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A Millennium Challenge for Homeland Security

Among defense insiders, Millennium Challenge 2002 stands out as one of the most controversial red team exercises in American military history. MC2002 suspiciously resembled the looming invasion of Iraq, as it involved a conventional BLUE force facing RED military forces of a small Middle Eastern nation. In theory, either side could win the free play…
Frontlines of Criminal Insurgency: Understanding the Plazas

Mexico, and the cross-border region that embraces the frontier between Mexico and the United States, are embroiled in a series of interlocking, networked criminal insurgencies. These criminal insurgencies are essentially battles for dominance of the plazas, or corridors for the shipment of drugs into the United States. They are battles for profit and power. Cartels…
The Rise of Cyber-Mobilization

In Gaza, a tentative ceasefire has been declared. But the war in cyberspace continues. Israel and its adversaries have taken to the global cyber commons to wage cyberwar against each other, deploying crowdsourced information militias. The Israeli Consulate and the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) extensively utilize Youtube and Twitter to make their case, boiling complicated…
Can Strategy Be Crowdsourced?

Criminal, terrorist, and insurgent networks have become powerful world actors. They utilize network forms of organization to make fast decisions, cover a wide operational space, remain resilient in the face of state reprisals, and have a capacity for learning and self-correction that many top-down organizations lack.
Criminal Netwarriors in Mexico’s Drug Wars

Mexico is imploding in a series of interlocking ‘criminal insurgencies’ culminating in a virtual civil war. Kidnappings, assassinations, beheadings, shoot-outs: Mexico is gripped by combat between drug cartels, gangs and the police. Mexican President Felipe Calderon starkly states: “It’s a War.” The Drug War in Mexico has killed 6,836 people since January 2007. This year…
Analytical Approaches for Sensing Novel and Emerging Threats

We are proud to feature this new paper by John Sullivan: Security and public safety agencies must address a range of current and emerging threats. These range from conflicts, strategic crime, terrorism, disease and natural hazards, as well as the confluence of any or all occurring at a given point in time. A range of…
New Intel Sharing Paper

Money quote from the Author’s Note: The unavoidable conclusion is that the U.S. government cannot continue to allow a collecting agency to make unilateral originator control determinations regarding the intelligence it collects. … I hope to explain why they are not in position to make the best “need to know” determinations – that decision must…
The Other Marshall Plan

I used to wax and wane about the need to purge national security functionaries, but I’ve stopped waning, as my latest commentary at ThreatsWatch indicates.
Define “Bigger”

(cross-posted at Haft of the Spear) I don’t get Insight Magazine so I don’t know the full story that goes along with this teaser: The U.S. intelligence community has assessed that Osama bin Laden has benefited from a secure haven in Pakistan that allows him to plan a major attack on the U.S. It took…
Coalition of the Dastardly

(Cross posted to Haft of the Spear) I engaged in several conversations about cyber threats this past week and each conversant repeated with certainty a lack of concern over a relationship between terrorists and mobsters in the virtual world. I’d like to think that an unholy alliance of that sort isn’t possible, but . .…
More NIE Cherry Filling (Running Updates)

Love those tart cherries . . . As predicted, it turns out that the recently leaked NIE isn’t exactly the scathing indictment of current war/counterterrorism efforts as certain elements would have you believe. In fact just a few snippets of the rest of the story paint a much more interesting picture. Amazing thing context. Something…
Chocolate in My Peanut Butter

Cross posted at Haft of the Spear As incoming Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates plots a fresh path through Iraq, he is also expected to chart a different course for Pentagon intelligence programs, rolling back some of Donald H. Rumsfeld’s aggressive expansion of intelligence operations that rankled agencies such as the CIA. You see these…
An Interesting Challenge

(cross-posted at Haft of the Spear) The Navy counter-intelligence officer who garnered a confession from Israeli spy Jonathon Pollard says that U.S. agencies missed a forest of red flags about him and risk repeating the same mistakes today they made more than 20 years ago. Olive’s book reveals that administrative convenience and bureaucratic bungling allowed…
Changes

My friend Matt (the other, more taciturn GroupIntel blogger) and I envisioned GroupIntel as a multi-faceted, multi-user environment for discussions and analysis on intelligence and security-related issues. For those who are not aware GI also includes a Wiki and discussion forum. Participation environment-wide has been small but productive and anyone (national, state, local or otherwise)…
Politics or P*** Poor Performance?

