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• DARPA unveils hack-proof drone tech

  In a claim reminiscent of Oracle Corp.'s 'unbreakable' marketing campaign of several years ago, the U.S. military has built what it calls a hack proof drone.

• Tip of the Hat: Google's Project Ara unmasked

  Since disclosing last fall that an internal research team is developing an open hardware platform for creating highly modular smartphones, Google has offered few details of the effort, dubbed Project Ara.

• This smartphone will self-destruct in 5 seconds

  IBM is working on electronics for the US. military that will self-destruct on command to ensure that powerful devices holding critical data stay out of the hands of the enemy.

• DARPA shows off clearinghouse site for open-source code and information

  The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency debuted a new website dedicated to sharing open-source data and publications today, calling it the DARPA Open Catalog.

• Robot Revue: DARPA Robotics Challenge in video

  Two days of robotic competition wrapped up today in Homestead, Fla. Here's a special music video featuring highlights from the DARPA Robotics Challenge 2013.

• Japanese robot crushes rivals at DARPA challenge

  A Japanese team dominated its 15 competitors at DARPA's Robotics Challenge in Florida this weekend.

• Google seeks to commercialize humanoid robots

  Google executives showed up at the Homestead Miami Speedway in Florida to show support for their new team and to get a look at the Atlas robot, built by Boston Dynamics, and one of the stars of the challenge.

• NASA's robot competitor is cousin to Mars Curiosity rover

  The rover that NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab has competing in DARPA's Robot Challenge today is something of a distant cousin to the robotic rover working on Mars.

• Tech pit crews prep for robot speedway showdown

  A team of engineers, students and professors from Worcester Polytechnic Institute spent hours last night working in a garage normally reserved for NASCAR pit crews, tweaking code and making sure their robot can climb a steep flight of stairs.

• Google dives headfirst into robotics with Boston Dynamics buy

  Google has confirmed it's buying Boston Dynamics -- one of the most well-known robotics companies in the world -- but isn't saying much about why.

• Researchers compete to bring humanoid robots to life

  Teams of researchers are hoping to give life to a six-foot, 330-pound humanoid robot at the the Robotics Challenge in Homestead, Fla. on Dec. 20 and 21.

• Sen. Markey wants to know: Can your car be hacked?

  Sen. Edward Markey (D-MA) this week asked automakers what they're doing to protect vehicles from wireless hacking threats and privacy intrusions.

• Companies explore self-detonating data as security control

  The popular Snapchat photo-messaging app used mainly by Android and iOS mobile device owners to share images that then self-destruct after 10 seconds is the sort of security idea that businesses say can help them secure online transactions with business partners.

• New extortion scheme using Citadel malware invokes Internet Crime Complaint Center

  The Internet Crime Complaint Center, a partnership with the FBI, today issued a warning about an uptick in a new version of Citadel malware that uses the IC3's good name to try and extort money from victims.

• NICTA to help protect the US' drone fleet

  Australia’s government-funded organisation NICTA will help protect the US from cyber attacks to its drones in an US$18 million project.