PALO ALTO, Calif. — From a Silicon Valley office strewn with bean-bag chairs, a group of twenty-something software engineers is building an unlikely following of terrorist hunters at U.S. spy agencies. One of the latest entrants into the government spy-services marketplace, Palantir Technologies has designed what many intelligence analysts say is the most effective tool to date to investigate terrorist networks. The software’s main advance is a user-friendly search tool that can scan multiple data sources at once, something previous search tools couldn’t do. That means an analyst who is following a tip about a planned terror attack, for example, can more quickly and easily unearth connections among suspects, money transfers, phone calls and previous attacks around the globe. Palantir’s software has helped root out terrorist financing networks, revealed new trends in roadside bomb attacks, and uncovered details of Syrian suicide bombing networks in Iraq, according to current and former U.S. officials familiar with the events. More..
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Jack over at the Noldor Blog has pictures of the latest displays at the Weta Cave. Check them out here and vote on what you’d like to see next.
SAN DIEGO – The 2009 edition of the Comic-Con is over but its impact is just being felt as major news outlets around the world try to capture the impact and look through the window it provides into the future of popular culture and entertainment.
There are a lot of big-name franchises coming down the pipeline. Here are some highlights from the convention. Continue reading “Jackson and company make major impact at CCon”
Jerry Vanderstelt has let us know that he will be at Comic-Con and will have at his booth (#4719) “Galadriel’s Blessing” and “Terror over Osgiliath,” two new pieces that will both be available on the dealer’s floor. SideshowCollectibles will also be featuring his Return of the King framed lithograph. You can view all three here.
Vanderstelt said this: “I can tell you a little about these:
ROTK – as the first two, these are sized at 24 x 30 inches, 100 pound paper, aqueous coating, archival inks etc. Limited Edition (signed and numbered ) Collectors Edition ( Signed, numbered and remarqued -a little sketch on the left bottom of the litho of a random ROTK character ). Comes with Certificate of Authenticity.Licensed by New Line Cinema / Warner Bros.”
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