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The Chinese city of Urumqi in Xinjiang. Credit: Alexander Flühmann via Wikimedia Commons. CC BY-SA 3.0.

Ultrasounds and blood draws: An account of Chinese government oppression of the Uighurs

By Matt Field | Disruptive Technologies, What We’re Reading

Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump at G20 meeting, July 7, 2017

Pentagon report: Russian leaders believe they are already at war with the United States—in the gray zone

By Matt Field | Technology and Security, What We’re Reading

Illustration by Matt Field.

Laboratories in the cloud

By Filippa Lentzos, Cédric Invernizzi | Disruptive Technologies, Synthetic biology

The Russian Uran-9 is an armed robot. Credit: Dmitriy Fomin via Wikimedia Commons. CC BY 2.0.

In Syria, Russia found the chance to showcase its swagger–and its robot weapons

By Matt Field | Disruptive Technologies, What We’re Reading

A “Star Wars” sequel? The allure of directed energy for space weapons

By Jeff Hecht | Nuclear Weapons, Special Topics, Technology and Security

The existential threat from cyber-enabled information warfare

By Herbert Lin | Artificial Intelligence, Cyber Security, Disruptive Technologies, Special Topics, Technology and Security

Why Star Wars should remain a cinematic fantasy

By John Mecklin | Nuclear Weapons, Special Topics, Technology and Security

An existential threat scorecard for the Democratic presidential debates

By John Mecklin, Thomas Gaulkin | Climate Change, Disruptive Technologies, Nuclear Risk

The alarming face of facial recognition

By Matt Field | Disruptive Technologies

Is breaking up big tech the solution to online hate or election meddling?

By Matt Field | Analysis, Disruptive Technologies, Interviews

How YouTube was recommending kids’ videos to pedophiles

By Matt Field | Artificial Intelligence, Disruptive Technologies, Interviews

ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations agents. Credit: @ICEGov via Twitter.

Uproar over Palantir’s sale of tracking software to US immigration agency

By Matt Field | Disruptive Technologies, What We’re Reading