Recent U.S. intelligence analyses of North Korea’s nuclear and missile programs were flawed and the lack of clarity on the issue hampered U.S. diplomatic efforts to avert the underground blast detected Sunday, according to Bush administration officials. Some recent secret reports stated that Pyongyang did not have nuclear arms and until recently was bluffing about…

Briefs

A 3-year probe of encrypted phones led to the seizure of hundreds of tons of drugs, prosecutors say

French, Dutch, and EU prosecutors announced on Tuesday that cracking encrypted EncroChat phones has led to over 6,500 global arrests. The phones were primarily used by drug dealers, arms smugglers, and money launderers. Europol and Eurojust noted that the information gained from EncroChat phones has provided new insight into organized crime. EncroChat sold phones that…
Israel seizes millions in digital funds meant for Iranian proxies

The Israeli Defence Ministry announced on Tuesday that it seized millions of dollars of digital funds. The money was intended for Hezbollah and the Quds Force arm of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards. Israel views Iran and its proxies as one of its top security threats. Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant stated the operation targeted money laundering…
US targets Wagner Group in curbs on gold firms suspected of funding mercenary force

The U.S. Treasury Department imposed new sanctions on firms suspected of engaging in gold dealings with the Wagner Group. The four companies are Midas Ressources SARLU (CAR), Diamville SAU (CAR), Industrial Resources General Trading (UAE), and Limited Liability Company DM (RUS). All are accused of working with Wagner leader Yevgeny Prigozhin to maintain or expand…
New Fortinet’s FortiNAC Vulnerability Exposes Networks to Code Execution Attacks

Fortinet released updates to patch vulnerabilities in its FortiNAC network access control solution. The company described CVE-2023-33299 as a Java untrusted object deserialization that could allow unauthorized users to execute code or commands. The flaw is 9.6 out of 10 on the CVSS vulnerability matrix. The security flaw impacts all versions of FortiNAC 8.3, 8.5,…
OpenAI Plans ChatGPT ‘Personal Assistant for Work,’ Setting Up Microsoft Rivalry

In the span of half a year, ChatGPT has become one of the world’s best-known internet brands. Now its creator, OpenAI, has bigger plans for the chatbot: CEO Sam Altman privately told some developers OpenAI wants to turn it into a “supersmart personal assistant for work.” With built-in knowledge about an individual and their workplace,…
Amazon’s New Robots Are Rolling Out an Automation Revolution

In a giant warehouse in Reading, Massachusetts, I meet a pair of robots that look like goofy green footstools from the future. Their round eyes and satisfied grins are rendered with light emitting diodes. They sport small lidar sensors like tiny hats that scan nearby objects and people in 3D. Suddenly, one of them plays…
Survey reveals mass concern over generative AI security risks

A new Malwarebytes survey has revealed that 81% of people are concerned about the security risks posed by ChatGPT and generative AI. The cybersecurity vendor collected a total of 1,449 responses from a survey in late May, with 51% of those polled questioning whether AI tools can improve internet safety and 63% distrusting ChatGPT information.…
Webb telescope detects crucial molecule in space for the first time

Astronomers have detected a crucial carbon molecule in space for the first time using the James Webb Space Telescope. The compound, called methyl cation, or CH3+, was traced back to a young star system located 1,350 light-years away from Earth in the Orion Nebula, according to NASA. Carbon compounds are intriguing to scientists because they…
Amazon to invest $100M in generative AI center

Amazon’s cloud unit, commonly known as AWS, is building a $100 million solution to catch up with Microsoft and Google in the market for generative artificial intelligence. According to Bloomberg, the upcoming AWS Generative AI Innovation Center will connect Amazon experts in AI and machine learning with clients seeking to build applications based on the…
The Race to Regulate Artificial Intelligence

Artificial intelligence is taking the world by storm. ChatGPT and other new generative AI technologies have the potential to revolutionize the way people work and interact with information and each other. At best, these technologies allow humans to reach new frontiers of knowledge and productivity, transforming labor markets, remaking economies, and leading to unprecedented levels…
Russian fighter aircraft hold combat drills over Baltic Sea

Russia has commenced tactical fighter jet exercises over the Baltic Sea to test the readiness of flight crews for combat and special operations. The exercises involve firing from airborne weapons at cruise missiles and mock enemy aircraft, while Russian fighter pilots are on round-the-clock combat duty to protect Russia’s Kaliningrad exclave. Tensions have been escalating…
Syria: New Captagon drug trade link to top officials found

