SKYNET recognized Zaidan as a likely Al Qaeda courier, though it appears the NSA had an existing file on the journalist, The Intercept reports. A 2012 presentation describes some ways SKYNET marks ...

In the Terminator franchise, Skynet is an evil military computer system that launches war on humanity. And at some point, someone in the National Security Agency sat down and thought, “Damn, that’s a ...

The National Security Agency uses metadata to recognize and classify terrorists to kill them. But recently, a new investigation of the former published Snowden documents suggests that several of those ...

It’s popular, in media, to depict governments as vast machines that know exactly what they’re doing. The truth, though, is a government is just a group of people, with the same weaknesses and ...

The National Security Agency’s SKYNET program, which uses metadata and learning algorithms to select targets for drone strikes, may be targeting thousands of innocent people. The NSA’s ...

Someone at the NSA thinks they have a sense of humor. Or really likes the Terminator movies. Or secretly wants the plot of the Terminator movies to come true. That’s right, while you might have ...

Serco is among the companies supporting the Skynet 5 program, providing support to the U.S. Air Force Satellite Control Network (AFSCN) at Oakhanger, southern England. (Serco) LONDON — Britain’s ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Britain’s MoD worries Skynet 6 might be just a faster horse when others are driving Ferraris. LONDON — The British military’s Skynet-6 satellite program faces a complicated procurement, but one of the ...