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US Intelligence Agencies Count on Artificial Intelligence

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 12, 2017 | Technology

Washington- Swamped by too much raw intel data to sift through, US spy agencies are pinning their hopes on artificial intelligence to crunch billions of digital bits and understand events around the world. Dawn Meyerriecks, the Central Intelligence Agency’s...

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Director of National Intelligence Daniel Coats (2nd-R) testifies as he appears alongside acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe (L), Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein (2nd-L) and National Security Agency Director Michael Rogers (R) at a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) in Washington, U.S., June 7, 2017. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

US Intel Community Backs Bill Allowing Collection of Overseas Data

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jun 7, 2017 | World

The White House and US intelligence community on Wednesday said they backed making permanent a law that allows for the collection of digital communications of foreigners overseas and that pass through US phone or internet providers, escalating a fight in Congress over...

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Khalid al-Falih Saudi energy minister attends the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland January 19, 2017. REUTERS/Ruben Sprich

Saudi Arabia Cuts Exports to Stabilize Global Oil Market

by Wael Mahdi | Mar 21, 2017 | Business

Khobar- OPEC’s production cut deal, meant to ease the glut holding up the oil market, went into effect as of the start of this year and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has shown nothing but commitment to the deal. Saudi oil exports and production went down in rates even...

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A man types on a computer keyboard in Warsaw in this February 28, 2013 illustration file picture. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel/Files

EU Data Protection Watchdogs Warn WhatsApp, Yahoo on Privacy

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Oct 29, 2016 | World

European privacy watchdogs warned WhatsApp on Friday over sharing user information with parent company Facebook, and cautioned Yahoo over a 2014 data breach and scanning of customer emails for U.S. intelligence purposes. The popular messaging service’s recent...

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NSA Director U.S. Army General Keith Alexander, centre, testifies before a US House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence hearing on recently disclosed NSA surveillance programs, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, June 18, 2013.
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US spy chief: Plot against Wall Street foiled

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 20, 2013 | World

Washington, AP—The director of the National Security Agency said Tuesday the US government’s sweeping surveillance programs have foiled some 50 terrorist plots worldwide, including one directed at the New York Stock Exchange, in a forceful defense of the spy...