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 Republic2d agoWhole story →SecurityTechnology
"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!2d 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 News2d agoWhole story →TechnologySecurity
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.Bloomberg2d 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 Republic2d agoWhole story →Security
Covert Russian group injects baseless claim into Texas Senate race. CT lawmaker weighs in.“I characterize it to people as kind of same old, same old,” Rep. Jim Himes of Connecticut, top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, said, referring broadly to Russian efforts so far this campaign.Hartford Courant22h agoWhole story →SecurityGovernmentrussian election interference
Rep. Keith Self thanks FBI for thwarting alleged assassination plotThe congressman said the FBI stopped an alleged assassination plot, but federal authorities have not publicly confirmed details.The Dallas Morning News22h agoWhole story →SecurityJusticeKeith Selfalleged assassination plot foiled
Midterm Blue Wave to Be Negative for Tech, Ives SaysDan Ives, partner and senior managing director at Yorkville Ives & Co., discusses his outlook for AI legislation after the US midterm election. He speaks on “Bloomberg Surveillance.” (Source: Bloomberg)Bloomberg10h agoWhole story →SecurityGovernment
Mysterious "flying triangle" sighting leads new government release of UFO documentsOn a recent evening near a secure U.S. facility, three federal agents saw a flying object they couldn't identify: a large "matte black triangle" that moved as fast as a fighter jet, made no sound and then disappeared, according to FBI and Defense Department reports. Why it matters: The 15-foot flying triangle is classified as a UFO-like "Unidentified…Axios9h agoWhole story →Security
Why Trump’s Rebrand of Artificial Intelligence to Super Intelligence Matters"Our shared language around artificial intelligence already places far too much emphasis on intelligence, and far too little on artifice," argues David Litt.Time7h agoWhole story →TechnologySecurity
Something Like SabotageHow should Ukraine respond to America’s treachery?The Dispatch9d agoWhole story →SecurityGovernmentukraine 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 News15d agoWhole story →SecurityJusticegerman 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 →GovernmentJusticeelection 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.Reuters16d 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-Constitution2d agoWhole story →SecurityJustice
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 News15d agoWhole story →Securitygerman sub hunting frigates funding approval
