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ICETrump Presses ICE to Continue Traffic Stops Despite Fatal Shootings
President Donald Trump directed U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers to resume traffic stops Wednesday, reversing a one-day pause on the policy after officers killed two immigrants who were in their vehicles in Texas and Maine.
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CHINA WATCHBookshelf: The Next China Is Still China
Could another country replace China as the world’s economic growth leader, or could China reset for a new phase of economic leadership? This is the key question Joe Ngai and Nick Leung address in their new book.
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DEEPFAKESReliably Detecting and Clearly Explaining Deepfake Images
Artificial intelligence can now generate images that are virtually indistinguishable from real ones. Researchers have developed RealorRender, a tool that not only specifically detects such deepfakes but also explains why an image is classified as real or AI-generated. The new hybrid approach significantly improves detection accuracy, while explainable AI processes ensure transparent results.
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CYBERSECURITYHow MIT Students Are Helping to Prevent Cyberattacks
Students from the MIT Cybersecurity Clinic help local governments and other vulnerable organizations defend against digital threats.
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ENERGY SECURITYThe Pentagon Is Blocking More Than 150 Wind Projects Over Drone Fears
The Trump administration claims wind turbines pose a national security threat. The industry says it’s pure politics.
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OUR PICKSTariffs Are Slowing the US Navy’s Shipbuilding Surge | Trump Pressures ICE to Resume Traffic Stops | Trump’s Pick for Intelligence Chief Refuses to Say Biden “Won” in 2020, and more
· Trump’s Pick for Intelligence Chief Says He Is Not an “Election Denier” but Refuses to Say Biden “Won” in 2020
· Trump Paid $2 Million by South Korean Company Facing Trade Investigation
· Trump Pressures ICE to Resume Traffic Stops After Agency Pulls Back
· We Looked at DHS Immigration Enforcement Involving Motorists. Here’s What We Found.
· How Tariffs Are Slowing the US Navy’s Shipbuilding Surge
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DISASTER RECOVERYWhen Disaster Recovery Becomes a Way of Life: Community Disaster Fatigue Is on the Rise with More Frequent Floods
Flash flooding has been tearing up communities across the U.S., with heavy downpours sending creeks and rivers rushing over their banks. If this feels like déjà vu after two summers of flash flooding across America, imagine being a community that has had to live through flooding like this again and again.
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WORLD ROUNDUPTrump Pushed the Reset Button. This is ‘Iran Fiasco 2.0. | When China’s Open-Source AI Is a Trap | Turkey Could Become Europe’s New Energy Gatekeeper, and more
· Trump Pushed the Reset Button. This is ‘Iran Fiasco 2.0.
· The Gulf States That Iran Thinks It Can Attack
· When China’s Open-Source AI Is a Trap
· Ukraine’s Drones Have Turned the Tide, but Can They Change the Map?
· China’s Transnational Repression Is Being Met With a Deafening Silence
· How Turkey Could Become Europe’s New Energy Gatekeeper
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AIVetting Foreign AI Talent: Security Without Exclusion
Two recent Trump Administration actions have sent mixed messages about whether foreign-person employees can keep contributing to frontier AI development at U.S. companies. The better course is to publish a clear, risk-based framework for vetting sensitive foreign-person access.
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TERRORISM‘Nihilistic Violent Extremism’ Isn’t a Thing, and I’m Tired of Pretending It Is
“Nihilistic violent extremism” (NVE) is a term used to bring together an array of hateful actors who, working online, try to convince people to kill themselves, produce child sexual abuse material, and other hateful actions. But the term confuses more than it helps—NVE is too vague a concept and encompasses too wide a range of behavior, leading to misunderstanding, poor analysis, and potential response mistakes.
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AISpy Agencies Say AI Can Help Combat AI Cyber Risks. But Don’t Forget the Basics
Defenders should assume their adversaries already have access to AI on par with that used for cyber defense. Only by investing in strong foundations can they hope to escape the cat-and-mouse AI cyber arms race.
