picks Senate approves John Ratcliffe as top U.S. spy Xeni Jardin

politics Sen. Marco Rubio to lead Senate Intelligence Committee Xeni Jardin

security CIA secretly owned world's top encryption supplier, read enemy and ally messages for decades Xeni Jardin

politics FBI elevates risk from neo-Nazis to same level as ISIS Xeni Jardin

education Three-year-old boy is now the youngest member of Mensa UK David Pescovitz

china China's using LinkedIn to recruit spies… again Seamus Bellamy

russia A Russian spy's story of fear, blackmail and betrayal Seamus Bellamy

turkey Turkish Intelligence developed a smartphone apps that lets its citizens rat each other out Seamus Bellamy

picks Intelligence officials sue to end pre-publication government review of writings Xeni Jardin

police Internal files reveal how US law enforcement classes anti-fascists as fascists, and actual fascists as "anti-anti-fascists" Cory Doctorow

china Trump administration considering deep background checks on Chinese students Seamus Bellamy

world news CIA Director Gina Haspel heads to Turkey for Jamal Khashoggi investigation Xeni Jardin

politics Former NSA contractor Reality Winner sentenced to 5+ years in prison for leaking secret report on Russian election hacking to The Intercept Xeni Jardin

politics Trump threatens to revoke security clearance of intel chiefs who criticize him (LOL, half those guys lost theirs already) Xeni Jardin

News Tech giants met with intel chiefs at Facebook HQ to discuss Russian attacks on midterm elections Xeni Jardin

Delightful Creatures Dogs have more cortex neurons than cats, but raccoons beat them both Mark Frauenfelder

russia "Journalism Jesus" rises from the grave to tweak the nose of Russian intelligence officials Seamus Bellamy

Science Scientists discover hundreds of new genes that may affect cognitive ability Andrea James

Funny 'People who boast about their I.Q. are losers' —Stephen Hawking Xeni Jardin

politics Global spy agencies meet for "Five Eyes" intel-sharing network in New Zealand, including U.S. FBI, CIA, NSA Xeni Jardin