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Coinbase has a new crypto wallet which is incredibly easy to use but also very powerful. And it has security features backed up by a consortium of some of the greatest security engineers on the planet. The result is an easy to use crypto financial tool that provides powerful capabilities to anyone with a smartphone…
At the 2024 Worldwide Developers Conference, we introduced Apple Intelligence, a personal intelligence system integrated deeply into iOS 18, iPadOS 18, and macOS Sequoia. Apple Intelligence is comprised of multiple highly-capable generative models that are specialized for our users’ everyday tasks, and can adapt on the fly for their current activity. The foundation models built into…
After just one interdisciplinary, cross-sector, cross-matrixed, and/or whole-of-government engineering or scientific touchpoint/experience on a complex project – a singular, breathtaking takeaway is always that material science is a fascinating discipline – just super cool and exciting – and THE cross-sector, interdisciplinary driver of global, strategic, competitive advantage across all exponential, deep, frontier and emerging technologies.…
Recent insights from Chris Ward’s (Senior Advisor at OODA LLC and an OODA Network Member) – “Decoding of DoD’s Pacific Missions” – have converged with our recent deep dive into The Digital Residency Program of the Pacific Island Nation of Palau and our previous tracking of activity in Guam. Following is what is blipping on…
The title of this post says it all: you will find here an OODA Loop original analysis of Artificial Intelligence, The Metaverse, Compute, and The Future of Digital Identity Frameworks as part of our Digital Self-Sovereignty Research Initiative.
Discord’s server-based community and communications were central to the 2023 Airman Jack Texeira case. Still, by all accounts, Discord-based comms usually run parallel to multi-player gaming activity amongst this age cohort. Fortnite, Minecraft, and Roblox? All are current building blocks of the future metaverse. The Global Gaming Ecosystem is all at once an attack surface…
The blockchain-based Root Name System (RNS) leverages blockchain technology to manage domain names in a decentralized manner – and is the core design and technical element of our recent blockchain-based use case, The Digital Residency Program of the Pacific Island Nation of Palau. Find an overview of RNS here.
In the first of our case studies in the OODA Loop Digital Self-Sovereignty Research Initiative, we turn to the digital residency program of the Pacific Island nation of Palau. Add digital residency platforms to the list – along with non-nation-state APT hacking groups and non-nation-state drone armies – as an at-work mechanism in the potential…
In February 2024, The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) attributed an increase in volume and structural changes in “interagency support” as the reasons behind a backlog of vulnerabilities analyzed in the National Vulnerability Database (NVD), which NIST operates, as “the organization struggled to process waves of new vulnerabilities.” Following is a tick-tock of…
Assessing materiality of a breach sounds easy. But in reality it will require many corporations to re-think the governance processes they have in place. This post provides insights which can help accelerate improvement of the quality and compliance of materiality decisions. It is based on decades of work in cybersecurity governance and a deep understanding…
The United States is making significant progress with respect to cybersecurity, but much of that is federally focused.
Digital self-sovereignty is the new “build” as legacy systems get swapped out in a sometimes violent, always exponential fashion. To be clear, we are positioning digital self-sovereignty as a solution to our current problem set that will “still stand” even if this current geopolitical, exponential technology-driven inflection point manifests – for a prolonged period –…
Following the initial discussion at the April 2024 OODA Network Monthly Meeting of Domain-Specific Large Language Model Development and Use Cases, and the follow-up discussion on Exponential Technology Disruption, Global Risk, and Geopolitical Futures, the spoofing capabilities of AI creating new threats and issues began a discussion that gradually focused on and distilled more granular insights…
The weaponization of cyberspace has been a legitimate concern as nation states aggressively build capabilities to project power, retaliate, and become more offensively minded.
