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At Conference on the Risks to Earth, Few Are Optimistic

More than 120 scientists, engineers, analysts and economists from 30 countries were hunkered down here for the 40th annual conference... Read more »

Join the GroupIntel Social Network

GroupIntel has launched a social network for intelligence professionals.  Join today to collaborate and network with others... Read more »

Chinese spying during the Olympics

In preparation for the August Olympic Games in Beijing, China has installed hardware and software in all hotels, to make it easier... Read more »

Will the U.S. attack Iran?

Lots of great predictions to track at GroupIntel Predictions.  Are you participating?  Read More →

Defeating terrorist groups

Interesting analysis from Rand, but one must wonder how applicable it is to a group like AQ when push comes to shove. How do terrorist... Read more »

Army Virtual World

The next in a line of many future MMOGs Last week we broke the story of the Army’s attempt to design a “first-person... Read more »

HealthMap

An interesting new Google Maps mashup that pulls in data from a variety of open sources to display disease outbreaks.  Given... Read more »

GroupIntel Predictions

Visit our test bed Prediction Market to participate in the GroupIntel predictions.  We are testing new software that actually... Read more »

Predictify

Predictify realizes the dream of group intelligence for the general population, much in the way we’d like to harness it... Read more »

Play Warcraft? No job at the CIA for you…

Interesting article, but it seems we should be focusing on ways to bring these folks in to exploit new and emerging technologies,... Read more »

Network Science a key interest at the Pentagon

We need one of these grants here at GroupIntel. The University of Pennsylvania School of Engineering and Applied Science just... Read more »

Centers Tap Into Personal Databases

Intelligence centers run by states across the country have access to personal information about millions of Americans, including... Read more »

Analytical Approaches for Sensing Novel and Emerging Threats

We are proud to feature this new paper by John Sullivan: Security and public safety agencies must address a range of current and... Read more »

Fusion centers face FOIA issues

An issue worth watching closely. A D.C. privacy group that is curious about the activities of a Virginia domestic intelligence... Read more »

No wikis for you!

Interesting brief article on crowdsourcing young Army officers… They might not build $150-million F-22 stealth fighters,... Read more »

CIA Confirms Cyber Attack Caused Multi-City Power Outage

According the SANS Institute, the CIA has disclosed that several critical infrastructures have been hit with cyberattacks recently. SANS... Read more »

Non profit terrorism research not as appealing these days

Renowned non-profit the Site Institute which monitors terrorist web sites has determined that they’d prefer to be a “for... Read more »

Intel Centers Losing Anti - Terror Focus

This story is being spun as a negative, when in reality a multi-disciplinary all-hazards approach is required.  Terrorism is... Read more »

Define “Bigger”

(cross-posted at Haft of the Spear) I don’t get Insight Magazine so I don’t know the full story that goes along with this... Read more »

Saffron Technologies focusing “On Intelligence”

Reading Jeff Hawkins book On Intelligence, I kept wondering what new technologies might be able to exploit his paradigm shifting... Read more »

Welcome to the new site

If you were visiting this site expecting to get the Intel Network Data Exchange (INDX) wiki, it has been moved to indx.groupintel.com.... Read more »

Wisdom of Crowds

The first of our featured books… While our culture generally trusts experts and distrusts the wisdom of the masses, New... Read more »

Firefighter Help on Terrorism

It would seem the ACLU is a little late to the game here. Multi-disciplinary intel gathering at the local level has been in effect... Read more »

GroupIntel Prediction # 1

This site will receive 1000 unique visitors a day by: January 1, 2008 June 1,... Read more »

The Virtual University

One day Professor Jeremy Kemp entered his classroom and found himself next to a student dressed as a gigantic monarch butterfly. But... Read more »