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US Creates New 'Multinational' Attack Drone Task Force Amid Iran War & Lessons Learned In Ukraine Compared to what Ukraine and Russia are learning in the context of their grinding years-long war, the Pentagon is a bit late in putting together comprehensive drone swarm battle plans and tactics, but it seems to be the clear direction of future conflict spaces. On Thursday US Central Command unveiled that it is officially establishing America's first-ever multi-domain, multinational attack drone task force. An announcement identified the initiative as Force Falcon Strike, which "will employ one-way attack...

US Official Cites 'Glimmer Of Progress' On Ceasefire After Trump Warns 'A Whole Civilization Will Die Tonight' Summary:  Tehran Times: All communications with US side suspended - THEN ISSUES CORRECTION, REVERSES. This after Trump's Tues. morning threat: "A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again." Axios cites "glimmer" of progress on negotiations. In a call with FOX's Bret Baier, Trump says 8 PM deadline today "could change if negotiations move forward, but sticking to deadline for now." Kharg Island heavily bombed in preparation for potential US Marine/Special Forces ground seizure. Reports...

Scientists Warn Of Urgent AI Biosecurity Threat Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity News, For the first time, artificial intelligence has designed complete, functional viral genomes from scratch. Oh dear. Stanford University and Arc Institute researchers used generative AI models to produce 16 novel bacteriophages that successfully infect and kill bacteria in the lab. Breaking News: Scientists have used A.I. to create new viruses for the first time, raising hopes for medical advances while also raising the possibility that the technology could someday be used to invent dangerous pathogens. https://t.co/MJG4mp0TTb — The New York Times...