Ukraine is a country at war with Russia, and its military and civilian infrastructure continues to be attacked. Recent coverage includes Ukrainian drone strikes that knocked out three of Yandex's largest data centers in Russia and caused service outages, AI-enabled robotic gun turrets deployed on bridges to intercept jet-powered drones such as the Geran-5, and OpenAI extending its Daybreak program to Ukraine's government for cyber defense of civilian infrastructure.
Russia's data centers hit by Ukrainian drone strikesUkrainian drone strikes knocked out three of Yandex's largest data centers in Russia, causing widespread digital service outages. Pro-Kremlin bloggers warn Russia's centralized digital economy could collapse, while Ukraine's decentralized services may be more resilient.
Ukraine Says AI Robot Guns Shoot Down New Russian DronesUkraine's air force says AI-enabled robotic turrets are being installed on bridges to shoot down Russia's new jet-powered drones, including the Geran-5, using optical vision and AI to control machine guns. Twelve are deployed in Kyiv, but the system has a roughly one-kilometer radius and is not a panacea.
OpenAI extends Daybreak access to Ukraine governmentOpenAI is extending access to its Daybreak program to the Government of Ukraine to support cyber defense of civilian infrastructure, signaling closer AI industry involvement in national cybersecurity.
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