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The ideological battle currently gripping the U.S. government is a direct result of competing frameworks that are fueling the ongoing government operations crisis.
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.
After years of treating robotics policy as a novelty or niche concern, Washington is finally beginning to wake up to reality: we cannot win the race for artificial intelligence leadership if we ignore the robotics race. Artificial intelligence is software. Robotics is hardware. The two are inextricably linked. A national AI strategy that doesn’t include…
Meta Platforms declined to sign the European Union’s artificial intelligence code of practice because it is an overreach that will “stunt” companies, according to global affairs chief Joel Kaplan. “Europe is heading down the wrong path on AI,” Kaplan wrote in a post on LinkedIn Friday. “This code introduces a number of legal uncertainties for…
Hong Kong has imposed new rules restricting access to prisons. Hong Kong has adopted new rules which restrict access to prisons. The rules allow authorities to prevent inmates from seeing religious advisors or lawyers if authorities deem it a national security risk. Critics have said the law will further compromise the rights of democracy advocates…
Brazil’s Congress has passed an environmental policy overhaul. Brazil’s Congress has passed a controversial bill to overhaul environmental regulations. The bill would reduce permitting requirements and allow for the construction of my roads in the Amazon. The environment minister has said that the President will likely veto the bill. Read more: https://apnews.com/article/brazil-environment-protection-bill-climate-fb3fb4207bd6c6ae4e0e6c85399c4c39
The UK will lower its voting age to 16. The UK has announced that it will begin the process of lowering its voting age to 16. The government has said that the legislation to do so will also increase campaign finance regulations, establish automatic voter registration, and loosen voter ID laws. The government hopes that…
President Zelenskyy has appointed a new prime minister. President Zelenskyy has appointed a new prime minister. The new prime minister is the nation’s former economy minister and she was heavily involved in negotiating deals with Ukraine’s western allies. The outgoing prime minister will continue serving in the government as the minister of defense. Read more:…
For long-time followers of fusion energy, Tokamak Hall is the high-water mark after decades of ups and downs. From an observation deck on the side, the surgically-clean, hospital-white room feels both like a cathedral and yet somehow too tiny for its lofty purpose. Commonwealth Fusion Systems, the company building it, says the room will soon…
Myanmar ‘s military has recaptured a strategic gateway town from rebel forces after nearly a year, state-media reported Thursday, marking a rare turnaround in the country’s northeast, where an alliance of ethnic militias seized a large swath of territory in an offensive that began in late 2023. Nawnghkio, which sits on a major highway trading…
Two days of heavy downpours in South Korea have killed at least four people and forced more than 1,300 others to evacuate, officials said Thursday. One person was killed when their car was buried by soil and concrete after a retaining wall of an overpass collapsed in Osan, just south of Seoul, during heavy rain…
A drone attack targeted an oilfield operated by Norwegian oil and gas firm DNO in Tawke, in the Zakho Administration area of northern Iraq, on Thursday, the Kurdistan region’s counter-terrorism service said.The attack is the second on the DNO-operated field since a wave of drone attacks began early this week. DNO, which operates the Tawke…
Heavy rains have been linked to 54 deaths in the past 24 hours in Pakistan, taking the toll to about 180 since the arrival of the monsoon in late June, the government’s disaster agency said on Thursday. Torrential rain has poured almost without pause across parts of Punjab province since Wednesday morning, causing urban flooding…
Satellite imagery indicates that a new maritime pier has been completed at North Korea’s key rocket station, where the latest spy satellite launches and other rocket tests have been conducted, satellite operator ICEYE said. The pier at the Sohae Satellite Launching Station seen via the imagery “enables transport of larger rocket components than previously possible…
At least 61 people have been killed and several more are missing in a huge fire at a hypermarket in Kut city in eastern Iraq, according to officials. The Iraqi Interior Ministry said on Thursday that 14 charred bodies had been found in the mall fire in the Wasit governorate and that civil defence teams…
Wells Fargo has suspended all travel to China after a banker was blocked from leaving the country, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters on Thursday. The U.S. banking giant’s Chenyue Mao was subjected to an exit ban after she entered China in recent weeks, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with…
In the verdant hills of Washington state’s Palouse region, Andrew Nelson’s tractor hums through the wheat fields on his 7,500-acre farm. Inside the cab, he’s not gripping the steering wheel—he’s on a Zoom call or checking messages. A software engineer and fifth-generation farmer, Nelson, 41, is at the vanguard of a transformation that is changing…
