DARPA Harnessing the Power of Social Media for Research  MeriTalk

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) recently launched Polyplexus, a social media platform to help speed the pace of U.S. technology …

The CIA Sets Up Shop on Tor, the Anonymous Internet  WIRED

The anonymity *service* Tor has grown in popularity around the world over the last few years, but it has also long been a tool for intelligence agencies and …

The US suspects Russian microwaves for embassy injuries in Cuba and China  Quartz

US diplomats and spies who suffered mysterious brain injuries in Cuba and China have seen many explanations for their problems: Sound weapons.

JFK Records Suit Tests CIA Secrecy on Assassination  Just Security

Morley v. CIA has wound its way through the courts for 16 years, and revealed some juicy nuggets along the way.

Rocket Lab launches DARPA satellite  SpaceNews

Rocket Lab successfully launched an experimental satellite for DARPA March 28 as the company looks to move to a monthly cadence of launches.

1. Ex-CIA Officer Pleads Guilty To Espionage For China  NPR
2. Former CIA officer pleads guilty to conspiring to commit espionage for China  CNN
3. Ex-C.I.A. Officer Pleads Guilty to Conspiring With China  The New York Times
4. Ex-CIA officer pleads guilty to conspiring to spy for China  CNBC
5. Former CIA officer Jerry Lee admits conspiracy to spy for China  Washington Post
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End the NSA’s Invasive Call Detail Records Program Once and for All  EFF

Over nearly two decades, the NSA has searched millions of Americans’ telephone call records—all without a warrant or, for the vast majority of these calls, any …

New mind-reading machine can turn brain waves into speech  Dayton Daily News

For the first time, scientists believe they’ve found a way to generate full spoken sentences based on brain activity, paving the way for technology that can …

WikilLeaks accuses ‘powerful actors’ including CIA, of a ‘sophisticated’ effort to dehumanize …  WSB Atlanta

LONDON (AP) – WikilLeaks accuses ‘powerful actors’ including CIA, of a ‘sophisticated’ effort to dehumanize Julian Assange.

U.S. Diplomats Evacuated in China as Medical Mystery Grows  The New York Times

The illnesses have broadened a crisis that started in 2016, when American Embassy employees and their family members in Cuba began getting sick after …