I’ve professionally tracked geopolitical events for my entire adult life, starting as a Navy Intelligence Officer in 1982. Now at OODA I continue this professional watching of geopolitical events (most of which you see reflected in our reporting). Four decades of experience of operational intelligence analysis leads me to the same conclusion most any watcher…
On a windswept pier in Subic Bay, once the site of the United States’ largest overseas naval installation, Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr stood before a newly minted guided-missile frigate and declared that his country would “not surrender anything” in defence of its maritime sovereignty. The commissioning of two naval vessels – including the 3,200-tonne…
The Trump administration is weighing a withdrawal of thousands of American troops from South Korea, according to defense officials familiar with the discussions, a move that could stir new anxiety among allies worried about the White House commitment to Asia. An option being developed by the Pentagon is to pull out roughly 4,500 troops and…
The Senate in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has voted overwhelmingly in favour of lifting the immunity of ex-President Joseph Kabila. In a secret ballot on Thursday night, the parliament voted by 88 votes to five to make Kabila liable for prosecution. The former head of state has been accused of treason for…
The body of a man was found in a car trapped in floodwaters in Australia’s southeast on Friday, raising the death toll to four, after three days of incessant rain cut off entire towns, swept away livestock and destroyed homes. Police said the man was found near Coffs Harbour, around 550 km (342 miles) north…
The storm clouds for China were gathering when leader Xi Jinping convened the country’s top scientists at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing in May 2018. The U.S. was beginning to clamp down on selling technology to China, with more restrictions on the way. China must not be forced to beg others for…
When an idealistic movement led by students toppled the increasingly autocratic government of Sheikh Hasina last August, millions of Bangladeshis celebrated the imminent revival of democracy. Almost nine months on, an appointed interim government is frustrating everyone who wanted to vote in new leaders right away. Now its celebrated leader, the Nobel Peace Prize laureate…
The contest in Silicon Valley to dominate artificial intelligence is playing out on a new court: superstar researchers. While the scramble to attract top talent and keep them happy has always been a hallmark of the tech industry, since ChatGPT launched in late 2022, recruiting has escalated to professional athlete levels, a dozen people who…
A group of big banks and other financial institutions are stepping up their efforts to tokenise global stock and bond markets by using solana, the blockchain best known for hosting the memecoins of Donald and Melania Trump. R3, a UK software group that has been developing blockchains for some of these big institutions, on Thursday…
Genmab has shared the first data on rinatabart sesutecan (Rina-S) in advanced endometrial cancer. The biotech reported a 50% unconfirmed response rate, beating the expectations of William Blair analysts to boost confidence in the program ahead of its move into phase 3. Rina-S is a FRα-directed ADC that Genmab picked up last year in its…
Quantum computers could crack a common data encryption technique once they have a million qubits, or quantum bits. While this is still well beyond the capabilities of existing quantum computers, this new estimate is 20 times lower than previously thought, suggesting the day encryption is cracked is closer than we think. The widely used RSA…
China’s UBTech Robotics Corp. is planning to unveil a $20,000 humanoid robot that can serve as a household companion this year, seeking to expand beyond factories. The company sees “home companion” robots as a bright spot in China partly because of the growing need for elderly care, Chief Brand Officer Michael Tam told Bloomberg News…
Apple Inc. is aiming to release smart glasses at the end of next year as part of a push into AI-enhanced gadgets, but it has shelved plans for a smartwatch that can analyze its surroundings with a built-in camera.Company engineers are ramping up work on the glasses — a rival to Meta Platforms Inc.’s popular…
Anthropic, the Amazon-backed OpenAI rival, on Thursday launched its most powerful group of artificial intelligence models yet: Claude 4. The company said the two models, called Claude Opus 4 and Claude Sonnet 4, are defining a “new standard” when it comes to AI agents and “can analyze thousands of data sources, execute long-running tasks, write…
Iraq and China have signed a deal concerning the expansion of the Tuba oilfield. Iraq and China’s Geo-Jade have signed a to expand the Tuba oilfield. Geo-Jade plans to invest over $800 million in the region. The deal is expected to increase production by 100,000 barrels per day. Read more: https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/iraq-chinas-geo-jade-sign-deal-tuba-oilfield-expansion-2025-05-23/
A Venezuelan opposition leader has been arrested. A major Venezuelan opposition leader has been arrested. Government officials reguarly investigate and arrest opposition figures. This arrest was carried out days before parliamentary elections are scheduled to being. Read more: https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/venezuela-opposition-leader-guanipa-under-arrest-interior-minister-2025-05-23/
Nigeria has signed an agreement with to open lithium processing plants backed by China. Nigeria has signed agreements to open two lithium processing plants with the backing of Chinese companies. The plants are expected to unlock hundreds of millions of dollars in mineral wealth. The agreements were signed as part of a set of recommendations…
North Macedonia aims to persue talks with Bulgaria. North Macedonia has said they want to persue talks with Bulgaria at an upcoming NATO summit. North Macedonia’s EU membership has been held up by Bulgaria over disputes related to recognition of minority groups in North Macedonia. North Macedonia has asked NATO and EU officials to moderate…
The leader of the Qakbot gang has been indicted by the United States. The leader of the Russian Qakbot gang has been indicted in the US. The Qakbot malware has been used in various forms since 2008 and the US has alleged that the current leader of the group helped develop the original version. The…
European authorities have disrupted the DanaBot botnet. European authorities have announced that they have taken action to disrupt the DanaBot Botnet. They have arrested 16 suspects and taken down 300 servers used by the Botnet. The United States also took part in the operation and said that the Botnet had compromised over 300,000 devices. Read…
Researchers found Chinese linked hackers exploited a Cityworks zero-day exploit to attack governments. Researchers have discovered that Chinese linked hackers have exploited a Cityworks zero-day exploit to attack local governments in the United States. The Researchers said that the attacks used the exploit to deploy malware and infiltrate sensitive systems.
