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Since 2017, The Stanford Institute for Human-Centered AI (HAI) has produced an annual study of the macro-level trends and impacts of Artificial Intelligence.
According to a recent report by Google, there were more than 50 threat actors tied to China, Iran, North Korea, and Russia that the company observed using artificial intelligence (AI) technology powered by Google’s Gemini to facilitate their nefarious cyber and information-enabled operations. These actors leveraged the technology to support different phases of the cyber attack cycle,…
The intersection of disruptive technologies and humanitarian aid is reshaping disaster response. Yet, institutional barriers, cognitive biases, and slow-moving public-private partnerships hinder their full implementation.
As transformative AI reshapes industries, businesses must rethink how they create and deliver value – forcing companies to adapt their business models and value propositions to stay competitive in a new economic paradigm.
The true macroeconomic impact of artificial intelligence remains uncertain. While it promises productivity gains and economic growth, concerns about job displacement, global competition, AI acceleration and diffusion, and misleading economic indicators are rising.
The January 2025 OODA Network Monthly Meeting—held on Friday, January 17, 2025 —featured guest speaker and OODA Network Member John Sullivan (Retired Los Angeles Sheriff; Counterintelligence Expert, and Wildfire Disaster Response Subject Matter Expert).
Greenland’s geopolitical significance is increasingly viewed through the lens of Thomas Barnett’s re-regionalization framework, which examines how global economic and security realignments are shifting toward regional integration.
The Senate Committee on Armed Services held a hearing 29 January 2025 on the topic of defense innovation and acquisition reform.
Russia has been on the forefront of solidifying its ties with United States’ enemies and has engaged in similar agreements with China and North Korea, and now with Iran.
To differentiate OODA Loop coverage of the recent DeepSeek disruption of the global AI marketplace, we start with a straight no-chaser DeepSeek-R1 technical and performance benchmark analysis designed for our spectrum of readers.
As open-source AI continues to challenge proprietary systems, historical lessons from the broader open-source movement provide valuable insights into the balance between innovation, security, and regulation.
All videos from OODAcon 2024 are now available as is our OODAcon 2024 conference summary
The U.S. government’s new push for AI deregulation aims to solidify American leadership in the AI race while raising concerns over security and ethical oversight.
Despite evolving crypto policies and regulatory shifts, significant security, trust, and privacy challenges in cryptocurrency and blockchain remain persistent, threatening financial stability and public trust.
The U.S. government has issued an executive order (EO) to establish the nation’s leadership in digital financial technology, signaling significant regulatory and strategic changes for the cryptocurrency sector.
The leader of Tesla Inc.’s Optimus program is leaving the company, according to a person familiar with the matter, injecting uncertainty into the humanoid robot effort that Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk sees as a significant part of its future business. Milan Kovac, the head of engineering for Optimus, informed colleagues on Friday that he…
US quantum computing company IonQ has agreed to buy a UK technology start-up spun out of Oxford university in a $1.1bn all-stock deal as breakthroughs in the sector spark early signs of dealmaking activity. Maryland-based IonQ, which had a market value of nearly $10bn at Friday’s close, is among the companies at the forefront of…
China has taken a major leap forward in its technological landscape with the introduction of Intewell, a unified operating system for robots. Developed by Beijing-based Kyland Technology, this groundbreaking software marks a significant step towards technological self-reliance. The launch of Intewell is strategically timed, coinciding with a notable acceleration in China’s robotics industry, where commercial…
During Ocado’s most recent earnings call, chief executive Tim Steiner said the group’s advances in artificial intelligence and robotics had allowed it to fulfil online grocery shops at an ever faster pace. In 2012, it took 25 minutes of human labour to pick a 50-item order. That is now down to 10. But Ocado’s technological…
Ha ha ha. But What’s the fuss about? Apple has a new paper; it’s pretty devastating to LLMs, a powerful followup to one from many of the same authors last year. There’s actually an interesting weakness in the new argument—which I will get to below—but the overall force of the argument is undeniably powerful. So…