The US Federal Communications Commission is poised to introduce a ban on companies that use certain Chinese technology and equipment from building submarine communication cables that connect to America.The US telecoms regulator will next month vote on a new rule aimed at tackling potential Chinese espionage by ensuring new cables that land in the US…
French AI lab Mistral introduced a range of new features to its Le Chat chatbot on Thursday that bring it closer to the capabilities of rivals like OpenAI and Google. The new update includes a new “deep research” mode, native multilingual reasoning, and advanced image editing. The news comes a couple of days after Mistral…
Today, we’re talking about how AI is changing the way we use the web. If you’re like me, you’re probably already using apps like ChatGPT to search for things, but lately I’ve become very interested in the future of the web browser itself. That brings me to my guest today: Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas, who…
The Novo Nordisk Foundation and Denmark’s state-owned credit fund said on Thursday they will invest in what they say will be the world’s most powerful quantum computer, aiming to revolutionize areas such as drug discovery and materials science. Quantum computing holds the promise of carrying out calculations that would take today’s systems millions of years…
As tech giants seek nuclear power for AI data centers, the flip side of that coin is emerging — using AI to improve reactor licensing and construction. Energy demand for data centers is rising fast, and nuclear energy is carbon-free and round-the-clock. But getting reactors approved and built is really complex and time-sucking. So hyperscalers,…
In April, Jensen Huang, the chief executive of the chip maker Nvidia, received a blunt welcome to the world of geopolitics when the Trump administration shut down sales of an artificial intelligence chip the company had designed specifically for China. Since then, Mr. Huang has turned himself into a globe-trotting negotiator as he has tried…
Security forces have clashed with protesters in Bangladesh. Supporters of ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina clashed with government forces in Bangladesh. The clashes turned violent and at least four protesters were killed. Leaders of the student movement that lead the ouster of the previous Prime Minister were attacked by large crowds as they attempted to…
A new ceasefire has been announced between the Syrian government and Druze communities. The Syrian government and Druze leaders have announced that a new ceasefire has been agreed to. It is not clear how long this ceasefire will last as some Druze leaders denounced the agreement. Israeli strikes against Damascus have also not yet stopped.…
The UK and Germany are set to agree to new a new series of agreements on defense, trade, and migration. The UK and Germany have concluded talks and are set to approve a new set of agreements on defense, trade, and migration. The countries agreed to cooperate on stopping migrant smuggling as well as the…
Mexico City has announced plans to address gentrification and over-tourism following protests. Following widespread protests, Mexico City has announced that they will be taking action to address gentrification and over tourism. . A significant issue is the increase in the number of individuals temporarily living in Mexico City while they remotely work for foreign company.…
The Royal Norwegian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has awarded an initial tender worth Nkr101m ($9.4m) to drone manufacturer Skydio to supply autonomous small uncrewed aerial systems (sUAS). The company has already commenced deliveries of its X10D systems to the Norwegian armed forces in collaboration with Norwegian defence and security supplier Oskar Pedersen. The sUAS is…
At least six police personnel have been killed and four were injured after an attack on a police camp in Kenya by suspected fighters from Somalia’s al-Shabab group. Kenyan police said in a report on Sunday that the attack was carried out in Garissa County, eastern Kenya, on the border with Somalia. The report added…
Cambodia on Wednesday said that an order by Prime Minister Hun Manet for government bodies to crackdown on criminal cybercrime operations being run in the country had resulted in the arrest of more than 1,000 suspects so far this week. Hun Manet issued the order authorising state action for “maintaining and protecting security, public order,…
Gunmen opened fire on a passenger bus in southwestern Pakistan on Wednesday, killing at least three people and wounding seven others, police and government officials said. No group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack in the Kalat district of Balochistan province, where a number of separatist militant groups are seeking independence from Pakistan’s government. The…
Bangladeshi security forces on Wednesday clashed with supporters of ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, leaving at least four people dead and scores injured, a hospital official and local media said. The violence erupted in the morning and spread as a new political party formed by students who led the uprising against Hasina in August last…
