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At the 25th Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit, Xi Jinping cast China as the central architect of a new multipolar world, flanked by Vladimir Putin and other leaders.
As organizations accelerate their journey toward AI-driven productivity, audit frameworks to assess which functions are suitable for LLM automation have emerged as critical tools for managing risk, scaling solutions, and aligning strategy.
A little over a year ago, in July of 2024, the massive CrowdStrike outage showed how a single vendor’s content update can ripple into global operational risk – exposing dependencies in platform design, vendor concentration, and incident governance. One year on, platform owners and regulators are moving toward architectural guardrails and reporting harmonization, but enterprises…
When a totalitarian government like the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) People’s Republic of China (PRC) issues “opinions” from the State Council, these should not be mistaken for optional policy musings. In practice, they function as directive roadmaps. Compliance is expected across every level of society, from ministries to enterprises to research institutions, and this guidance…
Lessons learned from one headhunter’s three decades behind the scenes about calling, purpose, legacy, dual-use tech & national security.
A new CSIS report by Emily Benson Unger and Alexander McLean warns that the future of AI will be shaped as much in Lagos and Nairobi as in Silicon Valley. CSIS argues that the next phase of AI diffusion will be decided as much in Lagos and Nairobi as in Silicon Valley and Shenzhen: open-source…
Google appears poised to engage in more proactive cyber operations to defend its interests, as well as other American entities, from hostile threat actors.
As artificial intelligence continues to transform all aspects of our economy, business leaders from every industry have been seeking ways to improve competitiveness and take advantage of the business value of these new technologies. Some of the most impactful variants of AI are those known as Agentic AI. This approach, which involves the use of…
Deep tech- rooted in scientific breakthroughs from quantum to biotech – is emerging as a global driver of sustainable growth, but uneven ecosystems and funding gaps risk widening divides between advanced and emerging economies.
OODA Network discussions have pointed to South Korea’s energized hacker culture on display at global competitions and cybersecurity gatherings, where Seoul’s commitment to training, tinkering, and proactive defense is rapidly shaping the next generation of cyber operators.
A growing array of high-profile wargames, simulations, and policy exercises reveal sobering lessons about a future fight over Taiwan, highlighting the urgent need for U.S. and allied investment in munitions, resilient posture, drone warfare, and economic preparedness.
Long holiday weekends in the U.S. are often met with a surge in adversarial cyber activity—a trend OODA Loop has tracked extensively in its Shields Up series. The recent Russian hijacking of a Norwegian dam underscores how state actors exploit these moments to target critical infrastructure worldwide.
The United States Army is intensifying its pursuit of autonomous technology for the modern battlefield, awarding contracts totaling $15.5 million to three commercial startups. The initiative aims to rapidly integrate self-driving systems into Infantry Squad Vehicles (ISVs), marking a significant push to accelerate the development of robotic capabilities for combat scenarios. The contracts have been…
An explosion at a South Korean military base in a region near the border with North Korea has injured eight people, the Yonhap news agency reported on Wednesday. Two of the injured had severe burns, but no one was in a critical condition, Yonhap said. A local fire official confirmed the explosion but did not…
China has approved the construction of a national nature reserve at Scarborough Shoal, a hotly disputed territory that the Philippines also claims in the South China Sea. A notice posted online Wednesday by China’s State Council said that details about the area and size of the project would be released separately by the National Forestry…
Poland shot down drones that entered its airspace during a Russian attack on Ukraine on Wednesday, the first time a NATO member state has fired shots in the war. Here are some details of the events overnight, actions taken by Poland and the response of its allies. Poland, which is a member of both the…
At least five juvenile inmates died during a clash with security personnel at a jail in western Nepal, while more than 7,000 prisoners escaped from different jails across the country during the violent anti-government protests, according to media reports. The massive anti-government demonstrations across Nepal that forced Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli to resign…
