#INTELLIGENCE
White House Confirms Trump Had a Super-Friendly Phone Call With Putin Over the Weekend
Putin thanked Trump for U.S. intelligence that purportedly thwarted a terrorist attack planned for St. Petersburg on New Year's Eve.
Israeli Spyware Used WhatsApp to Hack Over 20 Indian Journalists and Human Rights Activists
Sources say that even academics and Dalit rights activists were monitored under the state-of-the-art surveillance for a two-week period in May 2019 during the run-up to India’s general elections.
The CIA Will Use its New Dark Web Site to Collect Anonymous Tips
The intelligence agency is stoked about its new Onion site on the dark web: "Our onion site is one of several ways individuals can contact the CIA."
Republicans Are Trying to Pull America Out of Another Global Treaty
Experts say depriving Air Force funding for four-engine OC-135 surveillance planes is part of a GOP effort to force the US to withdraw from Open Skies, a 1992 arms-verification treaty.
People Think Teens Who Curse a Lot Are Dumber
They also rated them on trustworthiness, sociability, politeness, and likability.
Octopuses’ Crazy DNA Can Tell Us Some Valuable Stuff About Biology Overall
"They’re ‘the road not traveled’ to intelligence."
Employers Don't Like to Hire Intelligent Women
A new study found that high-achieving women were less likely to get called back for a job interview than high-achieving men—as well as only moderately-achieving women.
Only Stupid People Have Lots of Friends
If you'd rather spend a weekend on your own than chilling with your girlfriends, a new study says that it's probably because you're smarter than they are. We spoke with a psychologist and the communications manager at MENSA (UK) to find out why.
Octopuses’ Crazy DNA Can Tell Us Some Valuable Stuff About Biology Overall
"They’re ‘the road not traveled’ to intelligence."
New CIA Director Gina Haspel Oversaw Torture at a Black Site Then Lost Evidence of It
As "chief of base" of a CIA Black Site in Thailand, Haspel oversaw the torture and waterboarding of Abu Zubaydah, who still hasn't been charged with a crime.
Canada is using private intelligence contractors for its special forces
Recently engaged in a covert mission in Iraq, Canada’s special forces are contracting private spy advice.