CDAO and DIU Launch New Effort Focused on Accelerating DOD Adoption of AI Capabilities > U.S. Department of Defense > Release

CDAO and DIU Launch New Effort Focused on Accelerating DOD Adoption of AI Capabilities > U.S. Department of Defense > Release

Today, the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office (CDAO) in partnership with the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) announced the formation of a new AI Rapid Capabilities Cell (AI RCC) focused on accelerating DoD adoption of next-generation artificial intelligence (AI) such as Generative AI (GenAI). The AI RCC will be managed by the CDAO and will […]

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Navy to start ‘large-scale’ effort to remove invasive coral at Pearl Harbor

Navy to start ‘large-scale’ effort to remove invasive coral at Pearl Harbor

The Navy is preparing for a large-scale removal effort of a problematic invasive coral that covers around 80 acres at Pearl Harbor. Unomia stolonifera is a species of “octocoral,” also known as “pulsing coral” or “stoloniferous fire coral,” and was first detected in the harbor in 2020. Experts have said it’s likely the coral was […]

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Senate rejects effort from Bernie Sanders to block some weapons for Israel over Gaza deaths

Senate rejects effort from Bernie Sanders to block some weapons for Israel over Gaza deaths

U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) speaks during a press conference regarding legislation that would block offensive U.S. weapons sales to Israel, with Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Peter Welch (D-VT) at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., November 19, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters The Senate on Wednesday (November 20, 2024) […]

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Senate rejects effort from Bernie Sanders to block some weapons for Israel over Gaza deaths

U.S. sanctions 398 firms in more than a dozen countries, accusing them of helping Russia’s war effort

Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Wally Adeyemo, flanked by Attorney General Merrick Garland, left, and Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco, right. | Photo Credit: AP The U.S. on Wednesday (October 30, 2024) imposed sanctions on 398 firms across Russia, India, China, and more than a dozen other nations — accusing them of providing products and […]

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Egypt Certified Malaria-Free By WHO After 100-Year Effort

Egypt Certified Malaria-Free By WHO After 100-Year Effort

Egypt has officially been declared malaria-free, with the World Health Organization (WHO) hailing the achievement as “truly historic” after nearly a century of dedicated efforts to eradicate the disease, the BBC reported.  “Malaria is as old as Egyptian civilization itself, but the disease that plagued the pharaohs now belongs to its history,” said WHO Director-General […]

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