Some updates: - Not rockets, but tactical ballistic missiles; - U.S. injuries confirmed; - 15+ U.S. Patriot missiles were launched to intercept, but some missiles still got through -- meaning attack was BIG; - #Iran-directed "Islamic Resistance in #Iraq" claimed responsibility.

Per the BBC, Captain Earl Ehrhart, a USMC AV-8B Harrier II pilot from VMA-231, is the first (claimed) US fighter ace since the Vietnam War, with seven Houthi drone kills over the Red Sea.

#OTD, Christian Laettner hit The Shot for Duke Men’s Basketball 👏 A moment no one will forget in #MarchMadness history

"Thank God for Jeremy Roach. Today, but also the last 4 years he's been here." Jon Scheyer shows appreciation for his Duke Men’s Basketball captain. #MarchMadness

We are excited to announce that OpenAI will be doing a tech demo at the #SCSPAIExpo2024! Don’t miss out - register today! expo.scsp.ai/attendees/

The CIA Headquarters in McLean, Virginia is one of the most secure and secretive compounds in the world. But tucked away on the land is a century-old farmhouse with a history of its own. Olivia Gazis got a never-before-seen look inside.

Iran's Ministry of Intelligence. A Concise History – new book out now #MOIS #CIA #QudsForce #SAVAK #intellbooks Georgetown University Press

#Aleppo has fallen. #Hama has fallen. Opposition fighters are engaging #Assad's regime in multiple areas of #Daraa & #Homs. Regime infighting is confirmed in #Damascus.

Until now, the #HTS/opposition advance has faced no serious resistance, as pro-#Assad forces collapsed one after another. If they try to move from #Hama to #Homs, that imbalance may shift. But what #Daraa closely -- escalation there would change the game.

Why Al-Assad Fell nytimes.com/2024/12/10/opi…

A fascinating read by Eitan Danon. Cryptocurrency in the War Zone: A Closer Look at Recent Events in Syria chainalysis.com/blog/cryptocur…

What DeepSeek is Teaching us about U.S. National Security: A breakdown youtu.be/wNWhPk5H360?fe… via YouTube

Welcome to Cold War 2 between America and the DragonBear. Adapt or perish!

*BIG BREAKING * the People's #Bank of #China suddenly announced that the digital RMB (Renminbi, Chinese Yuan) cross-border settlement system will be fully connected to the ten ASEAN countries and six Middle Eastern countries, which means that 38% of the world's #trade volume

Releasing our Q2 2025 State of AI - China Report 🇨🇳: Chinese AI labs have achieved close to parity with US labs, led by DeepSeek's leap to world #2 in intelligence and backed by a deep ecosystem of 10+ players Key findings from our analysis: 🇨🇳 The Chinese AI Ecosystem has depth

Let’s take that question seriously. If you were to design the education of the future FSO, CIA officer, NSC staffer, etc from scratch, what would it look like? What experiences do they need to have? What competencies most critical to gain?

Israel’s initial series of strikes on Iran, specifically targeting HVTs in Tehran, appear to have been immensely successful. Iranian media feeds are filled with death notices of senior Iranian military leadership and nuclear officials.

Targeted strikes in Tehran. Wow

Eric Schmidt: “The AI revolution is UNDER-HYPED. By the next decade, we'll have superhuman intelligence… AI demands energy on a scale never seen before. One advanced AI data center requires 10 GW of energy today, and 80 GW by 2030. An average nuclear plant produces just 1 GW.”

Chip Usher and I discussed AI, espionage and my forthcoming book The Fourth Intelligence Revolution on the Special Competitive Studies Project Intel at the Edge podcast. #IntelligenceRevolution, #AI, Special Competitive Studies Project Chip Usher youtube.com/watch?v=LLv0Il…