The Mali authorities have released a leading political activist after a month in captivity. Alassane Abba, the former secretary-general of the Codem party, was seized on May 9 after speaking out about the country’s civic rights and the ruling junta’s failure to hold an election since its coup in 2021. His arrest came amid pro-democracy…
Colombian Senator Miguel Uribe Turbay was critically wounded in a shooting. He underwent neurosurgery and a procedure on his left thigh, and he remains in intensive care with a critical condition. The incident occurred at a political rally where he sustained two gunshot wounds, two others were injured, and a 15-year-old was detained at the…
Russian officials await Ukrainian confirmation on an agreement to exchange deceased fighters. Russian officials stated that they delivered 1,212 bodies of Ukrainian soldiers to a border exchange site.Ukraine confirmed that repatriation efforts will begin next week, following agreements made in Istanbul.Russian officials allege that Kyiv has postponed the full exchange of 6,000 deceased fighters, while…
Iran claims to have seized Israeli nuclear files. The Intelligence Minister of Iran claimed on Sunday that government officials obtained thousands of pages of documents related to Israel’s nuclear program, though he provided no evidence. The announcement comes amid Iran’s anticipated review by the International Atomic Energy Agency over its noncompliance with nuclear regulations. Iran…
The United States’ cybersecurity directives boost national security measures. The Trump administration issued an upgraded executive order with nearly a dozen directives to modernize federal digital infrastructure. Key measures include AI integration by November 2025, secure software development, updated post-quantum cryptography standards, and mandatory IoT product labeling. Additional provisions tackle machine identity security and improved…
Russia-linked hackers deploy destructive malware against Ukrainian infrastructure. A Cisco Talos report states that a critical infrastructure organization in Ukraine was targeted using PathWiper, a malware designed to erase system data. PathWiper is deployed through a legitimate administrative tool to disrupt essential files by corrupting storage structures. The attack resembles earlier wiper incidents from January…
Interlock group claims cyberattack on Kettering Health. Interlock claimed responsibility for the ransomware attack on Kettering Health, alleging that it exfiltrated nearly 1TB of data from the healthcare network of more than 120 facilities serving 1.5 million patients in Ohio. On its blog, the group released samples, including financial reports, insurance documents, and personal identification…
“HelloTDS” malware campaign leverages advanced targeting tactics. Gen Threat Labs uncovered “HelloTDS,” a sophisticated Traffic Direction System (TDS) orchestrating global malware campaigns like FakeCaptcha. HelloTDS assesses victims via geolocation, IP addresses, and browser data before redirecting them to landing pages that serve benign content to non-targets while deploying info stealers or remote access trojans. Experts…
Shield AI Australia has announced the successful completion of Visual Detection and Ranging (ViDAR) trails with the Australian Army. The ViDAR sensory pod, mounted on aircraft, is understood to be used for passive wide area search operations using day and night multi-electro optic and infrared cameras. In addition, the pod is expected to allow further…
The Philippine military is ramping up efforts to enhance its drone offensive capabilities and countermeasures amid growing concerns over China potentially using waves of such unmanned aircraft to assert its claims in contested waters. As part of this push, Philippine and US forces recently tested high-powered microwave weapons during the Balikatan 2025 exercises, designed to…
The International Committee of the Red Cross announced the closure of its offices in Niger and the departure of its foreign staff, four months after the ruling junta ordered the organization to leave the country. The ICRC confirmed the closure and departure in a statement on Thursday. “We reiterate our willingness to maintain constructive dialogue…
Guatemalan authorities have ordered the evacuation of hundreds of people, after Central America’s most active volcano spewed gas and ash thousands of metres into the sky. At least 700 residents – including those from five communities in the Chimaltenango, Escuintla and Sacatepequez areas near the volcano – were told to move to shelters, the country’s…
The number of newborns in Japan is decreasing faster than projected, with the number of annual births falling to another record low last year, according to government data released Wednesday. The health ministry said 686,061 babies were born in Japan in 2024, a drop of 5.7% on the previous year and the first time the…