Chinese hackers have exploited vulnerabilities in Ivanti. Researchers have found that Chinese hackers have been exploiting several vulnerabilities in Ivanti Endpoint Manager Mobile. The attacks were focused on gaining access to critical systems related to government operations. Updates have been deployed to patch most of the vulnerabilities. Read more: https://www.securityweek.com/chinese-spies-exploit-ivanti-vulnerabilities-against-critical-sectors/
China and the Philippines traded accusations on Thursday following a confrontation between two of their vessels in contested waters of the South China Sea, the latest incident in a long-running maritime standoff in the strategic waterway. The Philippines’ fisheries bureau said the lives of a civilian crew were put at risk when the Chinese Coast…
Twenty-one people have been trapped after torrential rain triggered landslides in China’s southwestern Guizhou province on Thursday, with the military deployed to assist in rescue efforts. One landslide struck Qingyang village trapping 19 people from eight different households, state broadcaster CCTV reported citing preliminary reports. A further two were trapped in nearby Changshi township, the…
MFE Inspection Solutions, the leading provider of advanced inspection tools, has been granted a broad BVLOS (Beyond Visual Line of Sight) waiver by the FAA to operate the Skydio X10 and Dock for X10. Skydio’s Regulatory Services team secured the waiver in partnership with MFE. MFE’s new waiver is expansive, allowing it to fly drone…
Sri Lanka’s long-standing policy of non-alignment is facing renewed scrutiny, as deepening ties with India strain its neutrality amid rising tensions between New Delhi and Islamabad. Analysts say Colombo’s recent tilt towards India in the security realm – most notably through a formal defence pact – risks unsettling its delicate balancing act, particularly as it…
North Korea has placed a cover over a destroyer that suffered damage in a botched launch attempt, with the vessel now appearing to be on its side and partially submerged, satellite imagery indicates. The 5,000-ton Choe Hyon-class destroyer — one of the North Korea’s largest warships — was a key part of the state’s naval…
The British government has finalised a deal to transfer sovereignty over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius after a court-ordered injunction briefly delayed the signing, Prime Minister Keir Starmer said. Speaking to reporters on Thursday afternoon, Starmer said the deal is “absolutely vital for our defence and intelligence, and therefore, for the safety and security of…
Foreign investors could once barely imagine that China would invade neighbouring Taiwan, but with Donald Trump as president of the United States, many view it as a tail-risk scenario they must prepare for, although they cannot find ways to do so. The democratically-governed island has long been a point of contention in U.S.-China relations, which…
Qatar plans to pour $1 billion over the next decade into quantum computing, one of the biggest government sponsorships of the technology. A joint venture between US quantum computing company Quantinuum and privately held Qatari investment firm Al Rabban Capital is spearheading the effort to boost adoption in Qatar and the Gulf. The government’s investment…
Google this week announced a series of impressive AI updates at its IO developer conference, including improved video generation, expanded AI Mode in search, and an advanced reasoning architecture called Deep Think. But the news came as the AI industry reckons with questions about how much better these models can get, and whether there is…
Heavy industry remains one of the last frontiers of automation. In an age of digital transformation, many of society’s foundational industries – shipbuilding, construction, offshore energy – remain predominantly analogue. These sectors form the physical backbone of our economies, yet their production methods are often manual, slow and difficult to scale or decarbonize. This presents…
OpenAI said it was partnering with United Arab Emirates firm G42 and others to build a huge artificial-intelligence data center in Abu Dhabi, the ChatGPT maker’s first large-scale project outside the U.S. OpenAI and G42 said Thursday the data center would have a capacity of 1 gigawatt, putting it among the most powerful in the…
More details are trickling out about Jony Ive and Sam Altman’s new AI device. In a post on Thursday, Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo says his research indicates that the device could be larger than Humane’s AI pin, but with a “form factor as compact and elegant as an iPod Shuffle.” Kuo adds that “one of…