A court in Johannesburg sentenced seven Chinese nationals on Wednesday to terms of 20 years in prison each for trafficking people from Malawi and forcing them to work at a factory in South Africa. The group was convicted on Feb. 25 of trafficking 91 undocumented Malawian nationals from 2017 to 2019 to work at a…
Iran agreed to a new cooperation framework with the U.N. nuclear watchdog on Tuesday (September 9, 2025), after it suspended cooperation following the war with Israel in June. The agreement was signed in Cairo by Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and International Atomic Energy Agency chief Rafael Grossi, who hailed it as “an important step…
Floods on Indonesia’s holiday island of Bali have killed at least nine this week and affected 600 people, blocking off major roads in the capital and disrupting a busy travel destination, officials said on Wednesday. Continuous heavy rains between Tuesday evening and Wednesday caused the floods and killed five people in Bali’s capital Denpasar, Abdul…
Afro-Chilean artist Nekki has been spreading her anti-racist message through her reggae-rap lyrics for years, but recently, she feels like she is being blocked from reaching a wider audience. She blames artificial intelligence. Music streaming platforms have become so crowded with bot-built beats that it’s becoming harder for humans to stand out, she said, leaving…
Drones can capture breathtaking photos, patrol and monitor sensitive or dangerous areas, and deliver medical equipment or medication. One such use is to provide automated external defibrillators (AEDs) to help resuscitate cardiac arrest patients before they reach the hospital. A recent paper in Resuscitation Plus examines how drones help in this emergency response. Nine out…
In the warehouses that power global commerce with goods connected to every manufacturing vertical industry, a change is beginning to take shape. This change isn’t about faster conveyor belts or smarter sorting systems; it’s about humanoid robots. Adrian Stoch, CEO Americas at Hai Robotics and former chief automation officer at GXO Logistics, can almost hear…
PsiQuantum has raised $1bn in the largest funding round for a quantum computing start-up, intensifying the race to commercialise a technology that promises the computing power needed to solve some of the most difficult scientific problems. The deal caps a burst of investment and soaring valuations for quantum companies this year, despite warnings from some…
AI coding startup Replit Inc. has raised $250 million in a funding round that nearly triples its valuation to $3 billion, the latest sign of investor demand for companies using artificial intelligence for software development. Prysm Capital is leading the financing round, which includes investors such as American Express Ventures and Google’s AI Futures Fund,…
Oracle Health is looking to build the ChatGPT of patient portals, with the company unveiling a new patient portal AI tool aimed at promoting patient engagement and easing patient health literacy hangups The technology can be used to securely deliver clear, plain-language explanations of patient diagnoses, test results and applicable treatment options, the health tech…
In the mid-2010s, a spate of start-ups hoping to transform the laborious process of finding new drugs launched with big promises. Artificial intelligence would dramatically reduce the time it took to discover new medicines and cut the average of $2bn it takes to develop a drug. The emerging businesses attracted the attention of Big Pharma…
Israel has launched a strike against Hamas’s leaders in Qatar. Israel launched a strike on Hamas’ political headquarters in Qatar. The attack, which killed several Hamas members and a Qatari security officer, drew sharp condemnation from Qatar and other Gulf allies, who called it a violation of international norms. The U.S. acknowledged prior warning from…
President Macron has appointed a new Prime Minister following a confidence vote. French President Emmanuel Macron appointed Defense Minister Sébastien Lecornu as the new prime minister. Lecornu, known for his military leadership and crisis management experience, replaces François Bayrou, whose government collapsed after a failed confidence vote. Lecornu’s top priority will be negotiating the budget…
Thailand’s former Prime Minister has reported to prison to begin his prison sentence. Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was ordered by the country’s Supreme Court to serve a one-year prison sentence after it ruled his previous hospital stay did not count as proper incarceration. The court found that Thaksin had bypassed prison procedures by…
The sea has always been central to global power, shaping both trade and security. Today, with China’s shipbuilding capacity outpacing that of the United States and asymmetric threats like drones and anti-ship missiles rising, the Navy faces a stark dilemma: how to project strength without placing $2 billion destroyers in harm’s way. Into that challenge…
