Germany rocked by biggest spy scandal since the end of the Cold WarGermany is shocked by a massive spying scandal involving the former head of its foreign intelligence agency, the BND. August Hanning headed the spying agency from 1998 to 2005 but was illegally provided about 2,000 documents, some classified, by a paid BND informant, according to the German Federal Prosecutor's Office. 'Hanning is strongly suspected of…The Blaze11h agoWhole story →Securitygerman spy scandal
Army to execute Fort Hood terrorist Nidal Hasan the old-fashioned way — and Republicans are all for itThe man who shot and killed 13 people at Fort Hood nearly two decades ago will face execution by firing squad, according to an order from President Donald Trump. U.S. Army Major and psychiatrist Nidal Malik Hasan was convicted for the Nov. 2009 mass shooting that killed 13 and injured at least 30 others near Killeen, Texas. He was sentenced to death…The Blaze14h agoWhole story →JusticeSecurityfort hood execution order
OpenAI called its chatbot an 'existential risk.' Now it faces a legal ultimatum from this red state.The public can’t agree if artificial intelligence is a good thing or a bad thing for society, but one state is taking a stand in opposition. A Florida attorney general recently made a motion to block further ChatGPT development, and unless several strict terms are met, OpenAI can’t release new AI models in the state ever again. In late September,…The Blaze16h agoWhole story →GovernmentTechnologyflorida ai regulation lawsuit
When the Pentagon cries ‘UFO,’ Christians should look to the Bible, not the skiesThe Pentagon wants you to watch the skies ... again. Last month, the War Department published a sixth release of declassified and historical files related to UAPs, while the All-Domain Anomaly Resolution Office continues to publish military footage of UAPs . Some cases have explanations. Others remain unresolved because of insufficient data. Most of the…The Blaze20h agoWhole story →Securityuap declassified files release
'A nightmare for individual liberties' — Josh Hawley unveils sweeping new anti-Flock legislationIf one lawmaker has his way, new rules are coming that will change the way Flock Safety and other automated license plate reader companies will run their companies. With data and accountability at the forefront, tech companies could face much stricter parameters on what they can do with their recordings. 'A nightmare for individual liberties.' Missouri…The Blaze2d agoWhole story →JusticeTechnologyflock legislation proposal
Seattle votes to ban grocery 'surveillance pricing'. Your data shouldn't set your food bill.Seattle's City Council voted 7-2 on September 22 to prohibit certain grocery pricing practices that use personal information to decide what customers pay. Consumer Reports supported the measure and helped the mayor's office develop it. The concept of "surveillance pricing" is straightforward. A company finds out about you, uses that information in a…The Blaze2d agoWhole story →TechnologyCommerceseattle surveillance pricing ban
It’s a big deal that the landmark new AI agreement is shockingly uneventfulTrump’s recent assembly of many of the very top people in AI must be counted among the most momentous political occasions in U.S. history — and perhaps human history. It comes at a time of extreme instability, uncertainty, and acceleration. Even — or especially — those at the summit of tech and politics are unclear on what is going to happen and why. But…The Blaze3d agoWhole story →Technology
Before you ask us to trust againWhen the Walter Reed scandal erupted in 2007, the officers under fire were more than names in a newspaper to me. I knew many of them. I saw their frustration and outrage as they scrambled to address failures some were only then discovering. My wife, Gracie, and I were at Walter Reed frequently. A bilateral amputee herself, she had been invited to sing…The Blaze3d agoWhole story →Security