OpenAI will acquire the AI device startup co-founded by Apple Inc. veteran Jony Ive in a nearly $6.5 billion all-stock deal, joining forces with the legendary designer to make a push into hardware. The purchase — the largest in OpenAI’s history — will provide the company with a dedicated unit for developing AI-powered devices. Acquiring…
Bitcoin continued its rally on Thursday, hitting a brand new record high above $111,000. The price of the flagship cryptocurrency was last higher by 3% at $111,529.78, according to Coin Metrics. Earlier, it rose as high as $111,886.41. Unlike the fast rallies to new records long-time bitcoin observers are used to, it’s been a slow…
A main opposition party leader has been placed in pre-trial detention. A main leader of the Georgian opposition leader has been placed in pre-trial detention. The charge made against him is contempt of parliament for refusing to cooperate with an invesitgation into crimes committed under former President Mikheil Saakashvili. The opposition party has said the…
The EU and Mexico have moved to finalize a trade agreement. After being stalled for several years, the EU and Mexico are moving foward on a trade agreement. Italy has lead the charge to restart talks due to the nation’s interest in investing in the region. Officials expect an agreement to be signed by the…
South Sudan’s government have been reorgnized as violence continues to increase. South Sudan’s President has ordered a reorganization of the government to take place. Several senior officials have been replaced as violence accross the country continues to increase. The President choose to replace officials with sanctioned allies. Questions also continue to be raised about the…
European countries have condemned Israel for firing at diplomats in the West Bank. Several european countries have condemned Israel for an incident that occured in the West Bank. Israeli soliders fired several shots at a group of European diplomats visiting the West Bank. Nobody in the group was injured and Israel has said that its…
Coinbase has disclosed that nearly 70 thousands users’ data was compromised in after a data breach. Coinbase has disclosed that nearly 69,461 users’ data was compromised as a result of data breach. The data breach occured after an ex-employee stole data and demanded a ransomware for its return. Coinbase refused to pay the ransomware but…
A pathology lab in North Carolina has disclosed that thousands of people had their data stolen. Marlboro-Chesterfield Pathology has disclosed that a databreach has impacted 235,000 individuals. The ransomware group SafePay has taken credit for the breach. Observers have noted that the group has removed the group from its victim list which typically means that…
UK retailor Marks & Spencer estimates the cost of a recent ransomware attack to be $400 Million. Major UK retailor Marks & Spencer has disclosed that a recent ransomware attack caused roughly $400 million in damage. The attack significantly disrupted the companies internal operations and the company is still restoring operations. The ransomware group DragonForce…
US and other Western governments are warning that Russia is targeting supply lines to Ukraine. The US and other Western government have released a warning that Russian government hackers are zeroing in on companies which provide equipment and support to Ukraine. The warning notes that attacks these companies are increasing in frequency and success. The…
The US has obtained new intelligence suggesting that Israel is making preparations to strike Iranian nuclear facilities, even as the Trump administration has been pursuing a diplomatic deal with Tehran, multiple US officials familiar with the latest intelligence told CNN. Such a strike would be a brazen break with President Donald Trump, US officials said.…
Heavy rain in Australia’s southeast triggered flash flooding and cut off entire towns on Wednesday, stranding some residents on the roofs of their homes, as authorities issued snap evacuation orders with rivers staying above danger levels. Rural towns in the Hunter and Mid North Coast regions of New South Wales, Australia’s most populous state, were…
OQC, a global leader in quantum computing, today announced the appointment of Sir Jeremy Fleming KCMG, former Director of GCHQ, to its Board. The appointment underscores the critical importance of quantum computing for the UK’s economic growth and its industrial strategy for the future of sectors such as national security, defence, and cyber security. Sir…
The Myanmar junta’s growing use of advanced drones – many supplied by China and Russia – has intensified its campaign against resistance forces, shifting the momentum on the battlefield and inflicting rising civilian casualties, analysts say. While the military’s gains remain limited, experts warn that the deployment of infrared and night-vision-equipped drones has raised the…
