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The U.S. is witnessing a dramatic shift in its cryptocurrency policy landscape with accelerated efforts to cement a regulatory foundation for stablecoins and digital commodities.
This week’s OODA Network Dispatch discussed a party with a purpose, as well as providing a review of cybersecurity, geopolitical and technology items of interest. Yesterday OODA coordinated two events, a gathering of our network member in an exclusive bungalow and back stage at the Mandalay Bay Daylight Beach Club, as well as a larger…
This playbook explains how cybersecurity, AI/ML, LLMs, adversarial AI, AI sovereignty, red‑teaming, and agentic AI intersect and what it means for startup teams who are attending Black Hat USA 2025 and DEF CON 33.
In a recent OODAcast conversation between OODA CEO Matt Devost and Maxie Reynolds, red teamer and founder of a company deploying underwater data centers, Reynolds argues that sub-sea infrastructure—once viewed as novel—is now becoming a critical option for secure, sustainable, and high-performance AI workloads. Data Centers in space are also in the mix.
Once again, OODA Network Member Robert Stratton will be participating as a judge in Black Hat 2025 Startup Spotlight.
Recently, a joint European-led operation combining the efforts of several law enforcement agencies successfully disrupted the activities of a pro-Russian hacktivist group known as NoName057(16). Dubbed “Operation Eastwood” the collaboration proved highly effective in degrading 100 servers of the group’s worldwide infrastructure that had been used to execute thousands of attacks against Ukraine and its…
As the OODA Network and the Black Hat community enter Day 5 of Black Hat 2025 in Vegas, we tailored this OODA Loop Original Analysis for startup leadership teams and investors attending the conference. It seems that market and regulatory conditions are now optimized for the innovation ecosystem to take the accelerated lead in addressing…
Recent analysis of advanced AI system behavior has revealed capabilities that extend far beyond commonly understood “hallucination” problems.
The final topic discussed at the recent July 2025 OODA Network Meeting delved into the global AI race—a domain where opportunity, uncertainty, and strategic risk converge.
The Autonomy Institute’s new report reveals a sharp rise in AI-related risks disclosed by S&P 500 companies, signaling a pivotal shift in corporate awareness, regulatory exposure, and competitive threat perception. This analysis reveals how generative AI is reshaping corporate risk disclosures (and where systemic threats to the U.S. economy may emerge next).
The July 2025 OODA Network meeting featured an in-depth discussion of the accelerating convergence of AI, counter-drone defense, cybersecurity, and geopolitical instability, shaped by member insights and real-world operational experience.
The Center for a New American Security’s report “Swarms over the Strait: Drone Warfare in a Future Fight to Defend Taiwan” argues that drones will play a pivotal but insufficient role in a future U.S.-China conflict over Taiwan. The United States risks ceding critical battlespace in the Indo-Pacific unless it rapidly fields scalable small drone…
Recent discussions in the network have given rise to an understanding of a significant aspect of the Counter-Drone mission that require solutions not being addressed today.
