Facial recognition use by South Wales Police (UK) ruled unlawful

The use of automatic facial recognition (AFR) technology by South Wales Police is unlawful, the Court of Appeal has ruled. It follows a legal challenge brought by civil rights group Liberty and... Read more »

Swarms of Drones, Piloted by Artificial Intelligence, May Soon Patrol Europe’s Borders

Imagine you’re hiking through the woods near a border. Suddenly, you hear a mechanical buzzing, like a gigantic bee. Two quadcopters have spotted you and swoop in for a closer look. Antennae... Read more »

Russian S-500, S-350 Air Defence Systems ‘Almost Ready’

Russian S-500 and S-350 air defence systems, successors to the S-400 and S-350 respectively, are ‘almost ready,’ for deployment. The two new systems have several advancements over the S-400 and S-300, Sputnik... Read more »

Utrecht shooting: One likely dead, multiple injured, says police

Dutch authorities suspect one person was killed in a shooting on a tram in the city of Utrecht in Netherlands on Monday, a police spokesperson said. Separately, a reporter for Dutch national broadcaster... Read more »

Finland to buy counter-artillery radars

Minister of Defense Jussi Niinisto has authorized Finnish Defense Forces’ Logistics Command on January 11, 2018 to acquire counter-battery radars. In a statement made Friday, the Finnish Ministry of Defense reported that... Read more »