As reported by ISNA on July 13, 2025, Iranian military leaders and lawmakers have doubled down on long-term defense readiness following the country’s twelve-day conflict with Israel and the United States in June 2025. Brigadier General Mohammad Reza Ashtiani, Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces and former Minister of Defense, stated…
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un wept as he threw himself over the coffin of a soldier draped in the national flag, one of six or so who were lined up in a row. Photographs of him mourning were shown at a gala performance at a theatre in Pyongyang late last month, celebrating the anniversary…
The biotechnology industry is experiencing a tectonic shift, driven by Chinese drugmakers who have come a long way from their copycat days to challenge Western dominance on innovation. The number of novel drugs in China — for cancer, weight-loss and more — entering into development ballooned to over 1,250 last year, far surpassing the European…
Google said a large language model it developed to find vulnerabilities recently discovered a bug that hackers were preparing to use. Late last year, Google announced an AI agent called Big Sleep — a project that evolved out of work on vulnerability research assisted by large language models done by Google Project Zero and Google…
OpenAI researcher Jason Wei will join Meta’s new Superintelligence Lab, reports Wired, citing two sources familiar with the matter. Another team member, Hyung Won Chung, may also join Meta. Sources told Wired that both the researchers’ internal OpenAI Slack profiles are currently deactivated. Wei and Chung would be Meta’s latest grab as CEO Mark Zuckerberg…
Rigetti Computing, Inc., a pioneer in full-stack quantum-classical computing, today announced that it has achieved its mid-year performance milestone of 99.5% median two-qubit gate* fidelity on its modular 36-qubit system, a 2x reduction in median two-qubit gate error rate from Rigetti’s previous best results on its 84-qubit single chip Ankaa™-3 system. Composed of four 9-qubit…
Scale AI is laying off hundreds of employees from its data-labeling business, one month after Meta Platforms Inc. invested $14.3 billion in the startup and hired away its chief executive officer. The company cut 200 full-time employees, about 14% of its global workforce, and will provide severance, Scale spokesperson Joe Osborne said Wednesday. Scale will…
The founder of a prominent Chinese robotics start-up sees great value in working with American peers to advance the global development of humanoid robots – and his call for stronger collaboration between the fractious trade partners comes as China’s private sector is playing an increasingly larger role in innovation. “China has a deep foundation in…
When OpenAI blocked China’s access to its advanced artificial intelligence systems last July, Chinese coders shrugged. They would rely instead on open-source systems, where the underlying technology is shared publicly for others to build on. At the time, that mostly meant turning to another popular American product made by Meta. But in the year since,…
UK disbands secret Afghan resettlement route after MoD data leak. Britain has closed a covert program that quietly relocated Afghans deemed at risk following a 2022 Ministry of Defence error that exposed nearly 19,000 applicants’ personal details. Defence Secretary John Healey apologized for both the data breach and the use of an unprecedented super injunction…
Australian leader challenges Beijing on naval exercises while deepening economic cooperation. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese pressed President Xi Jinping about a February live-fire naval drill off Australia’s coast that disrupted flight paths with minimal notice. Both sides agreed to review their ten-year free trade agreement, exploring new opportunities in tourism, low-emission mining, and medical technology.…
Unclaimed drone attack hits Sarang facility in Dohuk as Iraq signs Hamrin field agreement Emergency responders are tackling a fire at the Sarang oil field in Iraq’s Dohuk province after a drone strike exploded at one of its production units on Tuesday morning. Operator HKN Energy Ltd. confirmed that all personnel were safe and no…
Immunization plateau leaves 14 million infants without vital vaccines. In 2024, first-dose DTP coverage held at 89% and full series at 85%, yet over 14 million children received no routine vaccines. Nine countries accounted for more than half of those zero-dose children, while measles immunisation stalled at just 76%, far below the 95% needed for…
Meta purges spam profiles and raises the bar for original content. Meta removed about 10 million impersonator profiles and 500,000 spam accounts in the first half of 2025, aiming to curb the quantity of AI-generated content on user feeds. Accounts that repeatedly reshare others’ posts without significant additions will face reduced distribution and temporary loss…
DragonForce hackers steal 156 GB from Belk in major ransomware breach. DragonForce claimed to have exfiltrated 156 GB of Belk’s internal and customer data, including order histories, personal details, and app infrastructure, after the retailer declined to pay a ransom. Belk responded by isolating systems, resetting passwords, and offering credit monitoring to potentially affected individuals.…
