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Pentagon promises hell to pay for Anthropic in ongoing feud

Usama Jawad — Tue, 17 Feb 2026 12:56:01 +0000

Pentagon may cut Anthropic over AI dispute, setting up a high-stakes clash that could reshape defense-tech partnerships. Read more...

Microsoft awarded contract by U.S. Army worth $480 million

Timi Cantisano — Thu, 29 Nov 2018 01:16:01 +0000

Today, Microsoft was award a huge contract worth $480 million. The U.S. Army will be making use of its augmented reality technologies for headset to be used in training and combat. Read more...

United States Army considers dropping combat training for "cyber warrior" recruits

Christopher White — Thu, 01 Jan 2015 00:34:01 +0000

If you've always wanted to join the U.S. military as a security expert but lacked the ability to run ten miles with gear on your back, you're in luck as the Army may drop the requirement. Read more...

Shanghai could be home to secretive Chinese hackers

Paul Ferson — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 20:35:28 +0000

Unit 61938, a group of Chinese governmental hackers responsible for more than 100 documented attacks since 2006, might have been nailed on the outskirts of the world's biggest city - Shanghai. Read more...

More info on Windows 8 use in the Army and Air Force revealed

John Callaham — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 17:19:37 +0000

Microsoft has now confirmed that it has a new three year agreement with the US Army and Air Force that will include deployment of Windows 8 in those military branches. Read more...

TechSpot: Battle of the Army Green Cases, Corsair vs. Thermaltake

Julio Franco — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 19:19:08 +0000

Despite the prevalence of military-themed motherboards, enthusiasts haven't had a whole lot of stock options for matching cases. Hoping to fill that void, Corsair and Thermaltake have recently... Read more...

Iceland fears arrest of MP over WikiLeaks

Paul Ferson — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 00:23:48 +0000

Due to their part in leaking video footage of American soldiers killing civilians in Baghdad, a prominent Icelandic MP has been advised to avoid going to the USA by her own government. Read more...

Bastion devs give US airman physical copy

Paul Ferson — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 21:35:17 +0000

A US airman and Redditor asked about the possibility of Bastion on on physical release - and was rewarded by the developers. Read more...

Army is testing OLED wrist display for soldiers

Christopher White — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 19:32:42 +0000

A soldier lies flat on the ground, waiting for information on enemy targets from HQ. He looks at his wrist and sees video footage from a drone that is passing by overhead. The drone identifies... Read more...

Army developing virtual world to train troops

Brandon Boyce — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 12:21:56 +0000

The U.S. Army is looking to build a large virtual world similar to that of Second Life to help train soldiers. According to InformationWeek, the project will be called the Army Research, Development and Engineering... Read more...

See the US Navy's Command Center of the future

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 12:02:22 +0000

Once you enter the lobby you face wall of big screens, displaying current critical operations. Jeff Clarkson, research engineer at SPAWAR, wants you to see all relevant information, as you move through the lobby. Then,... Read more...

US Army will adopt Vista and Office 2007 by end of this year

Sam Symons — Sat, 23 May 2009 00:01:45 +0000

Corporate bodies, such as businesses and the government, have traditionally been rather slow when it comes to adopting new software and technologies. This is generally for security purposes, and because they don't see the point... Read more...

$50M invested into flexible displays by the US Army

Sam Symons — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 21:25:17 +0000

The US Army has invested a further $50 million into Arizona State University's flexible-display research facility, bringing their total contribution up to $100 million. The Army is so keen on these displays as they are... Read more...

America's Army Player Saves Real Life

Fri, 18 Jan 2008 10:55:36 +0000

It's the stuff press releases are made of, but the story is great to boot. Paxton Galvanek never had medical training, but he'd gone through medic certification in the America's Army video game. Then one... Read more...

U.S. Army clamping down on soldiers' blogs

Thu, 03 May 2007 13:45:06 +0000

Soldiers in war zones are already subject to restrictions on blogging and public posts, but the U.S. Army is tightening restrictions on veterans who return and begin posting online, in hopes ensure sensitive information about... Read more...

America's Army 2.8.1 released - 4 "student" made maps!

Todd Tanner — Fri, 23 Mar 2007 08:36:01 +0000

Listen up Soldiers, the latest release of America's Army: Special Forces (Overmatch) (SMU GH Map Pack) V2.8.1 is now available! Featuring four (4) new maps created by students of The Guildhall at Southern Methodist University... Read more...

Nokia Lands High-Speed Wireless Contract From U.S. Army

Mon, 22 Jan 2007 22:04:02 +0000

Motorola is cutting jobs and watching profits drop. What's Nokia up to? Making deals with the world's largest military power. That was a no-brainer. The U.S. Army has awarded Nokia a contract to build a... Read more...

America's Army 2.8: Coalition Released!

Todd Tanner — Fri, 22 Dec 2006 03:31:02 +0000

A brand spanking new version of America's Army: Special Forces was released today, this time named Coalition. This new version offers a major addition to the game, and that happens to be the new mission... Read more...

Crysis & Army of Two Delayed

Todd Tanner — Thu, 02 Nov 2006 23:05:11 +0000

Well it looks like we will all have to wait a bit longer to get our grubby little hands on Crysis and Army of Two: During Electronic Arts' quarterly financial conference call, EA... Read more...

America's Army 2.70 "Overmatch" released

Todd Tanner — Thu, 14 Sep 2006 22:19:55 +0000

As promised (16 months ago or so) America's Army 2.70 code-named Overmatch has now been released. This is a huge update for the slightly long in the tooth free FPS from our beloved America's Army.... Read more...

