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China’s commercial satellite sector, led by Chang Guang Satellite Technology (CGST), is increasingly intertwined with military and intelligence operations, raising alarms for U.S. policymakers.
A breakthrough in reprogrammable magnetic metamaterials paves the way for adaptive materials that mimic muscle behavior, with potential applications in soft robotics and biomedicine.
In the rapidly evolving landscape of artificial intelligence (AI), cloud computing has emerged as the linchpin of Big Tech’s strategy to dominate the AI frontier. As companies like Microsoft, Amazon, and Google pour billions into AI development, their expansive cloud infrastructures are not just supporting this growth—they’re driving it. This synergy between cloud services and…
Recently, the White House’s nominee to become the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Cyber Policy (ASD-CP) advocated for increased offensive cyber operations and using artificial intelligence (AI) as a means of bolstering the United States’ ability to deter hostile cyber threat actors. The fairly new senior position serves as the principal cyber advisor to the Secretary of Defense and was…
BEACON is a new open-source platform developed and recently launched in a beta version by Boston University’s Center on Emerging Infectious Diseases (CEID). The goal is to transform global infectious disease surveillance by providing transparent, collaborative, and scalable tools for outbreak detection and response.
A new initiative unveiled at the MIT Media Lab’s Decentralized AI Project’s Internet of AI Agents Summit explores how decentralized data ownership can unlock the next wave of AI innovation, with the launch of The Vana Protocol and the creation of user-owned data markets.
According to researchers at the Hoover Institute, DeepSeek AI’s rise reveals a critical challenge to U.S. technological leadership: the erosion of its human-capital advantage as China builds a self-sufficient AI talent pipeline.
New reporting by SC Media warns that generative AI and autonomous agents are accelerating a wave of unsophisticated yet impactful cyberattacks targeting operational technology in sectors like oil and gas.
Working across national security, public health emergencies, and disaster responses, one truth has become increasingly clear: our world is changing at an unprecedented pace, and our traditional organizational structures are struggling to keep up. From responding to 9/11 and the anthrax attacks in 2001 to addressing SARS and monkeypox outbreaks in 2003, and more recently…
The global retreat from U.S. dollar dominance is no longer theoretical—it’s in motion, accelerated by trade wars, central bank politicization, and a shifting economic order increasingly open to cryptocurrency.
The MIT Initiative on the Digital Economy’s 2025 Business of Quantum Summit positioned the quantum computing ecosystem at a pivotal inflection point between hype and strategic transformation.
As AI agents become core contributors to software development, experts at Deep Tech Week’s GenAI Collective NYC event outlined a fast-approaching paradigm shift — from code completion to autonomous software engineering.
Like the early onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Winter of 2020, the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach are once again serving as the first visible flashpoint in a looming intermodal supply chain disruption, offering an early warning signal of the economic fallout from shifting tariff policies and global supply chain reconfigurations.
Rwanda and Democratic Republic of Congo are set to sign a U.S.-brokered peace agreement in Washington on Friday, raising hopes for an end to years of fighting that has displaced hundreds of thousands of people.The agreement marks a breakthrough in talks held by the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump, which aim to end the…
Issa Tchiroma Bakary – a prominent minister and long-time ally of President Paul Biya – has quit Cameroon’s government, in the hope of ending 92-year-old Biya’s four-decade grip on power in upcoming elections. Just four months before the central African nation goes to the polls, Tchiroma said the Biya administration he belonged to had “broken”…
Japan used the death penalty for the first time in almost three years as it executed an individual known as the “Twitter killer,” who was found guilty of killing and dismembering 9 people. The killer reportedly offered to help people with a suicidal mindset, die, after selecting them online. The “Twitter killer,” Takahiro Shiraishi, 34,…
Security forces used tear gas to disperse hundreds of protesters who blocked roads in Togo’s capital to demand the resignation of longtime leader Faure Gnassingbe. Hundreds of protesters set up concrete block barricades on Thursday in several neighbourhoods of Lome, with some burning tyres and throwing projectiles at security forces. Police dispersed dozens of the…
Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh told his Chinese counterpart that the two countries should seek a “permanent solution” to their decades-old border dispute, India’s defence ministry said on Friday. Singh met China’s Dong Jun on the sidelines of the meeting of the defence ministers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation in Qingdao on Thursday and stressed…