A joint investigation by BBC News Arabic and OCCRP has revealed new connections between the multi-billion dollar Captagon drug trade and leading members of the Syrian Armed Forces and President Bashar al-Assad’s family. Captagon, a highly addictive amphetamine-like drug, has spread from the Middle East to Europe, Africa, and Asia. Despite sanctions imposed on individuals…
West Bank: US ‘troubled’ by Israeli settlement expansion plans

The Israeli government has announced plans for 5,700 new homes in the occupied West Bank, despite US pressure to halt settlement expansion. The US expressed deep concern about the development, considering it an obstacle to peace with the Palestinians. Settler violence followed the recent shooting of four Israelis by Palestinians. The nationalist-religious coalition government aims…
Wagner mutiny: Prigozhin’s soldiers rage while others cry conspiracy

Yevgeny Prigozhin, the leader of the Wagner Group, has faced backlash from his mercenaries and their relatives following his decision to halt the march on Moscow and withdraw from Rostov. Messages on Telegram channels, popular among Wagner soldiers and pro-war circles in Russia, expressed anger and betrayal towards Prigozhin. Influencers who previously supported him remained…
Companies Call for Changes to UK’s Cyber Essentials Scheme

The UK government has acknowledged concerns about its Cyber Essentials scheme, revealing that only 35,000 organizations in the country have been certified, a small fraction of the estimated 5.5 million private sector businesses. An evaluation of the scheme highlighted issues such as the one-size-fits-all approach, lack of relevance for some organizations, and differing opinions on…
British Twitter Hacker Sentenced to Prison in US

Joseph James O’Connor, also known as ‘PlugwalkJoe’, a British national, has been sentenced to five years in prison in the US after being involved in hacking schemes targeting cryptocurrency wallets, Twitter accounts, and other social media accounts. He pleaded guilty to various charges, including SIM swapping attacks resulting in the theft of $794,000 worth of…
Fortinet Patches Critical RCE Vulnerability in FortiNAC

Fortinet has issued patches for a critical vulnerability (CVE-2023-33299) in its FortiNAC network access control solution, which could allow remote code execution. The flaw relates to the deserialization of untrusted data and can be exploited by an unauthenticated attacker via specially crafted requests to the TCP/1050 service. The vulnerability affects various FortiNAC versions, but the…
American Airlines, Southwest Airlines Impacted by Data Breach at Third-Party Provider

American Airlines and Southwest Airlines have notified their pilots about a data breach at Pilot Credentials, a vendor managing pilot and cadet recruitment applications. The breach occurred on or around April 30, compromising personal information such as names, birth dates, Social Security numbers, and driver’s license numbers of pilot and cadet applicants. The airlines have…
AI And Cyber Defense 2025: Decoding Defense Strategies

“There’s no defense like a good offense.” That principle resonates strongly in an era where the rise of generative artificial intelligence (AI) is causing tectonic shifts in cybersecurity. In response to these clear and present risks, I hold an optimistic vision for the prevailing good that can emerge from AI’s intersection with cybersecurity. In this third thought…
Hope, fear, and AI

AI is about to change the world — the problem is, no one’s quite sure how. Some look at the past year’s rapid progress and see opportunities to remove creative constraints, automate rote work, and discover new ways to learn and teach. Others see how this tech can disrupt our lives in more damaging ways:…
Titanic sub tragedy stokes fears for space tourism

The catastrophic implosion of a submersible near the wreckage of the Titanic is a sobering moment for another extreme and risky tourism industry: private human spaceflight. It’s not a matter of if, but when a deadly accident will rock the commercial human spaceflight industry, experts say. “It’s sort of an easy parallel to make,” space lawyer…
Military AI’s Next Frontier: Your Work Computer

Its probably hard to imagine that you are the target of spycraft, but spying on employees is the next frontier of military AI. Surveillance techniques familiar to authoritarian dictatorships have now been repurposed to target American workers. Over the past decade, a few dozen companies have emerged to sell your employer subscriptions for services like “open…
YouTube is getting AI-powered dubbing

YouTube wants to make it easier to dub your videos in other languages by giving you some help with AI. The company announced Thursday at VidCon that it’s bringing over the team from Aloud, an AI-powered dubbing service from Google’s Area 120 incubator. Here’s how it works, according to Aloud’s website. The tool first transcribes…
New images show Chinese spy balloons over Asia

