min read · From 2018 · Military.com enables the millions of Americans with military affinity to access their benefits, find jobs, enjoy military discounts, and stay connected.
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Foreign Policy
NATO Allies Are Rethinking Russia’s Supposed Military Prowess
Foreign Policy
5 min read · Jun 9th · But Russia’s early military failures in Ukraine don’t make it any less dangerous, military analysts warn.
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The New York Times
Bolsonaro’s New Ally in Questioning Brazil’s Elections: The Military
The New York Times
8 min read · Jun 12th · Despite little evidence of past fraud, President Jair Bolsonaro has long raised doubts about Brazil’s electoral process. Now the military is expressing similar concerns.
Reader View · Shared by 95, including Rasmus Kleis Nielsen
The New York Times
Sensitive Iranian Military Site Was Targeted in Attack
The New York Times
4 min read · May 27th · A drone exploded at a structure in the Parchin military technology complex on Wednesday. The attack fit a pattern of past Israeli strikes on Iran.
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Gizmodo
Pentagon Unveils Plan to Make 'Responsible Military AI' More Than Just a Buzzword
Gizmodo
5 min read · Jun 23rd · The Pentagon cited supposed threats from China as a key motivator for ramping up "responsible" military applications for artificial intelligence.
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The Conversation
How Technology Is Opening a Window onto Russian Military Activity Around Ukraine
The Conversation
3 min read · Feb 14th · Scraping Twitter is becoming as important as billion-dollar spy satellites.
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