Alphabet’s Calico Life Sciences is inking a deal worth up to $571 million biobucks for the rights to investigational IL-11 directed therapeutics from Mabwell Bioscience, including a clinical-stage monoclonal antibody (mAb) for age-related diseases. Calico is handing over $25 million upfront to weave China-based Mabwell into its fabric, according to a securities filing (PDF, Chinese)…
Executives of China’s Big Fund III are re-adjusting its purpose to address the most notorious gaps in the country’s semiconductor industry, namely lithography tools and electronic design automation (EDA) software. Previously, it was designed to support makers of fab tools and the semiconductor ecosystem in general. This recalibration comes as the U.S. intensifies efforts to…
Germany has taken steps towards blocking Chinese AI startup DeepSeek from the Apple (AAPL.O), opens new tab and Google (GOOGL.O), opens new tab app stores due to concerns about data protection, according to a data protection authority commissioner in a statement on Friday. DeepSeek has been reported to the two U.S. tech giants as illegal…
The US will need more nuclear power as it enters into greater competition with China, said Mike Gallagher, head of defense at Palantir Technologies Inc. Palantir inked a deal with the Nuclear Company, a startup working on project development, the companies announced Thursday. The startup will pay data analytics firm Palantir $100 million over the…
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said other than artificial intelligence, robotics represents the chipmaker’s biggest market for potential growth, and that self-driving cars would be the first major commercial application for the technology. “We have many growth opportunities across our company, with AI and robotics the two largest, representing a multitrillion-dollar growth opportunity,” Huang said Wednesday…
Silicon Valley’s artificial intelligence frenzy has found a new gear. Two and a half years after OpenAI set off the artificial intelligence race with the release of the chatbot ChatGPT, tech companies are accelerating their A.I. spending, pumping hundreds of billions of dollars into their frantic effort to create systems that can mimic or even…
The Trump administration is readying a package of executive actions aimed at boosting energy supply to power the U.S. expansion of artificial intelligence, according to four sources familiar with the planning. Top economic rivals U.S. and China are locked in a technological arms race and with it secure an economic and military edge. The huge…
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. unveiled a new iteration of its artificial-intelligence technology that will make it easier for users to generate and modify images from texts and visuals, as the Chinese e-commerce giant continues its aggressive push into AI. The Hangzhou-based company introduced Qwen VLo, part of a series of AI services under the company’s…
The DRC and Rwanda have agreed to sign a peace deal. The DRC and Rwanda have agreed to sign a new peace deal to end decades of conflict. The US mediated deal aims to begin a long peace process that also gives the US access to minerals in the Congo. Rebel groups in the Congo…
The UK has arrested several people for breaking into a military base. UK police has arrested several people for breaking into a military base. The arrest were made in connection to an incident where pro-Palestine protesters spraid red paint on military jets. The organization behind the breakin has been formally banned by the UK government.…
Cambodian and Thai leaders have visited the site of a border dispute. Major Cambodian and Thai leaders have visited the site of a recent border dispute. Both countries have expressed their willingness to maintain peace but both have also moved to prepare for continued conflict. The border dispute has also caused a major crisis within…
Brazil’s Supreme Court has ruled that social media companies are liable for user content. Brazil’s Supreme Court has ruled that social media companies can be held liable for user content. The ruiling is expected to cause significant upheaval as lawsuits are filed against social media companies. The ruiling has also disrupted the country’s relationship with…
A ransomware group has begun targeting US Airlines. The Scattered Spider ransomware group has begun targeting US Airlines. Researchers believe that the group has already targetted Hawaiian Airlines and will target others soon. Researchers belive that the group is currently targeting Canadian airline WestJet. Read more: https://cybernews.com/security/scattered-spider-ransomware-targets-north-american-airline-industry-hawaiian-airlines/
Hackers have claimed to have stolen data from the US Bureau of Prisons. Hackers have claimed to have stolen data from the US Bureau of Prisons. They claim to have stolen hundreds of gigabytes of data on staff and prisoners. The group has said that the data was stolen this year meaning it is likely…
A data breach of a Kentuck clinic has exposed thousands of patients. A Kentucky radiology clinic has disclosed that it was the victim of a data breach. The breach has affected the data of roughly 167,000 patients. It is not known who carried out the attack. Read more: https://www.securityweek.com/central-kentucky-radiology-data-breach-impacts-167000/
Microsoft 365 direct send has been abused for phishing. Hackers have begun to use Microsoft 365 to avoid email security protocols. Researchers have found that this tactic is being increasingly used due to its easy implementation. Users are advised to enable multifactor authentication and static IP addresses. Read more: https://www.securityweek.com/microsoft-365-direct-send-abused-for-phishing/