New evidence of China’s spy balloon program has been uncovered by BBC Panorama. The evidence includes flights over Japan and Taiwan. Japan has confirmed balloons have flown over its territory and it says it is prepared to shoot them down in the future. China has not directly addressed the evidence presented. US-China relations were strained…
Hezbollah says it downed Israeli drone in southern Lebanon

The Hezbollah group in Lebanon says it has downed an Israeli drone in souther Lebanon near its border with Israel. The Iran-backed group shot down the drone as it crossed into Lebanese air space. The Israeli military said one if its drones fell into Lebanese territory during routine military activities. Tensions along the Lebanon-Israel border…
Microsoft Warns of Widescale Credential Stealing Attacks by Russian Hackers

Microsoft detected a sharp increase in credential-stealing attacks from the Russian-affiliated group Midnight Blizzard. The group is also known as Nobelium, APT29, Cozy Bear, Iron Hemlock, and The Dukes. The attackers used residential proxy services to hide the source IP address of the attacks. The group targeted governments, IT service companies, NGOs, and defense and…
CISA Says Critical Zyxel NAS Vulnerability Exploited in Attacks

The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) announced that a vulnerability in some Zyxel network-attached storage (NAS) products has been exploited. The Taiwanese company advised its users that some of its NAS326, NAS540, AND NAS542 devices were vulnerable last week. Products running firmware versions newer than 5.21 are safe, but many products were not…
British Twitter Hacker Sentenced to Prison in US

British national Joseph James O’Connor, known online as “PlugwalkJoe,” was arrested in Spain in 2021 and extradited to the US in April 2023. O’Connor engaged in SIM swapping attacks and stole $794,000 worth of cryptocurrency from a New York company in 2019. The attackers took over company executives’ phone numbers to steal from wallets managed…
Remotely Exploitable DoS Vulnerabilities Patched in BIND

The Internet Systems Consortium (ISC) released multiple patches for denial-of-service (DoS) issues in DNS’s BIND software. The vulnerabilities could be utilized to overwhelm and crash named, BIND’s recursive resolver and authoritative name server. All vulnerabilities are fixed in BIND versions 9.16.42, 9.18.16, and 9.19.14, as well as BIND Supported Preview Edition versions 9.16.42-S1 and 9.18.16-S1.…
The next wave of cyber threats: Defending your company against cybercriminals empowered by generative AI

What’s at stake when corporations don’t put strategies in place to protect their employees and customers? Everything, says Juan Rivera, senior solutions engineer at Telesign. “From a regulatory standpoint, recently Meta was slapped with a $1.3 billion fine by the European Union for violating data privacy – and they were just used as an example…
India signs Artemis Accords, tightening ties with US in space race with China

India has signed the Artemis Accords designed to set norms for exploration and exploitation of the Moon, Mars and potentially mineral-rich asteroids, in what Biden administration officials and experts say is a strategic win for US space policy. “India signing the Accords is a transformative moment for the Accords and the Artemis program,” Mike Gold, a…
America’s data illiteracy imperils its worldwide lead in artificial intelligence

As the U.S. continues to wrestle with myriad concerns over the benefits and risks of artificial intelligence (AI), China has already emerged as an AI superpower with a clear focus on the use of data and analytics to achieve global dominance. This poses significant short and long-term economic and national security implications for all Americans, from…
A.I. has a discrimination problem. In banking, the consequences can be severe

Artificial intelligence has a racial bias problem. From biometric identification systems that disproportionately misidentify the faces of Black people and minorities, to applications of voice recognition software that fail to distinguish voices with distinct regional accents, AI has a lot to work on when it comes to discrimination. And the problem of amplifying existing biases…
Ukraine says it advances in south, stops Russian attack in east

According to a senior Ukrainian defense official, Ukraine’s armed forces have halted a Russian offensive in the east of the country and are advancing in the south. The comments on Friday said the Russian offensive was advancing toward Kupiansk and Lyman. Ukraine is currently in the beginnings of its most ambitious counter attack since the…
UN slams Israel’s use of ‘advanced military weaponry’ in Jenin

The United Nations human rights chief has condemned Israel’s use of deadly force in a raid at the Jenin refugee camp that killed at least seven Palestinians. The raid was on Monday and was carried out to arrest two suspects. The UN human rights chief says the violence in the West Bank risks spiraling out…
Russian official accuses West of ‘manipulation’ in Kazakhstan

Russia’s Security Council has alleged the West is trying to drive a wedge between Kazakhstan and Russia by interfering in the affairs of sovereign nations. The comments were published on Friday by Russia’s TASS news agency. Also on Friday, The Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev is visiting Kazakhstan to meet his counterparts from across the…
Hundreds of migrants rescued off Canary Islands