The Israeli military on Tuesday said it carried out a targeted strike against senior Hamas leaders in Doha, prompting sharp condemnation from Qatar and Iran, both of which called the attack a violation of international law and Qatari sovereignty. The strike, which reportedly hit near Hamas’s political bureau in the Qatari capital, came after multiple…
Rebels in eastern Congo affiliated with the Islamic State group killed at least 60 people in an attack overnight, an official said. The attack was carried by the Allied Democratic Force in Ntoyo, North Kivu, after residents gathered at a burial. “The ADF attack caused around 60 deaths, but the final toll will be given…
Drones launched by the Rapid Support Forces targeted vital installations in the Sudanese army-controlled Khartoum state on Tuesday morning, including the capital, the first such attacks in months, according to residents and the paramilitary. The Tasis Coalition of armed groups and political parties led by the RSF claimed responsibility for the attacks that it said…
North Korea said Tuesday it had conducted the final ground test of a solid-fuel rocket engine for a long-range ballistic missile in its latest advancement toward having an arsenal that could viably threaten the continental United States. The test Monday observed by leader Kim Jong Un was the ninth of the engine built with carbon…
Nepal’s prime minister resigned Tuesday as protests against a short-lived ban on social media grew increasingly violent and expanded into broader criticism of his government and accusations of corruption among the Himalayan country’s political elite. The resignation appeared to have little effect on the demonstrations. Tens of thousands of protesters remained on the streets late…
Pakistan is spying on millions of its citizens using a phone-tapping system and a Chinese-built internet firewall that censors social media, in one of the most comprehensive examples of state surveillance outside China, Amnesty International said. The rights watchdog said in a report released on Tuesday that Pakistan’s growing monitoring network was built using both…
Eli Lilly and Company today announced the launch of Lilly TuneLab, an artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML) platform that provides biotech companies access to drug discovery models trained on years of Lilly’s research data. Lilly estimates that this first release of AI models includes proprietary data obtained at a cost of over $1 billion,…
Intel has removed its chief executive officer of products, Michelle Johnston Holthaus, as part of a major shake-up of the executive branch of the embattled chip firm, according to Reuters. This is part of new CEO Lip-Bu Tan’s plan to reshape the company under his leadership, flattening the leadership structure so he makes more of…
A unit of Ant Group Co. is quietly making inroads to link over 60 billion yuan ($8.4 billion) worth of energy infrastructure and other real-world power assets to its blockchain, according to people familiar with the matter. Ant Digital Technologies, the enterprise solutions arm of the Jack Ma-backed fintech giant, has been tracking the power…
Dutch chip equipment giant ASML has agreed to invest €1.3bn in French artificial intelligence start-up Mistral, forging an alliance between two of Europe’s leading technology companies at a time of heightened concern over reliance on US Big Tech groups. Mistral is raising a total of €1.7bn in its latest round of funding, the company said…
Unitree Robotics, one of China’s hottest technology startups, is planning an initial public offering that could value the company at up to 50 billion yuan ($7 billion), and help establish itself as a global leader in humanoid robots. So-called humanoid robots are artificial intelligence-powered machines designed to resemble humans in appearance and movement, with applications…
Nvidia Corp., whose chips and systems are at the heart of the artificial intelligence computing boom, said it plans to offer a new product designed to handle demanding tasks such as video generation and software creation. The product, Rubin CPX, will debut at the end of 2026, the company said. It will be offered in…
Nebius Group said on Monday it will provide Microsoft with GPU infrastructure capacity, in a deal worth $17.4 billion, over a five-year term, sending its shares soaring over 47% after the bell. The deal underscores the surging demand for high-performance AI compute, as companies invest heavily to bolster their AI infrastructure. Microsoft may also acquire…
Military fires on protesters in eastern Congo Congolese soldiers killed at least three unarmed protesters who demanded the removal of a military commander they accused of supporting Rwanda-backed rebels. The demonstration in Uvira targeted General Olivier Gasita, who recently deployed to the city and denies allegations of supporting M23 rebels. Witnesses said the general’s bodyguards…
