How the information age really began
While the foundations of computing may have been laid by the likes of Babbage and Lovelace, it was John von Neumann's report on the EDVAC system which transformed abstract musings ..
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While the foundations of computing may have been laid by the likes of Babbage and Lovelace, it was John von Neumann's report on the EDVAC system which transformed abstract musings ..
They are more than just reminders of the universe’s origins. Meteorites have been a commodity for investors, a demonstration of the cultural capital of museums, and prized items fo..
The axiom ‘adapt or die’ is never more true than in war. The Ukrainian army’s willingness to modify its approach has been integral to its survival. The ability of other nations to ..
Secret intelligence is ultimately a tool of statecraft. How leaders use this tool and how others respond, depends on whether their policy goals and strategic beliefs are geared tow..
While many social media users shrug their shoulders at the thought of tech companies selling their data, the transmission is unlikely to stop there. With China's new data protectio..
Intelligence services and their governments once sought to create a clear line between confidential information and common knowledge. Now, with the rise of brazen attacks and incre..
New technologies are not neutral tools, and their wholesale adoption could threaten future human lives.
Iran and Russia's leaderships are bound by ties far deeper than geopolitical coincidences of interest: they share a state of mutual paranoia of the West.
Intelligence in war is as much a product of common sense as of technical brilliance. It must be understood and applied wisely to be of any use.