Science & Tech

How China used TikTok, AI, and big data to target Taiwan's elections

Researchers say U.S. elections could be next.

  • Patrick Tucker
Science & Tech

Russia’s election-manipulation efforts aim to undermine Ukraine aid, NSA says

Thanks to AI, “They can have one person cranking out a lot of material.”

  • Patrick Tucker
Threats

Today's D Brief: Combat in the Red Sea; Space Force’s successful experiment; Singapore’s stealth jets; AI-powered election threats; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
Defense Systems

FBI: Prepare for an election year with fast-paced threats, powered by bad guys with AI

The technology could make the world’s best hackers even better.

  • Lauren C. Williams
Threats

Today's D Brief: Russia’s two-year war on Ukraine; Airman self-immolates; China & Starlink; Sub waits 7 years for repair; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

Today D Brief: Fire at sea; Russia’s Iranian missiles; Defense cuts coming; Trump’s vision for the military; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Policy

Trump's vision for the military: hunting cartels, patrolling US cities, quelling dissent

Here's what the former president and his loyalists have said about how they might use U.S. troops in a second term.

  • Sonner Kehrt, The War Horse
Policy

Trump’s plan to purge federal employees draws fire

The former president's vow to gut civil-service protections at the Pentagon and elsewhere is "all about patronage and loyalty," one senator says.

  • Erich Wagner
Threats

Today's D Brief: Austin returns to duty; Speaker Johnson’s dilemma; How Ukraine aid benefits the US; CNO on China’s navy; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Jennifer Hlad
Threats

Today's D Brief: Trump: I’d abandon allies; SecDef back in hospital; Destroyer squadron CO relieved; Russia’s using Starlink; And a bit more.

  • Bradley Peniston, Ben Watson and Jennifer Hlad
Threats

Today's D Brief: Border-Ukraine bill; CIA chief to Mideast; Big loss on B-21; Don’t name your HQ wifi “command post”; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Ideas

Foreign interference in U.S. elections isn’t old news

False narratives, new technologies, and the potential for political violence are intensifying an already fraught election cycle.

  • David Salvo and Rachael Dean Wilson
Ideas

Taiwanese election may determine whether Beijing opts to force the issue of reunification

Independence on the ballot?

  • Meredith Oyen, The Conversation
Threats

Today's D Brief: 10-nation Red Sea flotilla; Helping Ukraine repair its weapons; More election meddling; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

Today's D Brief: SecDef in Mideast; Hungary blocks EU aid to Kyiv; US warship downs ‘drone wave’; Arizona sends Guard to border; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

Today's D Brief: Deadly Osprey crash; Drone developments; Trump’s authoritarian vows; NDAA talks underway; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson, Audrey Decker and Bradley Peniston
Policy

AI has a political problem

The military is growing increasingly enthusiastic about AI. The public, less so.

  • Patrick Tucker
Threats

Today's D Brief: Update on Iraq-Syria injuries; 16 killed in Maine; Arms-production roadblocks; Boeing’s big loss; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Ideas

The newest threat to elections is AI-boosted disinformation

Studying how Russia, China, and Iran meddle in other countries can help the U.S. prepare for 2024.

  • Bruce Schneier
Threats

Today's D Brief: Russia kills 51 in grocery; US jet downs Turkish UAV; Army’s big 155mm order; Immigration trends; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
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