European intelligence agencies dismantle Belarus spy network Intelligence services from the Czech Republic, Hungary, and Romania dismantled a spy network operated by Belarus’ KGB across multiple European countries. The operation uncovered a former deputy head of Moldova’s intelligence service who provided classified information to Belarusian agents during meetings in Budapest. Czech authorities expelled a Belarusian…
Nepal lifts social media ban after deadly protests Nepal’s government ended its ban on social media platforms after police killed 19 people during mass protests against the restrictions. The ban targeted Facebook, X, and YouTube for failing to register under new government oversight requirements that critics called censorship tools. Tens of thousands of demonstrators, mostly…
Brazil’s Supreme Court weighs Bolsonaro coup charges Brazil’s Supreme Court will decide this week whether former President Jair Bolsonaro is guilty of plotting to overthrow democracy after his 2022 electoral defeat. Prosecutors argue that Bolsonaro led a conspiracy that included questioning electronic voting systems and encouraging the January 8, 2023 riots to force military intervention.…
Chinese hackers target US trade groups before talks Chinese government-linked hackers attempted to spy on US trade groups, law firms, and agencies ahead of US-China trade discussions, according to the Wall Street Journal. The attackers sent emails impersonating House Committee Chairman John Moolenaar, asking recipients for feedback on proposed China sanctions while including malware attachments.…
AI tools enable fully automated ransomware attacks Researchers at NYU developed “Ransomware 3.0,” a proof-of-concept that uses AI to orchestrate complete ransomware campaigns without human involvement. The system performs reconnaissance, generates tailored payloads, and creates personalized extortion notes through large language models. Real-world attackers have already exploited Anthropic’s Claude Code tool to conduct similar operations,…
Wealthsimple suffers a supply chain data breach Canadian investment company Wealthsimple disclosed a data breach affecting less than 1% of customers through a compromised third-party software package. The August 30 incident exposed personal information, including contact details, government IDs, Social Insurance Numbers, and financial account numbers. The company contained the breach within hours and confirmed…
Hackers leak confidential information from compromised developer systems Hackers used the s1ngularity supply chain attack to steal over 20,000 files from 225 users and make more than 6,700 private repositories public. The attackers compromised Nx’s NPM token to publish malicious versions that harvested API keys, GitHub tokens, and cryptocurrency wallet data from infected systems. The…
Ethiopia has inaugurated the Grand Renaissance Dam. Ethiopia inaugurated the Grand Renaissance Dam. The nearly $5 billion dam on the Blue Nile will more than double Ethiopia’s electricity capacity and has drawn interest from neighboring countries like Kenya for power imports. The dam has sparked tensions with Egypt, which fears reduced Nile water flow and…
When a record-breaking glacial flood threatened Juneau, Alaska, the Department of Transportation (DOT) deployed a powerful new tool to keep the city safe: a team of drone pilots. By providing a 24/7, real-time video feed of the rising waters, they gave emergency managers the critical intelligence needed to protect lives and infrastructure and KTOO reported…
A West African armed group affiliated to al-Qaida set fire to fuel tankers in Mali over the weekend, videos showed, as the militants sought to tighten their grip on the country’s economy by banning fuel imports from neighboring countries. The trucks were coming from Ivory Coast and were attacked in Sikasso region in the south…
A preliminary investigation indicates that a connecting cable broke before Wednesday’s deadly funicular crash in the Portuguese capital of Lisbon that killed at least 16 people and injured several others. A probe conducted by the Office for the Prevention and Investigation of Accidents in Civil Aviation and Rail (GPIAAF) found that a steel cable connecting…
Gunmen killed eight security officials and kidnapped Chinese expatriate workers in Edo state in southern Nigeria, a spokesperson for the security agency said on Saturday, adding the Chinese workers were later rescued. The incident happened on Friday when a group of suspected armed kidnappers attacked a convoy of the paramilitary Nigeria Security and Civil Defence…
Indonesia ’s president announced a Cabinet reshuffle Monday, replacing key economic and security ministers after deadly protests erupted across the country over lawmakers’ perks. The Cabinet shake-up comes as public dissatisfaction rose with President Prabowo Subianto’ s administration and parliament’s perceived insensitivity over economic hardships. Five ministers lost their jobs, including Finance Minister Sri Mulyani…