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CYBERCRIMEHow Cybercriminal Networks Evolve into Global Security Threats
Cyberattacks have become an increasingly common part of modern life, disrupting hospitals, schools, businesses and governments around the world. New research points to a new threat: online communities can also spread political extremism.
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DAMSWhat Should America Do with Its Aging Dams?
Aging dams pose growing safety and economic challenges. Two Stanford water experts discuss the safety, economic, and environmental tradeoffs driving debates over dam removal.
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DISATER RECOVERYCongress Set to Overhaul Disaster Recovery, Speeding Up New Home Builds
There are a lot of ways for disaster victims to get help in the immediate aftermath of a flood or fire, and now there is a new way: A little-noticed section in a bipartisan housing bill could accelerate new construction after major disasters.
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OUR PICKSTrump Rule Could End U.S. Scientific Dominance | A Nuclear Renaissance Is Coming. The Deals Aren’t. | The New Reality of Urban Surveillance, and more
· Trump’s Sons Invest Heavily in Defense Tech as Father’s Administration Pours Money In
· Researchers Worry a Trump Rule Could End U.S. Scientific Dominance
· Trump Attacks ‘Communists.’ Both Want a Bigger Government Role in the Economy.
· Trump Says a Nuclear Renaissance Is Coming. The Deals Aren’t.
· A Leak of San Francisco Police Drone Footage Exposes the New Reality of Urban Surveillance
· White Supremacists Love Armie Hammer’s New Movie
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WORLD ROUNDUPInside Israel’s Secret Operation to Cultivate Ahmadinejad | The Ebola Epidemic Is Getting Out of Control | How to Keep Iran Out of the Strait of Hormuz, and more
· The Ebola Epidemic Is Getting Out of Control
· Inside Israel’s Secret Operation to Cultivate Ahmadinejad
· A Robot Army Remakes Ground Warfare in Ukraine
· Why Netanyahu Is Crying Wolf on Turkey
· How to Keep Iran Out of the Strait of Hormuz
· Is OPEC Still Relevant in a Changing Energy World?
· How the Coup Turned Myanmar Into Asia’s Deadliest Conflict—and Why the World Is Looking Away
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TERRORISMResearchers: No Guarantee Against Another Terrorist Attack, Despite Increased Surveillance
77 people were killed on 22 July 2011 in Norway. ‘Never again’ became a national promise. 15 years later, terrorism researchers cannot rule out that a similar attack could happen again. “A society that would be able to guarantee against terrorist attacks is, unfortunately, probably a society we would not want,” says one expert.
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AIAI Faces Trusted More Than Faces of Real People, Warn Researchers
Images of faces created by Artificial Intelligence (AI) are seen as more trustworthy than images of genuine faces say researchers, who warn of the risks of online fraud and other harms.
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CYBERSECURITYSome Agentic AI Browsers Come with Major Cybersecurity Risks: Study
In the last year or so, artificial intelligence companies have rolled out a spate of web browsers equipped with AI agents. New research found that the most powerful of these browsers also open users up to significant cybersecurity risks.
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CYBERSECURITYOld Dominion University Launches First Ph.D. in Cybersecurity in Virginia
For years, professionals seeking a doctorate in cybersecurity had few options beyond computer science or engineering. Old Dominion University is opening a new path. The Ph.D. program will highlight the interdisciplinary nature of the rapidly evolving field of cybersecurity, with artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies.
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FOOD SECURITYU.S. Needs New Drought Assessment Framework as Droughts Become More Severe and Unpredictable
Droughts in the United States are becoming more intense and unpredictable, and the nation needs to develop a new drought assessment framework to better understand and address them. A new framework should be developed which distinguishes between short-term operational needs, such as drought monitoring and emergency response, and long-term planning for water management, infrastructure, and climate adaptation.
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WATER SECURITYU.S. Supreme Court to Hear Colorado-Nebraska Water Dispute
Nebraska has set aside $600 million for a new canal that would start along the South Platte River in the northwest corner of Colorado. But the state alleged Colorado has sought to impede the effort, in violation of its compact with Nebraska.