100% of the topics in America’s AI Action Plan will be familiar to OODA network members. They are issues frequently discussed in our network meetings and issues that have been examined for years in our research and reporting. This should give you an advantage. You are poised to act fast and shift your business strategy…
Google will not have to sell its Chrome browser in order to address its illegal monopoly in online search, DC District Court Judge Amit Mehta ruled on Tuesday. Over a year ago, Judge Mehta found that the search giant had violated the Sherman Antitrust Act; his ruling now determines what Google must do in response.…
NATO has committed to counter Russia’s GPS jamming. Russia has been increasingly using GPS jamming tactics across Northern and Eastern Europe, disrupting civilian and military navigation systems. NATO officials, including Secretary General Mark Rutte, have raised alarms about the security implications of these electronic warfare strategies. The jamming incidents have affected flights and maritime operations,…
Refugees have begun to return to Syria. Large numbers of Syrian refugees have begun to return to Syria. However, several government have criticized the UNHCR for allegedly discouraging refugee returns. Many refugees have said that while they wish to return home, the political situation has not stabilized enough to make the journey safe. Read more:…
Burkina Faso has moved to criminalize homosexuality. Burkina Faso’s government, under President Ibrahim Traoré, has moved to criminalize homosexuality, aligning with a broader trend in parts of Africa. The legislation has sparked concern among human rights organizations, who warn it could worsen discrimination and violence. The law reflects growing sentiment that LGBTQ identities were forced…
China carried out a large scale military parade to commemorate the end of World War II China held a large-scale military parade in Beijing to commemorate the end of World War II. The event included participation from several countries, including Russia and North Korea. The parade comes as China has sought to strength ties with…
True Anomaly, a defense-focused space technology startup based in Colorado, hired satellite industry executive Sarah Walter as chief operating officer, the company announced Sept. 2. The appointment comes as the company prepares for critical space missions, including a Space Force-funded satellite launch. Walter worked most recently at satellite manufacturer York Space Systems, also based in…
India warned Pakistan about possible cross-border flooding for the second time in as many weeks as monsoon deluges cause death and widespread destruction in both countries. The disaster management authority in eastern Pakistan announced the warning Tuesday. New Delhi shared the warning with Pakistan on “humanitarian grounds” through New Delhi’s high commission in Islamabad rather…
Indonesian police fired tear gas and rubber bullets at protesters near two universities in the city of Bandung, student groups and authorities said on Tuesday, stoking concerns over unrest in which 10 people have been killed since last week. The protests began in the capital Jakarta, targeting government spending such as enhanced perks for lawmakers,…
Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis said on Tuesday that they had attacked a ship in the northern Red Sea with two drones and a missile over its connection to Israel. The group did not say when the attack happened. There was no immediate confirmation of the attack from maritime sources. “The Yemeni armed forces carried out a…
An earthquake of magnitude 5.5 shook southeastern Afghanistan on Tuesday (local time), sparking fears of further damage and destruction almost two days after a large quake in the same region killed more than 1400 people and injured thousands more. Tuesday’s quake occurred at a relatively shallow depth of 10 km (6 miles), the same level…
A rebel group in Sudan’s Darfur region appealed for help from international aid organizations on Monday after a landslide it said killed more than 1,000 people in a remote village. The landslide happened on Sunday after heavy rain and leveled the village of Tarasin, located in the remote Marra mountains, the Sudan Liberation Movement/Army said…
Burkina Faso’s parliament has passed a law banning homosexuality with offenders facing two to five years in prison, the state broadcaster reported late Monday. The amended family code was approved by the parliament on Monday in an unanimous vote that puts the code into effect more than a year after it was approved by the…
On a recent evening, a trio of Ukrainian drones flew under the cover of darkness to a Russian position and decided among themselves exactly when to strike. The assault was an example of how Ukraine is using artificial intelligence to allow groups of drones to coordinate with each other to attack Russian positions, an innovative…
China has just drawn its battle lines in a new frontier of computing. In August, the government published a sweeping policy document (“Implementation Plan for Promoting Innovation and Development of the brain-computer interface (BCI) Industry”) laying out its ambition to build an internationally competitive BCI industry within five years. The blueprint — which illustrates that…
In the decades-long pursuit of quantum computing, most of the effort has gone into the hardware needed to harness delicate quantum mechanical effects for useful calculations. Now, with some claiming those systems are nearly here, attention is shifting to the software that will be needed to do something useful with them. British quantum algorithms company…
