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Amateur astronomers help Ministry of Defence track space objects

A group of volunteer astronomers are helping the Ministry of Defence monitor objects as small as freezers in space as it becomes increasingly congested. Members of the Basingstoke Astronomical Society (BAS) have been exploring whether a low-cost network of cameras could improve experts’ situational awareness. The Hampshire-based group offered to help after hearing about the…

4 July 20194 July 2019 Chris Price News, Space

Facebook offers digital skills training to armed forces veterans

Facebook is to provide digital skills training to more than 300 armed forces veterans when the social network holds a community event in London on Wednesday. The social media firm will hold a series of panel discussions and training sessions for veterans at Boost With Facebook For The Armed Forces Community, which it hopes will…

26 June 201926 June 2019 Chris Price Facebook, News

British Entrepreneur buys 1,000mph Bloodhound Supersonic Car project

Pilot Andy Green steers as BLOODHOUND SSC is towed out of the hangar by technicians at Newquay airport, Cornwall (Ben Birchall/PA) A British entrepreneur has bought the business and assets for the Bloodhound supersonic car project which aimed to hit speeds of 1,000mph. Bloodhound Programme Ltd, the firm behind the initiative…

17 December 201831 December 2021 Chris Price Gadgets

Fourth generation espionage: How spy agencies are turning to Quantum computing and AI

The head of MI6, Alex Younger, says there is a need for “fourth-generation espionage” as adversaries take advantage of “blurred lines” between the cyber and physical worlds. Here are some of the ways Britain’s security services are adopting, and responding to, modern technology. – Artificial intelligence and quantum computing These are potentially valuable tools for…

3 December 20183 December 2018 Chris Price Computer Security, Gadgets

658 laptos stolen from the MoD since 2004

Well aren’t the Ministry of Defence a careless lot? In four years, they’ve managed to have a total of 658 laptops stolen, around 2% of the total 35,000 machines that they own – or used to.

Naturally, this isn’t the best statistic for the body responsible for UK security…

22 July 20086 March 2021 Daniel Sung Computers, Laptops / Notebooks

New MoD F-35 Joint Strike Fighter helmet the most advanced Airforce helmet yet

I know what you’re thinking, looking at that photo – you’ve got next year’s Halloween outfit sorted, right? You’ll go as a rabid fighter pilot that’s spent the last 20 years in Chernobyl after a freak accident sent you spiralling from space into the radiation-riddengjost-town.

Sorry to ruin your costume plans, but in order to wear one of these helments, you’ll have to join the Ministry of Defence first, specifically the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter squadron. The helmet is currently being tested…

12 November 2007 Katherine Hannaford Apparel

Daily Tech Hotlinks for 13-Aug-07: Google Video, PS3, Twitter, Ministry of Defence, Facebook

– Google Video closes, users’ paid-for videos now unavailable, money not refunded (Tech Crunch)
– 9-year old boy saves father’s life, demands a PS3 in return (Engadget)…

13 August 200726 January 2017 Katherine Hannaford Daily Tech Hotlinks

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