Journal: Google, CIA Invest in ‘Future’ of Web Monitoring

WIRED DANGER ROOM By Noah Shachtman July 28, 2010  |Categories: Spies, Secrecy and Surveillance The investment arms of the CIA and Google are both backing a company that monitors the web in real time — and says it uses that information to predict the future. The company is called Recorded Future, and it scours tens …

Review: Hack the Planet–Science’s Best Hope–or Worst Nightmare–For Averting Climate Catastrophe

Tour of the Horizon, the Smartest of Skeptics July 25, 2010 Eli Kintisch I bristled when I saw the title, but bought the book in association with my own talk to Hackers on Planet Earth (HOPE) on “Hacking Humanity.” I’ve put the book down glad I did not give up in the early pages, and …

Worth a Look: RAND on COIN and Insurgencies

Victory Has a Thousand Fathers: Detailed Counterinsurgency Case Studies by Christopher Paul, Colin P. Clarke, Beth Grill RAND 2010 and also Reconstruction Under Fire: Case Studies and Further Analysis of Civil Requirements by Brooke Stearns Lawson, Terrence K. Kelly, Michelle Parker, Kimberly Colloton, Jessica Watkins RAND 2010

Review: Competitive Intelligence Advantage: How to Minimize Risk, Avoid Surprises, and Grow Your Business in a Changing World

REPOSTED to end Russian spammer constant hitting on former URL. Best Possible Starting Point for Executives & Students October 20, 2009 Seena Sharp This book is a gem. It is a rare book that I would recommend equally to senior executives and students thinking about a career path, but this is such a book. I …