China’s homegrown robot makers are driving a wave of low-cost automation that is helping local factories churn out more goods at lower prices, allowing the country to increase its share of exports, even in labour-intensive products. President Xi Jinping’s Made in China 2025 plan and other government initiatives have pushed to build up domestic robot…
On-demand local services giant Meituan has become the latest Chinese Big Tech company to release an open-source large language model (LLM) to market, more than two years after it acquired mainland AI start-up Light Year for US$281 million. Beijing-based Meituan, the long-standing leader of China’s food delivery market, on Monday released and open-sourced its own…
U.S. manufacturing contracted for a sixth straight month in August as factories continued to grapple with the impact of import tariffs, but an artificial intelligence spending boom is lending support to some segments of the industry. The Institute for Supply Management (ISM) said on Tuesday its manufacturing PMI edged up to 48.7 last month from…
China and America don’t know it yet, but the artificial intelligence revolution is going to drive them closer together, not farther apart. The rise of A.I. will force them to fiercely compete for dominance and — at the same time and with equal energy — cooperate at a depth our two countries have never attempted…
Maduro threatens armed resistance to US Caribbean deployment Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro declared he would establish “a republic in arms” if US forces attack Venezuela, responding to America’s expanded Caribbean maritime presence aimed at combating drug cartels. The US has deployed multiple warships and plans to send three amphibious assault ships with over 4,000 personnel…
Finnish court sentences Nigerian separatist leader to six years Simon Ekpa, who leads the banned Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) from Finland, received a six-year prison sentence for terrorism, tax fraud, and ethical violations. The Finnish court found that Ekpa promoted Nigerian regional independence through illegal means and supplied weapons to groups responsible for hundreds…
Eastern Afghanistan earthquake kills 800, injures thousands more A 6.0 magnitude earthquake struck eastern Afghanistan’s Kunar province late Sunday, killing at least 800 people and injuring over 2,500 according to Taliban government figures. The shallow quake devastated entire villages, trapping families under rubble as residents desperately searched for survivors without adequate rescue equipment. Blocked mountain…
Serbian students continue protests despite government crackdown threats Tens of thousands of anti-government protesters marched in Belgrade and other Serbian cities on Monday, marking 10 months since a train station canopy collapse killed 16 people in Novi Sad. The student-led demonstrations demand early elections, transparent investigations into the disaster blamed on state corruption, and media…
Hackers weaponize AI tools in major JavaScript supply chain attack Cybercriminals executed a sophisticated supply chain attack called “s1ngularity” against the popular Nx build system, exploiting a vulnerable workflow to steal NPM publishing tokens and release eight malicious package versions on August 26. The malicious code systematically harvested sensitive data including SSH keys, API tokens,…
Salesloft Drift breach extends beyond Salesforce to Google Workspace Google’s threat intelligence team confirmed that the recent Salesloft Drift data theft campaign, initially targeting Salesforce customers between August 8-18, also compromised Google Workspace accounts through stolen OAuth tokens. The attackers, tracked as UNC6395, used compromised “Drift Email” integration tokens to access emails from a small…
TransUnion breach affects 4.4 million in broader Salesforce attack wave Credit reporting firm TransUnion disclosed that 4.4 million people had their personal information compromised in a July 28 data breach involving a third-party application used for consumer support operations. The stolen data included names, Social Security numbers, dates of birth, addresses, email addresses, and phone…
Nevada confirms ransomware attack caused statewide system shutdown Nevada officials confirmed on Wednesday that a sophisticated ransomware attack on Sunday caused a statewide system disruption, forcing all state offices to close for two days. State technology director Tim Galluzi revealed that hackers exfiltrated data from Nevada’s network. However, officials have not yet determined what specific…
Ameriprise Financial Inc. bought a new position in SailPoint, Inc. in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor bought 2,271,343 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $42,585,000. Ameriprise Financial Inc. owned 0.41% of SailPoint as of its most recent filing with the…
The biggest party in Thailand’s parliament held out on Monday in deciding whom it would back to form the next government, prolonging uncertainty as two rival camps jostled for its crucial votes following the prime minister’s sacking. The opposition People’s Party will not join any government but with control of nearly a third of the…
