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TRENDING TOPICS, MOST CREDIBLE STORIES | | #1 in U.S. News • 16 articles Why is the CIA shifting its focus to technology and China? |  | |
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CIA announces mission that pivots to China, focuses on technology.
USA Today (Moderate Left) • Factual Grade 80% • 3 min read
The weakening of intelligence networks left policymakers blind on major topics of interest, such as the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic in China or the stability of the Afghan government in Kabul. The latest changes follow a New York Times report that disclosed an internal CIA memo highlighting the agency's failures at building spy networks in China, Iran, Russia and Pakistan.
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Though the agency and sibling intelligence groups, such as the National Security Agency, still boast a technological edge over rivals, the CIA has been criticized by allies for lacking visibility into priority countries, according to The New York Times, and seen top talent leave the agency at higher rates in recent years.
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As a result, rival intelligence agencies became more adept with new technologies such as facial recognition, artificial intelligence and surveillance, learning how to break CIA intelligence networks within their countries.
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'Most important geopolitical threat': CIA announces 'new China Mission Center.'
Breitbart (Right) • Factual Grade 61% • 3 min read - Selected long-read
America's eroding technological advantage. [Free read link]
Foreign Affairs (Center) • Factual Grade 80% • 11 min read
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| | #2 in U.S. News • 10 articles Why is New York City phasing out the city's gifted school program? | 
The programs will be replaced with an initiative called "Brilliant NYC," which will increase the number of students who have access to accelerated learning. The current...
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| | | 368 votes, 32 comments Context: Ireland, a popular tax haven, raises its corporate tax rate. HIGHLIGHTED COMMENTS " Yes - Enabling corporations to benefit from the infrastructure spending, education etc that produces a labor pool that can produce profits, without contributing back to that continued infrastructure (by way of offshoring profits elsewhere) creates a downward spiral that is unsustainable in the longer term. " " No - Every country should choose what's best for them. Ireland was in dire straights in the 90s. They dropped their tax r..." " Yes - As we've seen from the effects of the recent global pandemic, global supply chains have been disrupted, and the abi..." | | | #1 in World News • 13 articles How are the U.S. and Mexico collaborating to address drug violence? |
Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has repeatedly criticized the 13-year-old security accord, saying it promoted an ineffective "war on drugs." But his aides...
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| | #1 in Business News • 16 articles Why is Tesla moving its headquarters from California to Texas? |
Tesla joins Oracle, HP and Toyota Motor in moving U.S. headquarters to Texas from California, which has relatively high taxes and living costs. W...
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| | #1 in Culture News • 35 articles Why was the Nobel Peace Prize awarded to two journalists? |
Journalists Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for their fight to defend free expression in the Philippines and Russia. [The Norwegian N...
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