112. Inside the i-Soon papers and China’s secret world of hackers-for-hire
Newly leaked files from a private Chinese hackers-for-hire company provide a fresh look into China’s “cyber industrial complex” – and it appears to be bigger and more mature than observers had previously imagined. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
12 Mars 202424min
111. Mic Drop: Arms control expert Jeffrey Lewis on North Korea’s new BFF in Moscow
Our interview of the week — a one-on-one with arms control policy expert, Jeffrey Lewis. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
8 Mars 202412min
110. North Korean Missiles in Ukraine and Kim Jong-un’s new swagger
We talk to a team of open source analysts and weapons inspectors who have pieced together how Pyongyang avoided sanctions to get Russia missiles it needs for the battle in Ukraine and look at why Kim Jung-un is feeling he’s got his groove back. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
5 Mars 202424min
109. Mic Drop: FBI Director Wray on the latest wave of nation-state cyber threats
Our interview of the week — a rare one-on-one with FBI Director Christopher Wray. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
1 Mars 202410min
108. Exclusive: FBI Director Wray talks takedown operations, nation-state hackers, and growing threats in cyberspace
FBI Director Chris Wray sat down for a rare interview with Click Here to talk about Operation Dying Ember, the uptick in nation-state hacking, and how just about everyone is now in hackers’ crosshairs. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
27 Feb 202423min
107. SPECIAL FEATURE: ‘In the cockpit with AI’ from In Machines We Trust
An episode from ‘In Machines We Trust’ from MIT Technology Review. How we train fighter pilots—both real and artificial—is undergoing a series of rapid changes. In order for these systems to be useful we need to trust them, but figuring out just how, when and why remains a massive challenge. Jennifer Strong reports on how AI is being used to teach human pilots to perform some of the most dangerous and difficult maneuvers in aerial combat. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
20 Feb 202424min
106. Facial recognition software could help solve America’s missing person problem. Why hasn’t it?
Some 600,000 people are reported missing in the U.S. every year. Thousands of bodies lie unclaimed and unidentified in American morgues. Facial recognition software could put a name to these faces, so why hasn’t it? Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
13 Feb 202428min
105. Jordan’s wave of spyware infections
A report published last week by Access Now revealed that since 2019 nearly three dozen journalists, human rights officials and political activists in Jordan have had their phones infected with spyware. The documentation of the widespread use of NSO’s Pegasus spyware in the Kingdom isn’t just rattling civil society, but raising new questions about how to stop its proliferation. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
6 Feb 202427min
