DARPA hands space junk spotting scope to US Air Force Space Surveillance Telescope can spot specks of shiny 36,000km away Science23 Oct 2016 | 15
Mechanical Phish auto-exploit auto-patch kit lands on GitHub Vuln-hunting robot ready to roam the world Security22 Aug 2016 | 1
Game over, security researchers – DARPA’s AI bug hunters are coming for your jobs DEF CON First 'Cyber Grand Challenge' shows software can eat itself Security05 Aug 2016 | 8
Mad-tech labcoat-sporters DARPA pit infosec AI against itself It's the Cyber Grand Challenge AI + ML04 Aug 2016 | 18
White hat hacker AI bots prepare for DARPA's DEF CON cyber brawl Software must automatically find bugs in rival code. Are you not entertained? Security13 Jul 2016 | 8
DARPA's 'flying wing' drone inches closer to lift-off Your TERN, Northrop Grumman Science27 Jun 2016 | 28
DARPA demands brand-new command … IN SPAAACE! What will the space 'flight deck' of the future look like? Legal21 Jun 2016 | 22
DARPA wants god-mode attribution platform to pin and predict crime 'Enhanced Attribution' will anonymise threat data, reveal past and future crimes Security09 May 2016 | 23
Facebook slurps up ex DARPA techie for its F8 skunkworks Free content ad network plans to copy Google's success too On-Prem14 Apr 2016 | 4
DARPA issues collaborative spectrum sharing challenge Hoarding spectrum isn't cool or practical, but if wireless operators everyone wins Networks30 Mar 2016 | 2
Hackers turn to angr for automated exploit discovery and patching Nullcon Fuzzing and Driller all killer, no filler Security13 Mar 2016 | 7
DARPA to geeks: Weaponize your toasters … for America! Project Improv makes hacking IoT gear a patriotic duty Security12 Mar 2016 | 60
Spaniards trouser DARPA robotics cash Erle Robotics to develop 'Hardware Robot Operating System' Science25 Jan 2016 | 3
DARPA commits to brain-computer interface development project Hang on, didn’t Firefox have this feature years ago? Science20 Jan 2016 | 28
Tor Project: Anonymity ain't free, folks. Pony up Privacy network passes around the hat Security25 Nov 2015 | 19
US military readies drone submarine hunter Video Warship is unmanned and – currently – unarmed Personal Tech12 Nov 2015 | 86
This new new chip will self-destruct in less than 10 seconds DARPA-funded Gorilla Glass thingy will go pop rather than answer unwanted questions Security15 Sep 2015 | 25
DARPA adds 'sense of touch' to robot hand Neural interface close to the Holy Grail of prosthetics Science14 Sep 2015 | 13
ROBOTS in sinister public-relations push ahead of coming WAR ON HUMANS Humanitarian work, ability to generate empathy: Scary Science08 Jun 2015 | 19
DARPA unTerminators gather for Robotics Challenge finals in Hell* * Aka Los Angeles Science04 Jun 2015 | 14
MIT's robo-cheetah leaps walls in a cyborg hunt for Sarah Connor Vid Someone's been watching way too much Terminator Science29 May 2015 | 41
DARPA's made a SELF-STEERING 50-cal bullet – with video proof Vid Spray and pray: Magic round turns unskilled bods into precision marksmen Science29 Apr 2015 | 47
Oh, hi there, SKYNET: US military wants self-enhancing software that will outlive its creators DARPA's Hundred Years' War on bugs, upgrades and rewrites Applications09 Apr 2015 | 40
DARPA-funded team says it can SMELL Android malware There once was a racehorse called 'Hoof-Hearted' Security09 Apr 2015 | 3
DARPA's 'Cortical Modem' will plug straight into your brain Who needs tech specs when you could have a $10 HUD on your visual cortex? Science17 Feb 2015 | 41
DARPA: We KNOW WHO YOU ARE... by the WAY you MOVE your MOUSE US crazytech unit backs behaviour biometrics study Security03 Feb 2015 | 32
Atlas unplugged! DARPA's unTerminator robot cuts the power cable Google's new humanoid machine also comes with a kill-switch Personal Tech23 Jan 2015 | 12
Hey, it's ... Gecko man, Gecko man, does almost whatever a GECKO can Vid Stanford student climbs sheet of glass with lizard-tech gloves – Special Forces next? Science21 Nov 2014 | 24