Cincinnati’s Police department has launched a drone program featuring expensive Skydio drones to strengthen public safety and tackle rising crime, aiming to cover 90% of the city by the end of 2025. Announced on June 24, 2025, by Police Chief Teresa Theetge, the initiative uses unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to assist investigations, manage traffic incidents,…
An explosion and the stampede that followed killed at least 29 schoolchildren and injured more than 250 at a high school in Central African Republic’s capital city, authorities said Thursday. The explosion occurred on Wednesday at the Barthelemy Boganda High School in Bangui when power was being restored to an electrical transformer within the school…
New imagery released by a Chinese commercial satellite company has revealed the destruction of an alleged Iranian drone factory during Israel’s two-week air campaign against Iran. Newsweek has contacted the Iranian Foreign Ministry and the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) for comment. Iran’s civilian-military infrastructure was targeted by a wave of Israeli airstrikes that began in…
Taiwan has developed suicide drones equivalent to those at the heart of Ukraine’s defence against Russia, the clearest sign yet of progress in the country’s efforts to build up rapidly its autonomous weapons capabilities to resist a potential attack from China. The Taiwanese military’s weapons research arm and Thunder Tiger, one of the country’s leading…
The guns fell silent in the Korean War seven decades ago, but the hostilities never truly ended. Today, North Korea’s secretive dictator oversees an isolated society and command economy, portraying himself as the benevolent protector of a nation under siege from hostile foreign powers. Its wealthy, democratic southern neighbor is an industrial and technological powerhouse…
Flooding in southwest China has led to the deaths of six people, and weather officials warn more heavy rainfall is expected in the coming days. Townships and infrastructure in Rongjiang County, Guizhou province, suffered “significant damage,” the official Xinhua News Agency reported on Thursday, adding that water in the county seat had receded below warning…
Two weeks after China promised the U.S. it would ease the exports of rare-earth magnets, Chinese authorities are dragging out approval of Western companies’ requests for the critical components, a situation that could reignite trade tensions between Washington and Beijing. Western companies say they are receiving barely enough magnets for their factories and have little…
Quantum computers capable of outperforming today’s fastest supercomputers may not need to be as large or power-hungry as we thought, researchers at Canadian startup Nord Quantique say. The company has built a quantum bit (qubit) with built-in error correction, eliminating the need for the large clusters of physical qubits typically required for fault-tolerant quantum computing.…
The future of the OpenAI-Microsoft partnership—one of the most storied in tech history—hinges in part on the meaning of an amorphous AI buzzword that divides many in the industry. The contract between the tech partners, who have been locked in acrimonious negotiations, stipulates that when OpenAI’s systems reach “artificial general intelligence,” or AGI, the startup…
Cryptocurrency exchange giant Kraken introduced a blockchain-powered global money app called Krak that allows users to instantly transact across borders for almost no cost, while also earning competitive rewards on their account balances. Krak is designed to fix the outdated norms of legacy finance, Kraken said, blending crypto technology with the exchange’s trusted network of…
President Donald Trump’s one, big, beautiful bill will be a win for the American people by cutting taxes, moving welfare recipients off the path to dependency and onto the path to prosperity, growing the economy, and helping secure the border. As a conservative governor and strong supporter of the president, I stand in support of…
This super tiny drone, put together by a team from China’s National Defense University of Science and Technology, is akin to something out of a spy movie. The team, based in Hunan Province, China, recently shared a new drone they have developed, which is small enough to fit between your fingers. It’s as small as…
Adistrict judge sided with tech giant Meta on Wednesday in a major copyright infringement case, Richard Kadrey, et al. v. Meta Platforms Inc. It marks the second time this week that tech companies have scored major legal victories over AI copyright disputes against individuals. In the case, 13 authors, including Richard Kadrey, Sarah Silverman, Junot…
Meta Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg has poached three OpenAI researchers to join his superintelligence efforts, a recruiting coup intended to help steer Meta Platforms out of an AI crisis. The social-media giant hired Lucas Beyer, Alexander Kolesnikov and Xiaohua Zhai, who were all working in OpenAI’s Zurich office, according to people familiar with the matter.…
Eight people have died as protests grow in Kenya. Large protests agains the government have continued in Kenya. The protests began as a movement against police brutality but have grown into a wider rejection of the government. The protests are largely driven by young people who are unhappy with unemployment and government policies. Read more:…