Sudan has initiated a shutdown of the Heglig oil facility following drone attacks it blamed on the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, according to a letter sent by its government to its South Sudanese neighbour and seen by Reuters. Heglig, which lies along Sudan’s southern border, houses the main processing facility for South Sudanese oil, which…
On paper, Indonesia’s economy is flourishing. Gross domestic product grew 5.1% last quarter. Official unemployment is down, as are inflation and the government poverty numbers. But popular protests that have swept the streets of Jakarta and other large cities tell a different story and a growing number of economists are also asking questions. Thousands of…
Manila activated a new military base this week in the Luzon Strait in a move that the Philippine military claims will support the country’s defense and surveillance efforts in the strategic waterway 120 miles south of Taiwan. On Thursday, the Armed Forces of the Philippines Northern Luzon Command commissioned a forward operating base in Mahatao…
The explosions began before dawn, shaking the ground and rattling windows in the darkness. With them, residents said, came the telltale buzz of drones. “We knew the devil was coming,” said Ana, a mother of six who grabbed her children and ran as gunmen moved in to do battle. Weeks later, her town still bore…
Desperate Afghans clawed through rubble in search of missing loved ones after a strong earthquake killed some 800 people and injured more than 2,500 in eastern Afghanistan, according to figures provided Monday by the Taliban government. The 6.0 magnitude quake late Sunday hit towns in the province of Kunar, near the city of Jalalabad in…
As artificial intelligence got smarter, it was supposed to become too cheap to meter. It’s proving to be anything but. Developers who buy AI by the barrel, for apps that do things like make software or analyze documents, are discovering their bills are higher than expected—and growing. What’s driving up costs? The latest AI models…
OpenAI is seeking to build a massive new data center in India that could mark a major step forward in Asia for its Stargate-branded artificial intelligence infrastructure push. The ChatGPT-maker is currently scouting local partners to set up a data center with at least 1-gigawatt capacity in the world’s most populous country, according to people…
Quantum computing company Norma has achieved over 73× faster performance in drug development by running its quantum AI algorithm on NVIDIA GH200 Grace Hopper Superchips. Norma recently tested and validated the performance of its self-developed quantum AI algorithms on the NVIDIA CUDA-Q platform. CUDA-Q simplifies the integration of GPUs and QPUs and supports quantum-classical hybrid…
Nearly 40% of Nvidia’s second quarter revenue came from just two customers, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. On Wednesday, the chipmaker reported record revenue of $46.7 billion during the quarter that ended on July 27 — a 56% year-over-year increase largely driven by the AI data center boom. However, subsequent…
UBTech Robotics, a leading Chinese manufacturer of factory robots, has secured a credit line of up to US$1 billion from a Hong Kong investment firm to finance its production expansion, including a joint venture in the Middle East. The Hong Kong-listed company said in an exchange filing on Sunday it would receive funding from Infini…
It’s only been since June that Meta invested $14.3 billion in the data-labeling vendor Scale AI, bringing on CEO Alexandr Wang and several of the startup’s top executives to run Meta Superintelligence Labs (MSL). But the relationship between the two companies is already showing signs of fraying. At least one of the executives Wang brought…
The U.S. is spending billions of dollars and burning gigawatts of energy in a rush to beat China to the next evolutionary leap in artificial intelligence—one so great, some boosters say, that it will rival the atomic bomb in its power to change the global order. China is running a different race. Since the release…
Ghana’s President has removed the country’s Chief Justice from office. Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo has dismissed Chief Justice Kwasi Anin-Yeboah following an investigation into alleged misconduct. The probe revealed irregularities in judicial decisions and raised concerns about the integrity of the judiciary. The removal is seen as a significant move to restore public trust in…
Protests continue in Serbia with protesters calling for new elections. Mass protests erupted in Belgrade as tens of thousands of Serbians demanded early elections and government accountability. Demonstrators accused President Aleksandar Vučić of authoritarianism and corruption, citing recent scandals and controversial policies. The rally was one of the largest in recent years, reflecting growing public…
Israel is considering annexing the West Bank in response to increased recognition of Palestine. Israel is considering annexing parts of the West Bank in reaction to increasing international recognition of Palestinian statehood. The move would escalate tensions and further complicate peace efforts in the region. Critics warn that annexation could undermine the two-state solution and…
The UN is considering deploying additional forces to Haiti. The United Nations is evaluating the expansion of its security mission in Haiti as gang violence continues to destabilize the country. Armed groups have taken control of key infrastructure, including ports and fuel terminals, exacerbating humanitarian crises. The situation has prompted calls for increased international intervention…
