Marketplace Tech for Wednesday, April 10, 2013

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Funding follows high-tech weaponry. The Pentagon won't say what they are, but the Air Force has now officially designating six technologies as 'weapons.' Reuters reports the vice commander of the Air Force Space Command telling a conference, 'This means that the game-changing capability (of) cyber is...going to get more attention and the recognition that it deserves.'  Recognition and more importantly money, since military budgets tend to favor weapons.

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The funding fight for cyber weapons and personnel

The Pentagon won't say what they are, but the Air Force has now officially designated six cyber technologies as "weapons."
Posted In: military, cybersecurity, cyberwar
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Food hacking for good: Ways to improve the food system

A food hackathon in San Francisco brought together programmers, designers, and investors to work on ways to improve the food system.
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