The Russian private military company Wagner announced Friday that it has completed its mission supporting Mali’s military junta in its fight against Islamist insurgents. “PMC Wagner completed its main mission in Mali,” the group said in a statement on its official Telegram channel. “PMC Wagner is returning home.” Mali, a landlocked country in the Sahel…
OpenAI said today it’s banned ChatGPT accounts that appear to be tied to the ongoing North Korean IT worker schemes that are plaguing nearly every Fortune 500 company. The new findings suggest that North Korea is advancing its use of AI tools in its yearslong pervasive scheme designed to help fund the regime’s missile program.…
On June 5, 2025, China North Industries Group’s (Norinco) new Type 625E mobile air defense system was revealed in action, targeting a swarm of drones during a live-fire exercise conducted by a PLA air defense unit. This demonstration underlines a growing trend: the PLA’s focus on preparing its ground forces for future aerial threats, especially…
Iran has ordered thousands of tons of ballistic-missile ingredients from China, people familiar with the transaction said, seeking to rebuild its military prowess as it discusses the future of its nuclear program with the U.S. Shipments of ammonium perchlorate are expected to reach Iran in coming months and could fuel hundreds of ballistic missiles, the…
Last year, China saw a boom in foundation models, the do-everything large language models that underpin the AI revolution. This year, the focus has shifted to AI agents—systems that are less about responding to users’ queries and more about autonomously accomplishing things for them. There are now a host of Chinese startups building these general-purpose…
It says something about Apple’s current status that its trailing position in artificial intelligence isn’t the company’s biggest problem. It might seem to be next week, though. Investors are glum ahead of Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference that kicks off Monday. The stock has slid 20% since the first of the year, which is the worst…
AMD has announced that it has just acquired Toronto-based AI chip company Untether AI. This isn’t the usual corporate acquisition, though, where the bigger firm completely buys the smaller one. Instead, AMD only hired the entire engineering team of Untether, leaving everything else behind. Because of this, its speedAI AI inference processor and imAIgine SDK…
Further expanding on its AI-centric ETF offerings, KraneShares announced the launch of its newest ETF on June 5, 2025. The KraneShares Global Humanoid and Embodied Intelligence Index ETF (KOID) now trades on the Nasdaq. The next evolution in AI robotics has arrived, driven by some of the largest names in the industry. Unitree Robotics, maker…
Seemingly every week, Christophe Fouquet, the chief executive of the Dutch technology company ASML, has found himself grappling with political firestorms. Last month, President Trump announced 50 percent tariffs on European goods sold to the United States, potentially raising some costs for ASML’s lithography machines, which are critical for producing advanced microchips. Two days later,…
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei said last week that artificial intelligence could eliminate half of all entry-level white-collar jobs within five years and cause unemployment to skyrocket to as high as 20%. He should know better—as should many other serious academics, who have been warning for years that AI will mean the end of employment as…
CEOs and the working class are very divided on how AI will shake up the world. Leaders tout the promise of an enhanced work-life, while employees question the future of their jobs. The CEO of Google’s AI research lab, DeepMind, has a more abstract line of thinking: galaxy exploration and “superhumans”—and perhaps sooner than you…
Russia is struggeling to replace aircraft damanged by Ukraine. Russia has struggled to replace damage aircraft. Ukraine’s suprise drone strikes which targeted Russia’s strategic airforce has left dozens of aircraft crippled. Analysts estimate it will take several years for Russia to replace and repair the damaged aircraft. Read more: https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/russia-faces-struggle-replace-bombers-lost-ukrainian-drone-strikes-2025-06-06/
The Africa Corps mercenary group has said they will remain in Africa. The Africa Corps mercenary group has said they will remain in Africa. The group made this annoucement after the Wagner group annouced its plans to leave the region. The Africa Corps is a seperate Russian group with links to the Kremlin. Read more:…
Three Iranian men have been accused of spying by the UK. The UK has brought charges against three men for allegedly providing assistance to Iran. The three Iranian men were allegeded to have targeted journalists in the UK. One of them was accussed of planning to commit violence against individuals in the UK. Read more:…
