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World news
fromTruthout
2 days ago

US Surveillance Flights Over Cuba Have Increased Since Early February

U.S. surveillance flights near Cuba increased sharply after Trump escalated threats and sanctions, mirroring patterns seen before operations in Venezuela and Iran.
World news
fromwww.mediaite.com
2 days ago

US Spy Flights Surge On Cuba, Mimicking Pre-Venezuela Action

More than twenty U.S. intelligence flights and drones have operated near Cuba since February, with sudden visibility and timing resembling prior U.S. buildup before actions in Venezuela and Iran.
Information security
fromArs Technica
2 months ago

From Iran to Ukraine, everyone's trying to hack security cameras

Military forces globally are hacking consumer-grade security cameras to conduct surveillance, plan strikes, and assess attack damage during armed conflicts.
fromWIRED
2 months ago

From Ukraine to Iran, Hacking Security Cameras Is Now Part of War's 'Playbook'

On Wednesday, Tel Aviv-based security firm Check Point released new research describing hundreds of hacking attempts that targeted consumer-grade security cameras around the Middle East-with many apparently timed to Iran's recent missile and drone strikes on targets that included Israel, Qatar, and Cyprus. Those camera-hijacking efforts, some of which Check Point has attributed to a hacker group that's been previously linked to Iranian intelligence, suggest that Iran's military has tried to use civilian surveillance cameras as a means to spot targets, plan strikes, or assess damage from its attacks.
Information security
fromBusiness Insider
2 months ago

Palantir wants its old employees back: 'The shire is calling'

If you have ever considered returning to Palantir, this is the week to do it. The world is demanding every last unit of creative energy we can muster. If you return, you will be on a plane day one and committing code that matters within hours of getting your...
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US politics
fromsfist.com
2 months ago

Anthropic's Pentagon Contract In Jeopardy Over Questions About AI Spying

Anthropic and the Pentagon are in a contract dispute over military use and surveillance restrictions for Anthropic's Claude AI model.
fromGameSpot
4 months ago

Next Call Of Duty Perk? Cyborg Reconnaissance Cockroaches Are Real

The defense ministry has announced that it's funding research and development at SWARM Biotactics to create technology that can "steer cockroaches and send them on reconnaissance missions," CBS News reported. CEO Stefan Wilhelm said the cockroaches are "super resilient" and can crawl through "tiny spaces," climb up walls, go into pipes, and navigate through rubble. How does this work? Neuroscientists at the company put electrodes on the critters' antennae to "stimulate the insects' natural ability to navigate."
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World news
fromwww.aljazeera.com
5 months ago

Olive farmers face danger, neglect after Israel's war in southern Lebanon

Olive farmers in Lebanon risk their lives and face destroyed orchards and surveillance as Israeli forces occupy border buffer zones, threatening livelihoods.
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