Artificial intelligence

Israel
The French-Israeli experts monitoring TikTok and eyeing new business in Europe

The new Israeli start-up Senaï caused a stir among cyber-intelligence specialists at the latest ISS exhibition this month. Developing an AI tool that analyses videos on TikTok and Instagram, it is run by several Franco-Israelis who previously worked for industry giants such as NSO, Cognyte and Voyager Labs.

The Corporate Intelligence Gazette
Lockhouse Systems, TRAG in Singapore, Richard Moore

Appointments, financial results, new contracts: every Wednesday, we report on events both big and small that matter in the global corporate intelligence community.

LondonLockhouse Systems poaches talent from the FCDO

SingaporeTRAG looking to rebuild in APAC

London/ParisBanks covet ex-MI6 chief Richard Moore

The Agencies' Gazette
Avril Haines' comeback, DGSE entrance exam tips, Middle East links, China seeks AI expertise in Cairo

Appointments, reforms and the issues at stake: every Monday, Intelligence Online serves up snippets big and small from the global intelligence community.

United StatesEx-DNI Avril Haines talks ethics

FranceDGSE official offers candidates exam advice

UKEx-Foreign Secretary James Cleverly keeps discreet ties with Middle East

China/EgyptBeijing makes Cairo moves to gain access to US AI expertise

France
Elysée launches 'hackathon' against disinformation

On 7 October, five French presidential advisers organised a cocktail reception in Paris to present the details of an upcoming “hackathon” on disinformation and democratic sovereignty. The event itself is set to take place at the Grand Palais in the French capital from 2 to 4 December.

UAE
Turmoil reigns within Crown Prince Khaled bin Mohammed's R&D defence ecosystem

The Technology Innovation Institute, an institution focused on creating a sovereign R&D ecosystem to support the UAE's defence sector, is undergoing serious upheaval. A power struggle within the institute's senior leadership lies at the root of this turmoil.

Belgium, France, Vietnam
Hanoi uses diplomacy and its 'united front' to tap into Europe's AI and nuclear tech

A growing number of associations of Vietnamese experts abroad, overseen by Hanoi's embassies, reflect the Southeast Asian nation's desire to make the most of its diaspora in strategic sectors such as civil nuclear and AI.

Poland
Warsaw steps up talks with European firms to free itself from Palantir

The Polish Ministry of Defence is stepping up consultations with European stakeholders in a bid to extricate itself from its proposed agreement with the US firm Palantir to acquire an AI-powered data processing platform.