Venezuela currently faces a volatile mix of economic, political, and humanitarian challenges, with recent months seeing heightened international tensions and domestic turmoil. While some economic indicators show slight improvements, the overall situation remains precarious, marked by leadership disputes, deep poverty, and a military buildup in the region. Venezuela’s economy is projected to grow by approximately…
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is a country located in Central Africa, known for its vast natural resources, including significant deposits of minerals such as cobalt and coltan. The DRC is currently considering extending its export ban on cobalt, a critical component in battery production, which could have global economic implications. The country…
At least 32 bodies have been exhumed in Kenya this week linked to the same Christian sect blamed for mass deaths in 2023. Authorities said the bodies were discovered in Kwa Binzaro, about 30 kilometres from Shakahola, where more than 400 people were previously confirmed dead in what became one of the worst cult-related tragedies…
Protests erupted for a fifth day Friday in multiple cities and tensions soared across Indonesia, a day after a delivery rider was allegedly run over by a police armored vehicle during clashes between riot police and students protesting lawmakers’ allowances. Protesters marched to the headquarters of the police mobile brigade in the capital Jakarta on…
The wife of South Korea’s jailed ex-President Yoon Suk Yeol and his former prime minister were indicted Friday as part of investigations into his administration and his attempt to overcome opposition by declaring martial law. Yoon set off South Korea’s most serious political crisis in decades when he attempted to overcome an opposition-dominated legislature that…
Tensions between the United States and Venezuela are rising amid a large U.S. naval buildup in the Southern Caribbean and nearby waters, which U.S. officials say aims to address threats from Latin American drug cartels. U.S. President Donald Trump has made cracking down on drug cartels a central goal of his administration, part of a…
Thailand’s Constitutional Court dismissed Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra on Friday for an ethics violation, in another crushing blow to the Shinawatra political dynasty that triggered a flurry of deal-making aimed at filling the void. Paetongtarn, who was Thailand’s youngest prime minister, becomes the sixth premier from or backed by the billionaire Shinawatra family to be…
A visit by a pair of U.S. senators to Taiwan has drawn criticism from China, which claims the island as its own and objects to any contact between officials of the two sides. Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Roger Wicker, a Mississippi Republican, and Nebraska Republican Deb Fischer arrived in Taipei on Friday for a…
Turbaned Afghan officials and hard-hatted Chinese engineers gathered in Afghanistan’s Sar-e-Pul province in 2023 to mark the opening of Chinese-invested oil fields. The fields are located in the Amu Darya River basin, a major Central Asian watershed that includes glacier-capped mountains and vast, arid deserts. At a signing ceremony in Kabul, China’s envoy, Wang Yu,…
Microsoft has largely relied on OpenAI’s artificial intelligence models to power AI features in its key products. It’s trying to lessen that dependence. The software company said Thursday that it’s begun publicly testing a homegrown AI model that could lead to enhancements to its Copilot assistant for consumers. The MAI-1-preview model is being tested on…
Waves of drones tumbled out of the sky above Camp Atterbury, Indiana, on Tuesday, their mechanical death throes punctuating what was otherwise a quiet morning. Drone swarms are a nightmare for security officials all over the world, whether they’re overwhelming a Russian air base or hovering near an American airport. Defense contractor Epirus this week…
The United States is making it more difficult for chipmakers Samsung and SK Hynix to produce chips in China by revoking authorizations that allowed the companies to receive American semiconductor manufacturing equipment there, according to the Federal Register. The U.S. Commerce Department had given the companies exemptions to sweeping restrictions created in 2022 on the…
Quantinuum, owned by Honeywell International, has released its latest offering: a quantum programming language. It’s more exciting than it sounds, the CEO says. Last week, the quantum-computing company announced the general availability of Guppy, a programming language that can be used to create algorithms for quantum computers. Don’t let the cutesy name fool you. Guppy…
The findings come from WalkMe, an SAP company, which surveyed over 1,000 U.S. workers for the 2025 edition of its “AI in the Workplace” survey. Nearly half of employees (48.8%) admit to hiding their use of AI at work to avoid judgment, suggesting that something like “AI shame” is a real phenomenon in the workplace.…
Chinese chip companies and artificial-intelligence developers are building up their arsenal of homegrown technology, backed by a government determined to win the AI race with the U.S. The latest example: China’s biggest cloud-computing company, Alibaba, has developed a new chip that is more versatile than its older chips. Alibaba was long one of the biggest…
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