Government and PolicyTechnologyIntelligence agencies investigate ransomware: CIA tools can fake cyberattack origins, blame Russia or ChinaTim Hinchliffe11 months ago9.06KUS intelligence agencies are tasked with investigating the recent ransomware and supply chain attacks. Will white hats lead the way,...
BusinessTechnologyIn-Q-Tel partners with AI-human translation company LiltTim Hinchliffe3 years ago9.92KThe CIA's investment arm In-Q-Tel partners with AI-human translation company Lilt to offer US government agencies a high-quality solution for enterprise...
BusinessTechnologyCIA venture arm In-Q-Tel invests in VR, AR intelligence, collaboration platformTim Hinchliffe3 years ago12.9KIn-Q-Tel (IQT), the venture arm of the CIA, makes a strategic investment in Immersive Wisdom, whose VR, AR, and MR...
TechnologyIntelligence community can’t keep up with FOIA requests: IG reportTim Hinchliffe4 years ago13.9KThe US Intelligence Community (IC), including the CIA, FBI, NSA, and others cannot keep up with the amount of Freedom...
BusinessTechnology‘450 Amazon employees tell Bezos to kick Palantir off AWS’Tim Hinchliffe4 years ago23.7KOver 450 Amazon employees sign a letter to Jeff Bezos and other executives demanding that Palantir be removed from Amazon...
TechnologyPrivacy woes aside, Google Home Hub launches 1 day after Facebook’s PortalTim Hinchliffe4 years ago9.89KTechnology is not evil, nor is it good. It is simply a tool. Facebook Portal is a tool, and now...
TechnologyFacebook’s Portal born out of Pentagon-inspired Building 8Tim Hinchliffe4 years ago15KFacebook has a new hardware product called Portal, a video sharing device which has Amazon's voice assistant Alexa built-in, and...
BusinessTechnologyUnited Airlines partners with scandal-ridden, CIA-backed Palantir for data initiativesTim Hinchliffe4 years ago10.6KUnited Airlines becomes the first US airline to partner with Palantir, a scandal-ridden company co-founded by Peter Thiel with the...
TechnologyMolar Mic company wins DoD multimillion dollar contractTim Hinchliffe4 years ago9.82KWith previous funding from In-Q-Tel, the company behind the Molar Mic dental radio for military pilots, Sonitus Technologies, is awarded a...
TechnologyAI, Machine Learning open new possibilities into JFK assassination researchTim Hinchliffe4 years ago11.4KJust as the US government released a new batch of declassified documents last month regarding the JFK assassination, Microsoft began...
TechnologyWhy does Israeli spy agency Mossad invest in startups via Libertad Ventures?Tim Hinchliffe4 years ago10.3KThe Mossad spy agency of Israel is expected to make another open call to invest in startups through its VC...
TechnologyThe better angels of tech making progress in the face controversy and cynicismBen Allen5 years ago2.4KThe policies of the tech community are obviously not with out controversy, but here are five ways that the community is...
TechnologyFrom Waterboarding to Watermarking: CIA Implants MS Docs to Track WhistleblowersTim Hinchliffe5 years ago2.55KThe CIA is using a beacon that watermarks Microsoft Word documents to track whistleblowers, journalists, informants, and other targets of...
TechnologyMI5, CIA used Samsung Smart TVs to secretly listen-in on conversations: WikiLeaksTim Hinchliffe5 years ago4.16KWikiLeaks reveals that both British and American intelligence agencies used an implant on Samsung TVs to secretly listen-in on user...
TechnologyBallmer’s USAFacts, black budget projects, and tracking unofficial govt spendingTim Hinchliffe5 years ago3.62KFormer Microsoft CEO and current LA Clippers owner Steve Ballmer unveils USAFacts to report on government spending, drawing data exclusively from...
WebCIA Developed Marble Framework to Cover its Tracks, Capable of Faking Russian HackingTim Hinchliffe5 years ago2.69KThe CIA developed an anti-forensic framework to cover its tracks that could make it seem like cyberattacks came from other...
WebIs Google’s hesitance on WikiLeaks’ cybersecurity offer due to a technicality or actual CIA involvement?Tim Hinchliffe5 years ago2.05KWikiLeaks' offer to help tech companies strengthen their cybersecurity vulnerabilities is pushed aside by Google in what is construed as a possible...
WebCIA releases nearly 1 million declassified documents from 1940s – 1990s onlineTim Hinchliffe5 years ago2.48KThe CIA releases the largest collection of its declassified records online, but the documents go no further than the 1990s. If...
MobileCIA-backed Pokemon GO a no-go in China due to security threatTim Hinchliffe5 years ago4.08KChina's state censor says it will not license Pokemon GO until it has a chance to evaluate the security risks...
TechnologyCIA ‘Siren Servers’ can predict social uprisings 3-5 days in advanceTim Hinchliffe6 years ago54.3KThe CIA claims to be able to predict social unrest days before it happens thanks to powerful super computers dubbed...