Undersea cable cuts in the Red Sea disrupted internet access in parts of Asia and the Middle East, experts said Sunday, though it wasn’t immediately clear what caused the incident. There has been concern about the cables being targeted in a Red Sea campaign by Yemen’s Houthi rebels, which the rebels describe as an effort…
Police in Kathmandu opened fire on protesters demonstrating against a government ban on social media, killing at least 17 people and wounding 145, officials said on Monday. The death toll was announced by police official Shekhar Khanal. He said that 28 police officers were among the wounded, as smaller protests continued into late Monday evening.…
In the skilled hands of oncologist Dr Raj Jena, artificial intelligence is saving not just time, but lives. Last year the specialist, who works at Addenbrooke’s Hospital in the east of England, was appointed as the UK’s first clinical professor of AI in radiation oncology at the University of Cambridge. In the first in a…
Quantum computing firm Infleqtion has agreed to merge with a blank-check firm led by Michael Klein in a pact that gives the startup a pre-money valuation of $1.8 billion. The merger with special purpose acquisition company Churchill Capital Corp. X, Klein’s 10th blank-check vehicle, is set to accelerate Infleqtion’s goal of commercializing quantum products. The…
On Monday, Anthropic announced an official endorsement of SB 53, a California bill from state Senator Scott Wiener that would impose first-in-the-nation transparency requirements on the world’s largest AI model developers. Anthropic’s endorsement marks a rare and major win for SB 53, at a time when major tech groups like CTA and Chamber for Progress…
Current CEO of Hewlett Packard Enterprise Antonio Neri rose from call center agent at the company to chief executive officer. Doug McMillon, Walmart CEO, started off with a summer gig helping to unload trucks. It’s a similar story for GM CEO Mary Barra, who began on the assembly line at the automaker as an 18-year…
As the race for household robots heats up, Chinese humanoid startup X Square Robot announced Monday it had secured around $100 million in a funding round led by Alibaba Cloud. It’s the Shenzhen-based startup’s eighth round of financing since the company launched less than two years ago in December 2023, according to Chief Operating Officer…
Analytics firm Databricks said on Monday it was on track to hit $4 billion in annualized revenue, up more than 50% from the prior year, on the back of surging demand for its artificial intelligence products. This follows the data and AI company’s Series K funding close, where it raised $1 billion at a valuation…
Artificial intelligence startup Cognition AI Inc. has reached a valuation of $10.2 billion in a roughly $400 million funding round — a deal that highlights the continued investor frenzy around AI-powered software development. The latest round was led by Founders Fund, the venture capital firm backed by Peter Thiel, and included existing investors such as…
Russia launches largest drone attack since war began Russia struck Ukraine with 810 drones and missiles Sunday, marking the largest aerial assault since the 2022 invasion began. The attack killed four people nationwide and damaged Ukraine’s government headquarters in Kyiv for the first time. Ukraine’s air defenses successfully intercepted 747 drones and four missiles across…
Red Sea cable cuts disrupt internet across Asia and Middle East Undersea cable cuts in the Red Sea disrupted internet access across multiple countries including India, Pakistan, and Gulf states on Sunday. Microsoft reported increased latency in the Middle East due to fiber cuts affecting major cable systems SMW4 and IMEWE near Saudi Arabia. While…
Mexico arrests navy officer in fuel theft crackdown Mexico’s government arrested a senior navy officer and 13 others connected to fuel theft networks operating between Mexico and the United States. The prosecutor announced plans for “many more” arrests of officials involved in the illegal fuel trade that has cost state oil company Pemex $3.8 billion…
Nigerian village assault leaves dozens dead Boko Haram militants killed at least 60 people in a nighttime assault on Darul Jamal village in northeastern Nigeria’s Borno state on Friday. The attack targeted residents who had recently returned from displacement camps, with over a dozen houses burned and more than 100 people forced to flee. Researchers…
New AI supply chain attack targets deleted model names Researchers discovered a “Model Namespace Reuse” attack where threat actors register names of deleted or transferred AI models on platforms like Hugging Face to deploy malicious code. The attack was successfully demonstrated against Microsoft’s Azure AI Foundry and Google’s Vertex AI, where attackers gained access to…
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