NSA announces new artificial intelligence security center

[The Morning After]( It's Monday, October 02, 2023. The National Security Agency (NSA) has launched a dedicated [artificial intelligence security center](. This apparently follows the increased government use of algorithms and AI systems, related to defense and intelligent systems. The security center aims to protect these systems from theft and sabotage, as well as safeguard the country from external AI-based threats. The NSA’s outgoing director, General Paul Nakasone, says the division will operate within the existing Cybersecurity Collaboration Center. This entity works with private industry and international partners to protect the US from cyberattacks from China, Russia and other countries with active malware and hacking campaigns. One reason we might hear more on defensive measures is the incoming US presidential election, although Nakasone said he’s not seen evidence of that just yet. — Mat Smith The biggest stories you might have missed [Watch The Morning After Episode 5 on YouTube]( [The Supreme Court will hear social media cases with immense free speech implications]( [Hitting the Books: We are the frogs in the boiling pot, it’s time we started governing like it]( [The Creator review: A visually stunning, yet shallow, AI epic]( [The best smart light bulbs for 2023]( [Your phone will blare a national emergency alert test on October 4 at 2:20 PM ET]( It’ll still probably make you jump. The US government will conduct a nationwide alert test on Wednesday, October 4. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will send notifications to your phones (and radios and TVs) to test the National Wireless Emergency Alert System. If you live near a decent-sized metro area, there’s a solid chance you’ve received AMBER alerts through this system before. But you’re still going to be surprised. [Continue reading.]( [Analogue’s limited edition Pockets are delightful and frustrating]( Its dedication to retro authenticity goes far beyond creating desirable gaming hardware. [[TMA] Engadget]( No one appears to understand the tug of retro game collectors’ emotions better than the team at Analogue, makers of some of the most desirable modern retro consoles. According to Engadget’s James Trew, it’s perfected the art of inducing both ends of that emotional spectrum. Almost two years after the release of the (delightful) Pocket handheld, many are (still) waiting for key accessories and even consoles to be in stock reliably. Meanwhile, the company just unveiled some seriously alluring limited editions. Good luck snatching one of those. [Continue reading.]( [Cocoon is a near-perfect puzzle game]( The lead gameplay designer of Limbo and Inside has brought us a new classic. [[TMA] Cocoon]( With Cocoon, there’s no preamble, no text overlays and no overt hints. So, you walk around interacting with things that look like you can interact with them, scratching away at the game within. You’ll soon find an orb, which you can initially use to open doors, before discovering inside every orb is a new world of puzzles. I could oversimplify it and call it bug puzzle Inception, but it’s more satisfying than that. [Read the full review.]( [Engadget Podcast: Meta’s Quest 3, AI and Ray-Ban smart glasses]( Zuckerberg tries to make the metaverse and AR happen. [[TMA] Engadget]( This week, it’s Meta’s turn to highlight AI during its device event. In this episode, Devindra and Cherlynn dive into all of the news from Meta’s Connect 2023 event, where it unveiled Meta AI and accompanying celebrity-powered chatbots, a new VR headset and even new smart glasses, or should we say,[smart sunglasses](. [Listen here.]( The Morning After is a daily newsletter from Engadget designed to help you fight off FOMO. Who knows what you'll miss if you don't [subscribe](. Craving even more? [Like us on Facebook]( or [follow us on Twitter](. Have a suggestion on how we can improve The Morning After? [Send us a note.]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Youtube]( [Instagram]( You are receiving this email because you opted in at [engadget.com](. Not interested anymore? [Unsubscribe from this newsletter.]( Copyright © 2023 Yahoo. All rights reserved.