In the Bitzlato Case, the Crackdown on Crypto Exchanges and Russian Cybercrime Activities are One in the Same

The Biden administration debuted a new power yesterday for fighting Russian cybercrime and rolled out the first major public move of a new government team devoted to battling the illicit use of cryptocurrency.  Both steps ...

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How has the War in Ukraine Changed the Geopolitics of “The New Arctic”?

In July of last year, we followed up on OODA CTO Bob Gourley's analysis of the Blueprint for a Blue Ocean with the question What Exactly is the PRC up to in the Arctic? ...

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Introducing the CSET Emerging Technology Observatory with OODA Network Member Dr. Melissa Flagg (Seminar Now Available On Demand)

OODA Network Member and Senior Advisor at the Georgetown University Center for Security and Emerging Technology (CSET) will be leading off the January 2023 OODA Network Member meeting at the end of this week. ...

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OODA CEO Matt Devost on The Rise of AI-Powered Weapons and the Implications of OpenAI’s ChatGPT

OODA CEO Matt Devost was interviewed by Brooke Gladstone for a segment on WNYC's On the Media this weekend in a segment from the January 13th show, It’s a Machine’s World. Listen to the ...

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The State Department Launches the Office of the Special Envoy for Critical and Emerging Technology

Last year, the State Department launched a new cybersecurity bureau, designed to enhance digital diplomacy and online standards around the world. Nate Fick is the first person to lead the new Bureau as the ...

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The 3rd Annual Report of The National Quantum Initiative

The National Quantum Initiative (NQI) Act became Public Law in December 2018 to accelerate American leadership in quantum information science and technology. This is the third Annual Report on the NQI Program, as required by the NQI ...

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The DALL-E of 3D Modeling: OpenAI’s Point-E May Accelerate Metaverse Production

In the midst of the ChatGPT news frenzy, OpenAI released POINT-E, which extends the implications everyone is trying to sort out about the capabilities of ChatGPT into the 3-D realm - and which may ...

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In Late December 2022, President Biden Signed Quantum Cybersecurity Preparedness Act into Law

In December, we covered the run-up to the signing into law of the Quantum Cybersecurity Preparedness Act. The actual signing was in late December and was included in the OODA Loop News Brief on December ...

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TikTok and Averting the National Threat of Internet Surveillance, Oppressive Censorship and Influence, and Algorithmic Learning by the CPC

TikTok was in the news over the holiday break.  To insure our readership did not miss the critical learnings about the potential threat posed by the pervasive use of TikTok by the American public, we ...

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With Coinbase Investigation and $100M Settlement, New York is the Tip of the Crypto Regulatory Spear

Throughout 2022, we tracked the adoption rate of global crypto and digital currency initiatives and their potential long-term impact on the global financial system. In 2023, we extend our research and analysis to the ongoing ...

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