Bangladesh is set to hold elections in April 2026. The interim government of Bangladesh has annouced that elections will be held in April of 2026. Bangladesh has had an interim government since the outsting of the previous government by student protesters. The interim government has struggled to maintain stability as protesters accusse the government of…
HPE has annouced several patches for vulnerabilities in StoreOnce. HPE has annouced that they have released patches for several vulnerabilities in StoreOnce. The patches address issues related to data protection and authentication protocols. It is not known if these vulnerabilities were exploited in the wild. Read more: https://www.securityweek.com/hpe-patches-critical-vulnerability-in-storeonce/
The US has annouced a $10 million reward for the RedLine malware developer. The US has annouced that it will be offering a $10 million reward for information on the RedLine Malware developer. The RedLine malware has been used by cybercriminals to steal information including credentials and disrupt operations. It is believed that the developer…
Ukraine’s infrastructure has been targeted by Russian threat actors. Russia threat actors are once again targeting Ukraine’s infrastructure. The new attacks mirror previous ones in their methodology and focus. It is believed these latest attacks are being coordinated by the GRU. Read more: https://www.securityweek.com/destructive-pathwiper-targeting-ukraines-critical-infrastructure/
Cisco has released patches for ISE. Cisco has released several patches for vulnerabilities in ISE. The patches address sevearl issues releated to generating credentials. The company has said that it is working to patch additional known vulnerabilities. Read more: https://www.securityweek.com/cisco-patches-critical-ise-vulnerability-with-public-poc/
BreachRx, provider of the first intelligent incident response management platform designed for the entire enterprise, announced today that it has been named to Rising in Cyber 2025 by Notable Capital. The independent list spotlights the 30 most promising companies solving the most urgent challenges facing today’s security teams. Unlike traditional rankings, Rising in Cyber 2025…
It may not be sounding again any time soon, but it is flying: The Quarterhorse Mk 1 aircraft has flown for the first time, according to the US aviation company Hermeus. The final version of the aircraft is expected to reach several times the speed of sound. The unmanned prototype completed a stable flight and…
Islamist militants hit two more military installations on Wednesday and Thursday, Mali’s army said, the latest in a quick spate of attacks that the insurgents say have killed hundreds of soldiers and underscored their gains. Ground and air reinforcements were being mobilized on Thursday morning to respond to an attack on a security post in…
Four days after Ukraine launched its most complex attack against Russia since the full-scale war began, details of how it was carried out and the damage it caused to Russia’s strategic bomber fleet are still emerging. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy described the operation, dubbed “Spider’s Web”, as “absolutely brilliant”, although the extent of Russian military…
Manila’s deal to acquire 12 upgraded FA-50 fighter jets from South Korea could significantly strengthen the Philippines’ air defence and power projection in the contested South China Sea – but analysts say the light combat aircraft still fall short of the multirole fighters the country ultimately seeks. The US$700 million contract, signed on Tuesday with…
The US-Japan alliance has never been more important or stronger. And rarely has it faced greater uncertainties or dangers. That’s the paradoxical takeaway from my trip last week to Tokyo, where I spoke to government and private-sector audiences about the state of the world. Japan faces growing threats in its neighborhood, from a bellicose China…
Four prominent opposition figures in the Ivory Coast have been excluded from the final electoral list, according to the Electoral Commission, leaving them ineligible to contest pivotal October presidential elections in a nation with not-too-distant memories of civil war and coup attempts. “My elimination from the electoral list by the Independent Electoral Commission [CEI] is…
Palantir CEO Alex Karp said the artificial intelligence arms race between the U.S. and China will culminate in one country coming out on top. My general bias on AI is it is dangerous,” Karp told CNBC’s “Squawk on the Street” on Thursday. “There are positive and negative consequences, and either we win or China will…
Reddit said the AI company unlawfully used Reddit’s data for commercial purposes without paying for it and without abiding by the company’s user data policy, according to the complaint, which was filed Wednesday in California. “Anthropic is in fact intentionally trained on the personal data of Reddit users without ever requesting their consent,” the complaint…