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BOT SOLDIERSRobots Just Captured a Russian Position in Ukraine—but Don’t Worry About Real-Life Terminators Just Yet
Military ground robotics are rapidly transforming battlefield tasks. Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelensky recently announced that ground robots (also known as unmanned ground vehicles) had captured a Russian position. But for the immediate future at least, robots are more likely to support that fight, rather than lead it.
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AI & WARFAREHow Artificial Intelligence Could Reshape Four Essential Competitions in Future Warfare
How will advances in artificial intelligence (AI) shape the future of war? There is a growing belief among some policymakers and analysts that AI will transform the future of war, but researchers are still in the early stages of understanding how AI will actually change warfighting.
CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURENew Technologies and Approaches Needed to Shore Up Interconnected U.S. Energy and Water Systems: Report
To strengthen the reliability and resiliency of the nation’s energy and water systems, the U.S. Department of Energy should develop innovative technology and infrastructure at the intersection of the two systems through a suite of pilot programs, says a new report.
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CONSPIRACY THEORIESConspiracy Theories Meet Real News: How QAnon Tries to Hijack the Internet
You’ve seen the hashtags: #love #vote #child. Are they as banal as they seem, or are they being used by the far right to attract unsuspecting readers?
POLITICAL VIOLENCEHow Influencers Indirectly Mobilize Action and Legitimate Violence
Influencers are key mobilisers of collective action, shaping narratives that create urgency, define group norms, and can indirectly legitimate violence without issuing explicit calls to action.
PERNICIOUS ETHOSThe ‘Warrior Ethos’ Promises Victory — History Says It Leads to Defeat
Hegseth calls his military doctrine the “warrior ethos” – criticizing “stupid rules of engagement”; saying the U.S. will give “no quarter, no mercy” to its enemies; and that troops would be held to the “highest male standard.” Historians have catalogued similar rhetorical patterns — strongman posturing, contempt for constraint — for decades. This doctrine also has a theory of war: Victory belongs to the ruthless and the ideologically pure. Rules are for the weak. Nazi Germany, fascist Italy, and Imperial Japan all built their military strategies on some version of the “warrior ethos.” It did not end well for them.
EXTREMISMUncovering Coded Antisemitism Online Takes Both Human Expertise and AI Automation
Hate speech can take a hidden form, using code words or terms understood only by like-minded people. Coded hate speech can evade online content censors and recruit people who might balk at more clearly discriminatory speech.
AIThe Making of a Mythos: AI-Enabled Cybersecurity and the Emerging Architecture of Access
Anthropic’s release of the frontier AI model Claude Mythos Preview has caused significant trepidation, as its autonomous code-reasoning capabilities surfaced previously undetected vulnerabilities across major operating systems and software infrastructure. The architecture of access, being constructed around such capabilities, creates an asymmetry in access. India needs to secure critical infrastructure by updating, modernizing or replacing legacy systems.
CYBERSECURITYAfter the Canvas Breach, Security Takes Center Stage for SaaS Providers
When a software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform fails, it doesn’t just fail one customer; it fails whole sectors. That’s the security problem hiding inside organizations becoming more and more dependent on SaaS providers.
DEMOGRAPHICSCan China Stop Its Demographic Slide? Can the United States?
The United Nations expects global population numbers to peak sometime in the second half of this century. Then they will do something that governments around the world have not experienced for centuries. They will start to slowly, but significantly, drop.
DAMSClose Calls at Michigan’s Dams Are a Climate Warning to America
Record flooding pushed Michigan’s dams to the brink of disaster. The near miss reflects the national problem of infrastructure that is not suited to the challenges of a warming world.
CRITICAL MINERALSThe Missing Link in America’s Critical Minerals Push Isn’t Mining – It’s Processing Expertise
The United States is spending billions of dollars to secure access to critical minerals – minerals and metals that are essential to modern technology, from electric vehicles to smartphones and military systems. But amid the push to dig more, one question gets far too little attention: Who will actually process what comes out of the ground?