security GPS, Plan B: US Navy teaches celestial navigation as fallback for cyberattack Cory Doctorow

History Wacky dudes in Russia open 1940s war ration can and eat it because Russia Xeni Jardin

robots Video of Flimmer, the US Navy's new drone that flies and swims David Pescovitz

politics Elon Musk and Stephen Hawking call for ban on “autonomous weapons” Xeni Jardin

News Word Wars: Daily war headlines transformed into an automated Star Wars intro crawl Xeni Jardin

politics How you can contribute to whistleblower Chelsea Manning's legal defense fund Trevor Timm

military America's transgender military ban to be phased out Andrea James

military Texans brace for Jade Helm 15, massive federal military exercise Andrea James

military End of the United States' "weaponized anthropology" program David Pescovitz

war America's broken promise to veterans who survived race-based chemical weapons testing in WWII Xeni Jardin

dogs Watch this cute missing dog reunite with her U.S. veteran owner after 5 years apart Xeni Jardin

Funny Watch amazing robots fall over at the DARPA Robotics Challenge! (And see the winner.) David Pescovitz