U.S. Soldier to star in America's Army sequel

Todd Tanner — Wed, 28 Dec 2005 01:06:39 +0000

FAYETTEVILLE, North Carolina (AP) -- The questions were unusual for Sgt. 1st Class Jerry Wolford: Did you play with GI Joe action figures when you were a child? What if you could be one? "Usually,... Read more...

U.S. Army licenses Unreal Engine 3 technology

Todd Tanner — Wed, 11 May 2005 01:33:48 +0000

West Point, NY May10, 2005 - The U.S. Army today announced that it is expanding its technology agreement with Epic Games. Since 2000, Epic's Unreal® Engine 2 has served as the foundation for America's... Read more...

America's Army Coming to Consoles

Fri, 25 Feb 2005 15:54:34 +0000

Ubisoft announced today that it is developing a console version of America's Army. Titled America's Army: Rise of a Soldier, the game will attempt to create the most authentic military console game to date. America's... Read more...

America's Army SF 2.3.0 (FireFight) has been released

Todd Tanner — Fri, 18 Feb 2005 21:35:14 +0000

Thanks to Vaichilds for the heads up. The 2.3.0 update for America's Army has now been released. Included in this latest update are 2 new maps, a new Tournament mode for... Read more...

U.S. Army Aims to Halt Paperwork with IBM System

Fri, 17 Dec 2004 15:46:13 +0000

The U.S. Army has enlisted IBM and a handful of other companies to create an automated record-keeping system that ends the need for electronic forms to be printed out, signed and delivered up the military... Read more...

Lycos Europe Denies Attack on Zombie Army

Thu, 02 Dec 2004 02:36:28 +0000

Internet portal Lycos Europe has denied that its "Make love not spam" Web site was hacked into and defaced last night. The company said that an e-mail that contained an apparent mirror... Read more...

Swedish Army To Use Battlefield 2 for Training

Marcel Klum — Tue, 28 Sep 2004 19:28:40 +0000

The Battlefield 2 game is a first-person shooter game taking place on the modern-day battlefield. AerotechTelub is purchasing a development license for the technology powering the game with the intention of developing training simulators and... Read more...

Army supercomputing drafts Intel, AMD

Tue, 03 Aug 2004 12:47:01 +0000

In one race to sell 64-bit x86 chips to high-performance computing customers, Intel and rival Advanced Micro Devices both won. The U.S. Army Research Laboratory has elected to buy an IBM supercomputer with... Read more...

U.S. Army Sets Up Video-Game Studio

Todd Tanner — Mon, 21 Jun 2004 17:00:45 +0000

CARY, North Carolina -- The U.S. Army, riding the success of its action video game America's Army, has set up a video-game studio with industry veterans to write other kinds of software to simulate training... Read more...

New Army Men Game On The Way

Thu, 10 Jun 2004 15:50:13 +0000

Never thought I'd be seeing another Army Men game. This time Globalstar Software is the one publishing the game. Army Men was 3DOs little project till the company died off last year. ... Read more...

Americas Army 2.1 (Downrange) Released!

Wed, 02 Jun 2004 09:32:41 +0000

The newest version (v2.1) of AA : SF, codename America's Army: Special Forces (Downrange) has been released, Monday, 1 June 2004 for Windows, Mac, and Linux clients. This latest release in the America's Army game... Read more...

Ubisoft drafts America's Army

Thu, 15 Apr 2004 05:20:18 +0000

Increasingly militaristic publisher signs deal to bring first official U.S. Army games to consoles. Capping a week of war game announcements, Ubisoft said today it has struck a deal with the U.S.... Read more...

Army to Gates: Halt the free software

Wed, 10 Mar 2004 20:58:13 +0000

Microsoft has been mailing free copies of its pricey Office productivity software to government employees, but CNET News.com has learned that at least two federal agencies are warning recipients to return the gifts or risk... Read more...

Army Sponsors Windows XP Championships

Marcel Klum — Wed, 24 Dec 2003 08:54:47 +0000

The U.S. Army has signed on as the latest sponsor to the upcoming AMD/ATI Cyber X Games: Windows XP Championships in Las Vegas at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES). The Army's America's Army: Special Forces... Read more...

Army data cops prepare for Iraq trials

Darren Bolton — Tue, 07 Oct 2003 07:36:07 +0000

Evidence gathered from computer systems to be used in war crime cases Forensic technology enlisted by the British Army to fight global terrorism could help find war criminals in the wake of... Read more...

HP unleashes Linux cluster army

Tue, 05 Aug 2003 19:26:40 +0000

HP has kicked off an aggressive Linux clustering campaign with a set of pre-configured hardware packages and a list of software that rivals anything another vendor can offer. HP is making its presence... Read more...

America's Army update

Sat, 26 Jul 2003 20:01:01 +0000

America's Army v1.9 is on the way. We stopped by the US Army's booth at Gen Con Indy 2003 to find that although the demo stations at the show were running the... Read more...

Macs get America's Army

Thu, 03 Jul 2003 18:03:44 +0000

America's Army -- the first person action game that serves both as entertainment and a recruitment tool for the United States Army -- is coming to the Mac, as MacCentral first told readers in May.... Read more...

Microsoft lands big contract from Army

Thu, 26 Jun 2003 09:52:06 +0000

Microsoft won a $478 million, six-year contract to provide software to the U.S. Army, the biggest order ever for the company's programs. The agreement covers 494,000 desktop computers, Microsoft spokesman Keith Hodson said.... Read more...

America's Army tweak guide

Marcel Klum — Fri, 17 Jan 2003 11:15:52 +0000

America's Army is a realistic computer game providing civilians with an inside perspective and a virtual role in the U.S. Army. America's Army players will experience soldiering in a state-of-the-art new manner. Although... Read more...