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Israel’s intelligence services had collected and dismissed some detailed evidence about a possible Hamas attack.
Nearly four years on from the start of the pandemic, there has been no independent review of the role the intelligence agencies played during the crisis.
Israeli intelligence missed signs that might have warned Hamas were about to attack.
The Turing test, first proposed in 1950 by Alan Turing, was framed as a test that could supposedly tell us whether an AI system could ‘think’ like a human.
Humanity is the only species on earth for whom intelligence is also an ethical liability.
The idea that each person has a particular learning style is a persistent myth in education. But new research provides more evidence that you won’t learn better in one modality than another.
Much of the history of signals intelligence in Australia – revealing secrets and protecting one’s own – is tacit and poorly understood. A new book lifts the lid on this world.
Intelligence reports offer information that can avert threats to national security or promote national interests.
Education, contacts and luck can play a considerable role when it comes to building up wealth.
A Sydney man has been arrested under Australia’s foreign interference laws for sharing what he claims was open-source information. It could be a test case for the new laws.
New genetic studies claim to be able to foretell our intelligence or predisposition to certain diseases. But two scientists beg to disagree, reminding us that not everything is written in our DNA.
Mashatile could be the new broom that sweeps clean. Ramaphosa’s apparent confidence in him suggests that he has some latitude to do so.
The government must not trample on its own laws and court decisions. Compliance with the constitution must be the priority.
Agencies may make more checks, but they can’t prevent politicians misusing intelligence information, says an expert.
Without a review of what went wrong with intelligence gathering and analysis during the pandemic, we’re missing a golden opportunity to improve our intelligence agencies.
Having an intelligence service that is not fit for purpose means the country is vulnerable to security threats from within and outside the country.
Balloons can still be useful for gathering intelligence when used alongside satellites and aircraft.
While human spies are the best-known way nations collect intelligence, there are several methods countries can use to spy on one another.
Tensions between the US and South Africa – this time over the terror alert – are nothing new. Their relations have always had highs and lows since South Africa became a democracy in 1994.
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