Prompt-injection lets hidden CSS commands hijack Google Gemini for Workspace. Security firm 0din demonstrated that attackers can hide malicious prompts in emails by using white text and zero-size CSS to trick Google Gemini for Workspace into generating fake security alerts and directing users to call scam numbers. Gemini faithfully executes embedded instructions because it does…
Massive Episource breach exposes sensitive data of over five million. Episource, an Optum subsidiary of UnitedHealth Group, discovered in February 2025 that its systems were breached, exposing personal and medical data of 5,418,866 individuals between January 27 and February 6, 2025. The compromised information includes contact details, health insurance and policy numbers, medical records, and…
Walking, talking humanoid robots that were once firmly the domain of science fiction are on their way. In fact, a Morgan Stanley report recently predicted that 13 million human robots will be among us by 2035, rising to one billion by 2050. But we probably won’t have to wait even 10 years to see one.…
Al Shabaab insurgents have seized the town of Tardo in Somalia’s central Hiiran region and are pressing on with an advance that has already displaced thousands, a military official said. Tardo, a key crossroads linking larger urban centres, fell on Sunday after the al Qaeda-allied fighters of al Shabaab drove out government-allied clan fighters, Major…
South Korea’s defence ministry summoned Japan’s defence attache on Tuesday to protest over an annual white paper published by Tokyo, which made a territorial claim over disputed islands located in the East Sea.Both sides claim longstanding territorial rights over the islands, which are known as Dokdo in Korean and Takeshima in Japanese, and lie roughly…
Japan cautioned against China’s rapid acceleration of military activity stretching from its southwestern coasts to the Pacific, describing the moves in a new defense report Tuesday as the biggest strategic challenge. China’s growing military cooperation with Russia also poses serious security concerns to Japan, along with increasing tension around Taiwan and threats coming from North…
Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have killed nearly 300 people in attacks in North Kordofan state that began on Saturday, according to Sudanese activists. The RSF has been fighting the Sudanese army in the area, one of the key frontlines of a civil war in Sudan that has raged since April 2023. The Emergency…
The Syrian Ministry of Defence has announced a ceasefire in the Druze-majority city of Suwayda, saying an agreement has been reached with the city’s “notables and dignitaries” after days of deadly clashes with Bedouin tribes. “To all units operating within the city of Suwayda, we declare a complete ceasefire,” Defence Minister Murhaf Abu Qasra posted…
The Chinese government said on Tuesday that it would restrict any effort to transfer out of China eight key technologies for manufacturing electric vehicle batteries, a move that could cement the country’s already dominant role in the production of electric cars. The plan could make it harder for Chinese electric carmakers to set up factories…
Apple Inc. has struck a $500 million deal to buy rare-earth minerals from MP Materials Corp., the US producer that just last week secured backing from the Pentagon. The two companies will also work together to “establish a cutting-edge rare earth recycling line” in Mountain Pass, California, and develop novel magnet materials and innovative processing…
The US commerce department has launched two national security probes that could lead to tariffs on drones and a raw material used for chips and solar panels. In notices published on Monday evening, the commerce department said it would examine imports of unmanned aircraft systems and their parts and components, and would separately carry out…
Uber Technologies Inc. and Baidu Inc. plan to launch robotaxis on the ride-sharing platform in several markets outside of the US and mainland China through a multiyear partnership. Baidu’s autonomous vehicles will be available on the Uber app in Asia and the Middle East later this year, the companies said in a statement Tuesday. Thousands…
Investor sentiment around quantum computing is shifting, as the industry as a whole is gaining momentum. And it is not only coming from industry boosters. According to The Quantum Insider’s Q2 2025 report, private capital investments, strategic acquisitions, and technical progress all increased in the second quarter. From early-stage funding rounds to corporate roadmaps and…
Google DeepMind introduced Gemini Robotics On-Device, a vision-language-action (VLA) foundation model designed to run locally on robot hardware. The model features low-latency inference and can be fine-tuned for specific tasks with as few as 50 demonstrations. Gemini Robotics On-Device is the latest iteration of the Gemini Robotics family and the first that can be fine-tuned.…
Meta’s newly formed superintelligence lab has discussed making a series of changes to the company’s artificial intelligence strategy, in what would amount to a major shake-up at the social media giant. Last week, a small group of top members of the lab, including Alexandr Wang, 28, Meta’s new chief A.I. officer, discussed abandoning the company’s…
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