At least 227 migrants were rescued off Spain’s Canary Islands on Thursday, one day after 30 deaths of migrants were reported there. The Coast Guard saved the migrants traveling on inflatable boats near the Lanzarote and Gran Canaria islands in the Atlantic. A number of those rescued were taken to the hospital for mild conditions.…
China-Linked APT15 Targets Foreign Ministries With ‘Graphican’ Backdoor

Symantec has issued a warning that a China-linked hacking group known as APT15 is targeting foreign affairs ministries in the Americas using a new backdoor called Graphican. The group utilized Graphican along with various living-off-the-land tools during an attack campaign. Graphican functions similarly to the previously used Ketrican backdoor but utilizes the Microsoft Graph API…
North Korean Hackers Caught Using Malware With Microphone Wiretapping Capabilities

Read more: https://www.securityweek.com/north-korean-hackers-caught-malware-with-microphone-wiretapping-capabilities/Cybersecurity firm AhnLab has reported that a hacking group, identified as APT37 and linked to the North Korean government, has been using new wiretapping malware in recent surveillance attacks. The group employed a Go-based backdoor exploiting the Ably messaging platform, as well as an information stealer with microphone wiretapping capabilities. Spear phishing emails…
US Military Personnel Receiving Unsolicited, Suspicious Smartwatches

The U.S. Army’s Criminal Investigation Division has issued a warning to military personnel about suspicious smartwatches being received unsolicited in the mail. The army cautions that these devices could be rigged with malware, granting access to user data, including banking information and usernames/passwords. The smartwatches may also have malware that enables unauthorized access to conversations…
Google Backs Creation of Cybersecurity Clinics With $20 Million Donation

Google CEO Sundar Pichai has pledged $20 million in donations to support and expand the Consortium of Cybersecurity Clinics, aiming to introduce students to careers in cybersecurity and help defend small government offices, rural hospitals, and nonprofits from hacking. The initiative addresses the increasing number of cyberattacks and the shortage of trained candidates to combat…
How AI Is Changing The Future Of Work

We’ve been hearing for years the warning that a robot might take over our job. More recently, a report by Goldman Sachs suggested that artificial intelligence (AI) could replace a staggering 300 million full time jobs. Yet for many people, work has seemed to mostly chug along as normal. Is it all just hype? Or are…
China’s Cloud Computing Firms Raise Concern for U.S.

In the digital cold war between the United States and China, American officials are increasingly turning their attention to a new target: Chinese cloud computing giants. Over the last 18 months, the Biden administration and members of Congress have ramped up their exploration of what can be done to address security concerns about the cloud computing…
US-based generative AI job postings up 20% in May, Indeed data show

Generative AI-related job postings in the United States jumped about 20% last month as companies look to harness a technology that has been widely touted as the next big growth driver, according to data from job portal Indeed. The May figure, at 204 per million job postings, was also more than double the 2021 level…
ASML says decoupling chip supply chain is practically impossible

Decoupling the global semiconductor supply chain would be “extremely difficult and expensive” if not impossible, a senior executive at ASML, the world’s most valuable chip equipment maker, told Nikkei Asia. Christophe Fouquet, ASML’s executive vice president and chief business officer, said in an exclusive interview that any single country would struggle to build its own…
Wall Street-Backed Cryptocurrency Exchange EDX Goes Live

EDX Markets – a cryptocurrency exchange that received support from behemoths in the finance sector, such as Fidelity Digital Assets, Charles Schwab, and Citadel Securities – went live. Initially, the platform will support four of the leading digital assets, including Bitcoin, Ethereum, Bitcoin Cash, and Litecoin. The development could be one reason behind the recent…
With West Bank in turmoil, uncertainty over Palestinian leadership intensifies

Prospects of a negotiated peace between Palestinians and Israelis in the West Bank are looking bleak. A firefight on Monday left seven Palestinians dead and 90 wounded, and retaliatory attacks the following day killed four Israelis. The increasing violence has left many questioning Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’ effectiveness in office. The Palestinian Authority (PA) stood…
Paris blast: At least 37 hurt, sniffer dogs pick up scent under rubble

At 4:55 pm GMT, a large blast occurred in Paris’ Latin Quarter. The explosion injured at least 37 individuals, four of which are hospitalized in serious condition. Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin stated that sniffer dogs continue to search for missing people and clues regarding the source of the explosion. Witnesses said they smelled gas before…
Bipartisan Bill Proposes Cybersecurity Funds for Rural Water Systems

