Republican Candidate Publishes AI Prompt About Trump’s UnpopularityMinnesota GOP House candidate Eric Pratt accidentally left an artificial intelligence prompt up on his website that showed him asking the AI tool to avoid talking about President Trump due to his dismal approval ratings. “Residents want everyday purchases to be affordable, bad actors to be held accountable, and for their reps to lead with common sense,”…The New Republic3d agoWhole story →TechnologySecurity
"When the Bubble Bursts": Naomi Klein & Astra Taylor on Reclaiming Democracy from AI OligarchsWe’re joined by Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor, co-authors of the book End Times Fascism , for a wide-ranging conversation on the multitrillion-dollar global investment in artificial intelligence and its reverberating effects around the world. Klein recently spoke at the People’s AI Assembly, alongside other critics of the artificial intelligence industry,…Democracy Now!3d agoWhole story →TechnologyEconomy
AI-Generated Ads Flood Midterm Election CyclePolitical campaigns are adopting the use of artificial intelligence to analyze data and easily get messages out to voters. But the rapidly advancing technology is also increasingly showing up in attack ads raising concerns about blurring the lines between replica and reality. NBC’s Ryan Nobles reports for TODAY.NBC News3d agoWhole story →PlanetGovernment
Burkina Faso Revives Death Penalty as Junta Battles InsurgencyBurkina Faso’s military rulers reinstated the death penalty for terrorism, treason and espionage, giving the junta a powerful legal tool it can use against perceived threats to its rule.Bloomberg3d agoWhole story →Security
On the Road With Thomas MannPaweł Pawlikowski’s Fatherland is a postwar period piece mapping a Germany whose broken halves reflect distorted mirror images: Prosperity and austerity signify twin existential crises. The convivial capitalist surfaces of the West betray guilt and uncertainty as surely as the surveillance state of the East. In hotel staterooms and military checkpoints,…The New Republic3d agoWhole story →Security
2 ex-FBI officials charged with making false statements about Hunter Biden's laptopTwo former FBI intelligence officials who specialized in foreign election interference were charged Friday with making false statements about their roles in investigating the origins of Hunter Biden's laptop in the run-up to the 2020 presidential election.PBS NewsHour16h agoSources (2)Whole story →SecurityGovernment
Intel Democrats on how they'll react if Trump alleges election meddlingThe top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee says lawmakers have prepared for a range of situations ahead of the midterms, including that President Trump "is not going to accept the results."CBS News16h agoWhole story →GovernmentSecurity
US Treasury proposes a rule to crack down on high-tech investments in China, other adversariesThe U.S. Treasury Department has proposed a rule to crack down on American high-tech investments in China, Russia, North Korea and other “countries of concern.’’ The U.S. government has been working for years to deny China and other adversaries investments that could help them boost their military power. Former President Joe Biden put restrictions on…The Atlanta Journal-Constitution14h agoSources (2)Whole story →TechnologySecurityoutbound investment security rule
Scoop: U.S. intel memo warns of "advanced" Iranian plots to kill officials abroadU.S. intelligence finds Iran has "substantially increased" its efforts to target American diplomats and officials in the Middle East and beyond, with lethal plots reaching "advanced stages," according to an Oct. 23 memo to Secretary of State Marco Rubio obtained by Axios. Why it matters: U.S. officials say the intelligence is one reason the State…Axios13h agoWhole story →Security
Trump’s surveillance towers can see into neighborhoods — and are ‘always watching’President Donald Trump’s expanding AI border surveillance system can watch people leaving their homes, children on playgrounds and even inside a bedroom window, a New York Times investigation found. More than a million people in the United States and Mexico live within potential view of the AI-powered towers, according to the newspaper’s analysis. “It…Raw Story12h agoWhole story →TechnologySecurity
Something Like SabotageHow should Ukraine respond to America’s treachery?The Dispatch10d agoWhole story →GovernmentSecurityukraine us relations
Former German Intelligence Chief Arrested on Suspicion of TreasonAugust Hanning, 80, the former president of Germany’s Federal Intelligence Service (BND), was arrested Tuesday morning, Oct. 6, at his home in Steinfurt county near the Dutch border, according to German prosecutors. A second suspect, identified only as Manfred D. under German privacy laws, was arrested at his home in Bavaria on suspicion of aiding […]Natural News16d agoWhole story →JusticeSecuritygerman intelligence scandal
German federal prosecutor’s office says a former domestic intelligence chief was arrested on spying allegationsBERLIN (AP) — German federal prosecutor's office says a former domestic intelligence chief was arrested on spying allegations.WTOP18d agoWhole story →Securitygaza conflict escalation
Democrats Warn Trump’s Election Interference Threat Isn’t OverLawmakers used the president’s efforts to sabotage the midterms to mobilize the base while warning of further threats to come.HuffPost1mo agoWhole story →JusticeGovernmentelection interference warning
Former German top spy placed under formal arrestA judge of Germany's Federal Court of Justice issued a formal arrest warrant against a former spy chief accused of buying secret documents and using them in an analysis for a foreign intelligence service, the Office of the Federal Prosecutor said on Wednesday.Reuters17d agoWhole story →Securitygerman espionage arrest
Russia says it has detained a German who faces charges for serving in Ukrainian armyRussia's top domestic security agency says it has detained a German national who is alleged to have served in the Ukrainian army. The Federal Security Service, or FSB, made the announcement without providing the man's name or details about his arrest. According to the FSB, the man signed a three-year contract with the Ukrainian armed forces in 2025 but…The Atlanta Journal-Constitution3d agoWhole story →JusticeSecurity
Former German spy chief arrested on treason and espionage allegationsStory by AP BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s federal prosecutor’s office said a former foreign intelligence chief was arrested Tuesday on espionageKRDO17d agoWhole story →Securitygerman espionage arrests
German lawmakers approve funds for eight-ship fleet of sub-hunting frigatesThe German ships will support NATO missions in the Baltic and North seas, the Atlantic and the High North, according to the announcement.Defense News16d agoWhole story →Securitygerman sub hunting frigates funding approval
