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After Nearly Two Decades, Microprose Is Making Strategy And Simulation Games Again NATO

After Nearly Two Decades, Microprose Is Making Strategy And Simulation Games Again

Image: Microprose (Kotaku)Founded in 1982 by game industry legends Sid Meier and Bill Stealey, developer and publisher Microprose released some of the greatest military simulation and strategy games ever made. After nearly two decades defunct, the Microprose name returns, with a trio of new strategy and simulation games in the…
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May 5, 2020
Democrats counter Trump’s fake coronavirus news with AI that fought ISIS propaganda NATO

Democrats counter Trump’s fake coronavirus news with AI that fought ISIS propaganda

An anti-Trump political organization is using AI originally designed to tackle Islamic State propaganda to counter coronavirus disinformation spread by the president. The system has been repurposed to spot comments from Trump that are about to go viral. It will then identify the most popular counter-narratives, and invite a network of more than 3.4 million influencers “to share…
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May 4, 2020
Debris suggests Navy helicopter struck water fast, reason remains unknown: experts NATO

Debris suggests Navy helicopter struck water fast, reason remains unknown: experts

Former Canadian Armed Forces officers say it appears a naval Cyclone helicopter struck the waters off Greece with sudden and massive force, and investigators may face challenges determining what caused the tragedy without recovering the aircraft.The crash took the lives of six military personnel when it went down Wednesday in…
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May 2, 2020
NATO withholds key information on Taliban attacks: US watchdog NATO

NATO withholds key information on Taliban attacks: US watchdog

The US-led NATO mission in Afghanistan has for the first time refused to publicly release key information about Taliban attacks, a US watchdog has said, potentially making insights into the war harder just as the Pentagon begins withdrawing its troops. The report released on Friday by the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction…
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May 1, 2020
Afghanistan likely facing coronavirus ‘health disaster’: U.S. watchdog NATO

Afghanistan likely facing coronavirus ‘health disaster’: U.S. watchdog

By Jonathan LandayWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Afghanistan, beset by a poor healthcare system, malnutrition, war and other vulnerabilities, likely is facing a "health disaster" from the coronavirus, a watchdog report to the U.S. Congress warns.The report released late on Thursday by Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) John Sopko could…
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May 1, 2020