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SAN FRANCISCO, CA - SEPTEMBER 29: Mayor London Breed (2nd L) and Zhang Jianmin (3rd L), China's Consul-General in San Francisco, raise a Chinese national flag to celebrate the 74th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China at the City Hall on September 29, 2023 in San Francisco, California.
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Who’s afraid of a Chinese influence campaign?

Linda Sun, a former aide to New York Govs. Kathy Hochul and Andrew Cuomo, has been charged with acting as an agent of the Chinese government, Justice Department officials announced Tuesday.

The MI6 secret service headquarters on the bank of the River Thames at Vauxhall in London.
GZERO AI

Tinker Tailor Soldier AI

Microsoft has revealed that it has its own artificial intelligence that’s just for spies.

Are US elections Safe? Chris Krebs is optimistic
Analysis

Are US elections Safe? Chris Krebs is optimistic

The debate around the US banning TikTok is a proxy for a larger question: How safe are democracies from high-tech threats, especially from places like China and Russia?

​Canadians Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor stand as they are recognized before an address from US President Joe Biden in the Canadian House of Commons on Parliament Hill, in Ottawa, Canada, March 24, 2023.
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Canada’s “Two Michaels” now have two different stories

The myth of the “Two Michaels” just exploded with revelations that Kovrig had previously been a Canadian intelligence asset who, according to Spavor, may have embroiled him in spying without his knowledge.

Amazon arrests, UK and EU tussle (again), Russian spy found at ICC, COVID vaccines … for babies
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Hard Numbers: Amazon arrests, UK and EU tussle (again), Russian spy found at ICC, COVID vaccines … for babies

Spain spy chief sacked, US gun deaths soar, Angolan diamonds dull, Ecuador prison explodes (again)
Europe

Hard Numbers: Spain spy chief sacked, US gun deaths soar, Angolan diamonds dull, Ecuador prison explodes (again)

Hard Numbers: US economy down, Bennett picks up his tab, no ransom in Nigeria, South Koreans spy for North
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Hard Numbers: US economy down, Bennett picks up his tab, no ransom in Nigeria, South Koreans spy for North

US economic growth shrank by 1.4% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2022, the first contraction since the pandemic began.

Australian academic freed in Iran hails end of 'traumatic ordeal'
Asia

Australian academic freed in Iran hails end of 'traumatic ordeal'

Australia charges first person under foreign interference law
Australia & Pacific

Australia charges first person under foreign interference law

Espionage in Australia at higher levels than Cold War, spy chief warns
Asia

Espionage in Australia at higher levels than Cold War, spy chief warns