DARPA joins math-secured microkernel race Embedded systems need better security Software02 Oct 2014 | 15
MIT boffins cry havoc and let slip the ROBOT CHEETAHS of Whoa Vid Metal BigMog is quiet(ish) and deadly Science15 Sep 2014 | 26
DARPA-backed jetpack prototype built to make soldiers run faster Vid 4 Minute Mile project hatched to speed up tired troops Personal Tech13 Sep 2014 | 41
Watch: DARPA shows off first successful test of STEERABLE bullet Video EXACTO hits the spot Science11 Jul 2014 | 83
Cranial RAM cram plan aims to restore memory DARPA wants to help those with brain disease or injury Science10 Jul 2014 | 18
SPIDER-TROOP, Spider-troop, does whatever a spider troop can Man uses sucker paddles to scale a 25-foot sheer glass wall Science11 Jun 2014 | 40
DARPA gamifies open-source software testing But can you use it to test game software? Eh? Software09 Jun 2014 | 10
DARPA crazytech crew want to create HUMAN-FREE cyber defence systems No need to call an infosec specialist - the machines will sort it all out Security03 Jun 2014 | 22
DARPA wants to out-Google-Google A boutique chocolate factor to counter slavery Software11 Feb 2014 | 8
Q: What's government-owned, designed to kill, and now more transparent? A: DARPA! Skunkworks research lab launches 'Open Catalog' to share research information Software05 Feb 2014 | 9
DARPA hands IBM £3.4m to develop SELF DESTRUCTING CHIPS Left an embarrassing USB key behind? No problem - it'll blow itself into dust Virtualization05 Feb 2014 | 22
Who's the best-built bot that makes the US military hot? SCHAFT! Video Can you dig it? Google-backed boffins bag DARPA robot contest prize Science23 Dec 2013 | 22
Meet NASA's Valkyrie: A silky busty robo superhero that'll save your life Video Space agency thinks with its Johnson, builds Iron (wo)Man for Mars colony Science11 Dec 2013 | 40
DARPA seeks game players to join bug-hunt No prize, but you get to play for free Software09 Dec 2013 | 10
DARPA enlists hacker talent for $2m security bug-swatting challenge Big money prizes for Capture the Flag code competition Security06 Dec 2013 | 12
Hot digital dog: A man’s best friend is still his... K-9 Doctor Who @ 50 Robots are evolving, but can they yet match the Doctor’s mechanical mutt? Science20 Nov 2013 | 42
Japan set to create DARPA-style agency for military tech Tokyo wants to tap civilian innovations to advance its R&D Legal14 Nov 2013 | 8
DARPA slaps $2m on the bar for the ULTIMATE security bug SLAYER Brown trousers time for some in antivirus industry Security22 Oct 2013 | 25
Robot WildCat slips its leash and bounds around parking lot Video 16 mph pseudo-feline moves in leaps and bounds Science05 Oct 2013 | 61
DARPA: You didn't think we could make a Mach 6 spaceplane, so let us have this MACH TEN job Cheap rockets? Bah! Give us a hyper-hydrocarbo-scramjet Science18 Sep 2013 | 68
DARPA calls Big Data boffins: Help us lock up everyone's privates US gov reckons public datasets are threat to the State Systems13 Aug 2013 | 27
White Space wonga time: White House tips $100m into next-gen comms Empty frequencies right place for tomorrow's mics, phones and fridges Networks17 Jun 2013 | 2
Young blokes blinded by video-game addiction: THE FACTS DARPA-funded eggheads' amazing discovery Science13 Jun 2013 | 68
Finally – mind-controlled limbs without brain surgery Neural-interface tech gives wounded soldier a hand (and arm) Science01 Jun 2013 | 32
MIT takes battery-powered robot cheetah for a gallop Video Biomimetic big cat needs no power cord, just a walker Personal Tech17 May 2013 | 32
DARPA looks for a guided bullet with DEAD reckoning navigation Not only has your name on it, but your address too Science26 Apr 2013 | 53
Ex-hacker leaves Pentagon's TOP-SECRET war boffins for Google What will he do? We don't know - it's a secret Security16 Apr 2013 | 10
Boffins build robo-CHIMP for DARPA challenge Four hands, four tracks, and big iron inside Personal Tech13 Mar 2013 | 12
Raytheon to build low-orbit, disposable satellites for DARPA Battlefield viewing from the edge of space Science23 Jan 2013 | 58