Open-source intelligence has a strange rhythm when the temperature rises. Ordinary things start to feel loaded with meaning, and suddenly a spike in pizza orders, a clipped quote from a parliament speaker, or a vague phrase like “options are being considered” gets passed around as if it were a countdown clock. That’s roughly where we are now. The unrest inside Iran has … [Read more...] about Signals, Noise, and Late-Night Pizza: OSINT Readings on a Possible U.S. Strike on Iran
Switzerland Freezes Maduro-Linked Assets After Arrest
On 5 January 2026, Switzerland’s Federal Council moved swiftly and decisively, ordering an immediate freeze on any assets held in Switzerland by Nicolás Maduro and other individuals associated with him, a precautionary step clearly aimed at preventing the rapid outflow of funds during what has become an abruptly unstable political moment. The decision followed the dramatic … [Read more...] about Switzerland Freezes Maduro-Linked Assets After Arrest
CentralSquare Technologies Acquires FirstTwo to Advance Real-Time Intelligence for First Responders
CentralSquare Technologies has announced the acquisition of FirstTwo, a move that quietly but decisively signals where public safety technology is heading next. FirstTwo has built its reputation around delivering real-time, map-based situational intelligence directly to the devices first responders actually carry, translating fragmented data into something immediately usable on … [Read more...] about CentralSquare Technologies Acquires FirstTwo to Advance Real-Time Intelligence for First Responders
IMINT Brief: Virgin Galactic–LLNL High-Altitude Sensor Collaboration
Virgin Galactic (NYSE: SPCE) has entered a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement with Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory to evaluate the feasibility of deploying advanced LLNL optical sensor systems aboard Virgin Galactic launch vehicles, a move that quietly signals renewed momentum in high-altitude imagery and sensing platforms beyond traditional satellites. The … [Read more...] about IMINT Brief: Virgin Galactic–LLNL High-Altitude Sensor Collaboration
Palantir Renews DGSI Contract, 3 Years, France
Palantir Technologies Inc. has quietly but decisively extended one of its most sensitive European partnerships, announcing a three-year renewal with France’s domestic intelligence service, the DGSI, marking nearly a decade of continuous cooperation. The agreement covers the continued use of Palantir’s proprietary software platform alongside the integration, support, and … [Read more...] about Palantir Renews DGSI Contract, 3 Years, France
Global OSINT SitRep — War Maps, Shadow Fleets, Deepfakes, and the New Intelligence Battleground
The open-source intelligence landscape right now feels like a living organism, stretching across battlefields, shipping lanes, cyber campaigns, and information wars all at once. Ukraine remains OSINT’s most intense real-time laboratory, where even something as basic as defining “the front line” has turned into a contested exercise. Drone raids, micro-advances, and long-range … [Read more...] about Global OSINT SitRep — War Maps, Shadow Fleets, Deepfakes, and the New Intelligence Battleground
OSINT Watch: A Quick Sweep Through the Latest Open-Source Intelligence Headlines
The past stretch of weeks has felt like one of those moments where OSINT keeps slipping between domains—security, finance, geopolitics, even humanitarian work—and somehow gaining weight in each. A quiet but meaningful shift came out of Europe, where FIUs met under the Council of Europe’s umbrella to talk about how strategic analysis is no longer just a bureaucratic exercise. … [Read more...] about OSINT Watch: A Quick Sweep Through the Latest Open-Source Intelligence Headlines
How AI-Driven Commerce Redefined Holiday Shopping
Salesforce’s latest snapshot of Cyber Week 2025 paints a picture of a global shopping season that’s not just roaring back but reshaping itself entirely around AI-guided buying behavior. It feels almost inevitable at this point — shoppers lean on mobile devices more than ever, retailers rely on AI to smooth out every rough edge of the customer journey, and Cyber Week becomes … [Read more...] about How AI-Driven Commerce Redefined Holiday Shopping
The Green Boxes That Could Tip a Global Power Balance
Standing above the port scene in the image, you catch a moment that feels deceptively ordinary: a bright-green Italia-branded container ship edged neatly between towering cranes, its decks stacked with rows of Evergreen containers in those familiar, almost friendly shades of mint and forest green. The water is calm, the workflow steady, and below the cranes a vast grid of newly … [Read more...] about The Green Boxes That Could Tip a Global Power Balance
Antithesis Raises $105M to Push Deterministic Simulation Into the Mainstream
Antithesis stepped forward today with a hefty $105 million Series A round, and the announcement lands with the sort of weight that usually marks a turning point in how the industry thinks about reliability. Jane Street not only led the round—something they almost never do this early—but is also a customer, relying on Antithesis to validate the kind of high-stakes distributed … [Read more...] about Antithesis Raises $105M to Push Deterministic Simulation Into the Mainstream