For all the attention on U.S.-China competition in artificial intelligence, new studies point to China’s rapid rise in biotechnology, especially for drug and agricultural development. Out of five critical tech sectors, “China has the most immediate opportunity to overtake the United States in biotechnology,” the Harvard Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs said Thursday…
Anthropic says it has released a new set of AI models tailored for U.S. national security customers. The new models, a custom set of “Claude Gov” models, were “built based on direct feedback from our government customers to address real-world operational needs,” writes Anthropic in the blog post. Compared to Anthropic’s consumer- and enterprise-focused models,…
Quantum computers are beginning to become powerful tools for studying some of the most fundamental forces in the universe – and some of the trickiest to understand. Two experiments have used them to pave a new way forward for nuclear and particle physics. “We have this sort of grand scheme where we eventually want to…
Picture this: You give a bot notice that you’ll shut it down soon, and replace it with a different artificial intelligence system. In the past, you gave it access to your emails. In some of them, you alluded to the fact that you’ve been having an affair. The bot threatens you, telling you that if…
Amazon has used drones to deliver packages, but according to an internal report cited by The Information, the retailer is planning to test out more human-like autonomous delivery methods. Namely, robots that would walk right up to your door to deliver items. The company is reportedly finishing work on a San Francisco-based obstacle park to…
Vista Equity Partners’ Chief Executive Officer Robert F. Smith said he expects AI to have a seismic impact on jobs in the private market industry. “We think that next year, 40% of the people at this conference will have an AI agent and the remaining 60% will be looking for work,” the company’s founder said…
A team of scientists from TU Delft in the Netherlands is celebrating a highly significant autonomous drone milestone. According to a university press release, “for the first time, a drone has beaten human pilots in an international drone racing competition.” This milestone for AI-controlled drones was passed at the recent A2RL Drone Championship 2025 in…
Mali has reported that two more army bases have been attacked. Mali has reported that two more army bases have been attacked. The attacks were carried out by jihadists groups in the country. The government has said it intends to forcefully respond to the attacks. Read more: https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/mali-says-two-more-army-posts-attacked-jihadist-violence-escalates-2025-06-05/
Bolivia’s consitutional court has allowed the leader of the Senate to run for President. Bolivia’s consitutional court has allowed the lead of the Senate, Andronico Rodriguez, to run for President. Rodriguez has taken control of most of the ruiling Movement for Socialism Party. Former President Morales is bared from seeking office but has encourage his…
Germany plans to increase the size of its active duty army. Germany has annouced plans to increase the size of its active duty army by 60,000 troops. The plan is meant to fulfull NATO targets for the size of active duty forces. The push is part of a broader plan by NATO to build up…
Israel has carried out strikes in Beirut’s suburbs. Israel carried out a series of air strikes in Beiruts suburbs. Israel claimed that it was targeting sites operated by Hezbollah. The ceasefire agreed to by Israel and Hezbollah has yet to be fully implemented as the group maintains military resources near Israel’s border. Read more: https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israeli-military-issues-evacuation-warning-residents-beiruts-southern-suburbs-2025-06-05/
China has issued warrants for Taiwan linked hackers. China has issued warrants for a number of Taiwan linked hackers. They have also banned Sicuens International Company over its links to Taiwan. The business war targeted due to its ties to pro-independence organizations and politicans. Read more: https://www.securityweek.com/china-issues-warrants-for-alleged-taiwanese-hackers-and-bans-a-business-for-pro-independence-links/
A ransomware gang has leaked data that it stole from Kettering Health. The Interlock Ransomware Gang has leaked data that it claims to have stolen from Kettering Health. The data includes personal information and health records. Kettering has not commented on the data breach but is still working to restore services. Read more: https://www.securityweek.com/ransomware-gang-leaks-alleged-kettering-health-data/
Lee Enterprises has confirmed that it was the victim of a ransomware attack. Lee Enterprises has confirmed that it was the vicitm of a ransomware attack. It confirmed that 40,000 people were impacted the breach. The Qilin ransomware group has taken credit for the breach. Read more: https://www.securityweek.com/lee-enterprises-says-40000-hit-by-ransomware-caused-data-breach/
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