The proposed Cybersecurity for Rural Water Systems Act of 2023 would allot $7.5 million dollars per year to securing critical infrastructure. The bill was announced in the House by Representatives Don Davis (NC-01), Zachary Nunn (IA-03), Angie Craig (MN-02), Abigail Spanberger (VA-07), and U.S. House Committee on Agriculture members. The bill specifically focuses on small…
Fire breaks out at Romania’s biggest oil refinery

A fire broke out at Romania’s Black Sea crude oil refinery Petromidia after an explosion occurred on Wednesday. There are reportedly no victims from the explosion or ensuing fire, which has been brought under control by authorities. The refinery, located 150 miles east of Bucharest, is the largest in the country. An emergency response spokesperson…
Compromised ChatGPT accounts garner rapid dark web popularity

Group-IB researchers have identified a large number of stolen ChatGPT credentials on the dark marketplace. Access to ChatGPT accounts can provide bad actors access to sensitive personal and organizational data. Group-IB analysis determined that the majority of victims’ credentials were breached by the Raccoon info stealer. Logs containing stolen ChatGPT information peaked at 26,802 in…
Indonesia moves site of ASEAN military drills away from South China Sea

The joint military exercise for members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is scheduled for September 18-25. The drills were originally going to occur within the southern border of the South China Sea, which is claimed and monitored by multiple nations. China’s claim to sovereignty over the sea rests in the nine-dash line,…
Apple Patches iOS Flaws Used in Kaspersky ‘Operation Triangulation’

Apple released a major iOS update intended to fix bugs exploited during Operation Triangulation. The operation, discovered by Russian cybersecurity company Kaspersky, used zero-click iMessage malware to spy on iOS users. The updates (iOS 16.5.1 and iOS 15.7.7) patched exploited bugs in kernel and WebKit (CVE-2023-32434 and CVE-2023-32435). Although the iOS and associated macOS and…
DOJ Launches Cyber Unit to Prosecute Nation-State Threat Actors

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) established a new National Security Cyber Section to prosecute threat actors that are directly or indirectly backed by foreign governments. NatSec Cyber will allow the National Security Division (NSD) to efficiently prosecute cybercriminals, cyber-enabled threats, and associated money launderers. The new section will also boost DOJ collaboration with the…
Jack Ma-Backed Ant Developing Large Language Model Technology

Jack Ma-backed Ant Group Co. is developing large-language model technology that will power ChatGPT-style services, joining a list of Chinese companies seeking to win an edge in next-generation artificial intelligence. The project known as “Zhen Yi” is being created by a dedicated unit and will deploy in-house research. An Ant spokesperson confirmed the news which…
5 ways generative AI will help bring greater precision to cybersecurity

Every cybersecurity vendor has a different vision of how generative AI will serve its customers, yet they all share a common direction. Generative AI brings a new focus on data accuracy, precision and real-time insights. DevOps, product engineering and product management are delivering new generative AI-based products in record time, looking to capitalize on the…
Biden Discusses Risks and Promises of Artificial Intelligence With Tech Leaders in San Francisco

President Joe Biden convened a group of technology leaders on Tuesday to debate what he called the “risks and enormous promises” of artificial intelligence. The Biden administration is seeking to figure out how to regulate the emergent field of AI, looking for ways to nurture its potential for economic growth and national security and protect…
Google Cloud Launches Anti-Money-Laundering Tool for Banks, Betting on the Power of AI

Financial institutions have long relied on human judgment to calibrate systems that help spot potentially risky transactions and customers. Now, Google Cloud wants them to let its artificial intelligence technology take greater control of that process. Alphabet’s cloud business on Wednesday announced the launch of a new AI-driven anti-money-laundering product. Like many other tools already…
US lawmakers introduce National AI Commission Act

On June 20, a bipartisan group of United States lawmakers introduced a bill to establish a commission to study the country’s approach toward artificial intelligence (AI). The bill’s primary objective revolves around establishing regulations in the AI industry. The act comes hot on the heels of consumer protection groups in the European Union (EU) urging regulators…
World must rethink fundamental approach to Myanmar: UN expert

The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in Myanmar, Thomas Andrews, has called for a reconsideration of the global approach to the crisis in Myanmar. He criticized the lack of progress in implementing the ASEAN five-point peace plan, which Myanmar’s military government has shown no willingness to implement. The military’s intensified efforts…