Uganda’s parliament has passed a controversial bill authorising military tribunals for civilians, drawing condemnation from opposition figures and rights groups, who accuse the government of trying to silence opponents, which it denies. The practice has long been used in Uganda, but was struck down by the country’s top court in January. The Supreme Court had…
At least three people died after heavy rainstorms hit France’s Var region causing widespread flooding on Tuesday. A couple in their 80s died in Le Lavandou on the coast, where the mayor described “scenes of war” after a “truly violent, nasty, incomprehensible phenomenon”. Full report : Southern France seaside Var region devastated by violent storm…
At least six people, including four schoolchildren, were killed when a bomb hit a school bus in Pakistan’s restive southwestern Balochistan Province on Wednesday morning, officials said, the latest outbreak of violence in a region plagued by separatist insurgency and militancy. Sarfraz Bugti, Balochistan’s chief minister, said that, as well as the four students, the…
Nvidia chief Jensen Huang has condemned US export controls designed to limit China’s access to artificial intelligence chips as “a failure” that spurred Chinese rivals to accelerate development of their own products.In strongly worded criticisms of chip policies pursued by successive US administrations, the chief executive of the world’s leading AI processor maker also criticised…
A Texas data center that the startup Crusoe is building for OpenAI has secured $11.6 billion in new funding commitments, expanding a site that is core to increasing the ChatGPT maker’s long-term computing capabilities. The funding, a mixture of debt and equity, will expand the data center to eight buildings from two and increase the…
Scientists in the U.K. have successfully connected two separate quantum processors, paving the way for a quantum internet and, potentially, quantum supercomputers. Increasing the number of quantum bits (otherwise known as qubits) in a quantum computer has proven challenging, as quantum computers are “noisy” — they are sensitive to any interference from heat, movement or…
Weather forecasting is getting cheaper and more accurate. An AI model named Aurora used machine learning to outperform current weather prediction systems, researchers report May 21 in Nature. Aurora could accurately predict tropical cyclone paths, air pollution and ocean waves, as well as global weather at the scale of towns or cities — offering up…
AI startup Mistral on Wednesday announced a new AI model focused on coding: Devstral. Devstral, which Mistral says was developed in partnership with AI company All Hands AI, is openly available under an Apache 2.0 license, meaning it can be used commercially without restriction. Mistral claims that Devstral outperforms other open models like Google’s Gemma…
A humanoid robotics startup co-founded by prominent artificial-intelligence futurist Ray Kurzweil said on Tuesday that venture capital firm Gauntlet Ventures will back its $100 million Series B funding round. The company, Beyond Imagination, will be valued at $500 million, and venture capital firm Gauntlet Ventures will be the round’s sole investor. Kurzweil is known for…
Alphabet’s latest artificial intelligence offering has analysts on Wall Street standing by their optimistic view of the stock. The company unveiled a suite of AI-powered tools at its Google IO developer conference on Tuesday that are available via $249.99 per month subscription called “Google AI Ultra .” The service includes higher usage limits, which will…
The United Kingdom has announced the suspension of free trade negotiations with Israel in retaliation for the country’s military conduct in Gaza. The suspension comes after Israel’s launch of a new ground offensive, killing hundreds of Palestinians in recent days. The British government also announced that it would impose additional sanctions on illegal Israeli settler…
The European Union announced on Tuesday that it would lift all remaining economic sanctions on Syria, following the U.S. in a bid to help the nation recover after years of war. European officials have been working on lowering sanctions on Syria since January to give its government some relief while officials assess Syria’s new power…
U.S. President Donald Trump and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth have announced new additions to the Golden Dome missile defense program plan, including putting weapons in space for the first time. In his clearest plan yet, Trump announced his selection of the system’s architecture which will be designed to fend off missile attacks. The system…
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