Colombia has enacted a sweaping labor reform law. Colombia’s president has signed into law a sweaping reform of the country’s labor laws. The law had previously failed to be passed two times prior. The law passed this time after the president had threatened to hold a national referendum. Read more: https://apnews.com/article/colombia-labor-law-petro-leftwing-reform-economy-investment-workers-unions-15f07e39efcf11f459e6aaf60f4a01b8
Vietnam has moved to limit the use of the death penalty. Vietnam has eliminated the death penalty as a punishment for eight crimes. The crimes included attempting to overthrow the government and damaging state infrastructure. The law will be implemented immediately and individuals currently sentenced to death will likely have their sentences commuted. Read more:…
Ukraine has halted a Russian advance. Ukraine says it has halted a Russian advance in the Sumy region. Russian sources have not commented on the developement. Both sides have focused heavily on this region in recent months as other areas of the front have stalled. Read more: https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-war-sumy-border-front-line-75c3a87cd55b003e5bc7578f80bf9694
Siemens has notified customers of an issue with Microsoft Defender. Siemens has notified customers it is working with Microsoft to address issues with Microsoft Defender. The issues cause the program to improperly flag files as malware. They have advised users to disable certain notification in the interim to avoid issues. Read more: https://www.securityweek.com/siemens-notifies-customers-of-microsoft-defender-antivirus-issue/
Two healthcare companies have disclosed data breaches. Two major healthcare companies, one in Arkansas and one in Pennyslavania, have disclossed data breaches affecting over 100,000 people. The breaches have exposed the personal information of the patients. Ransomware Inc. has claimed responsbility for one of the breaches. Read more: https://www.securityweek.com/mainline-health-select-medical-each-disclose-data-breaches-impacting-100000-people/
An investigation has found that a previous cyber attack against Ukraine made us of Signal chats. An investigation has found that a cyber attack carried out by Russia against Ukraine made use of Signal to transmit the malware. Ukrainain officials were targeted with signal messages and when they clicked on links that downloaded the malware.…
Chinese APTs have built a large network of compromised Routers. Researchers have found that a Chinese APT has been building a large network of compromised routers. This network allows them to bypass security protocols to carry out espionage. This operation has likely been going on since the fall of 2023. Read more: https://www.securityweek.com/chinese-apt-hacking-routers-to-build-espionage-infrastructure/
Will Dufton didn’t think nuclear energy startups could compete on cost or time to market. Then he spearheaded his venture firm’s investment in small reactor developer Radiant Industries. The Giant Ventures principal, based in London, shares where nuclear can compete and what he’s tracking amid intense policy upheaval in the U.S. What changed your mind…
A land mine explosion killed four people and wounded several others in northwest Pakistan’s Kurram district on Wednesday, police said. The blast occurred when one of the victims stepped on the device in a forested area in Kurram, where sectarian clashes between Shiites and Sunnis Muslims left 130 people dead last year. Habibullah Khan, the…
The Nigerian Army has confirmed that 17 soldiers were killed during a deadly terrorist ambush on a military base in Bangi, located in Mariga Local Government Area of Niger State. The confirmation comes a day after reports broke out online about the surprise attack, which reportedly claimed the lives of at least 20 troops and…
Armenia’s Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Wednesday said security forces had foiled a coup plot involving a senior cleric, amid his escalating standoff with the leadership of Armenia’s Apostolic Church. Nikol Pashinyan has been at loggerheads with senior clerics since 2020, when Catholicos Garegin II began calling for his resignation following Armenia’s disastrous military defeat…
As Iran reels from its gravest threat in decades, its alliance with China, Russia and North Korea—an axis that has increasingly alarmed the U.S. and allies—is facing a vital test: Will its partners come to its aid? Beijing, Moscow and Pyongyang could offer Iran crucial assistance to recover from the damage inflicted by U.S. and…
Clashes have broken out at protests in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, marking a year since people stormed parliament at the peak of antigovernment demonstrations. Protesters rallying against police brutality and government corruption in Nairobi on Wednesday clashed with police, who hurled tear gas canisters and wielded batons, injuring demonstrators. Several people were treated in hospital…
A Chinese university has successfully flown its Feitian 2 hypersonic vehicle at a site in northwestern China, according to an announcement on the Northwestern Polytechnical University (NPU) website on Monday.The research team said the test represented the first successful acquisition of real-flight data for a rocket-based combined cycle (RBCC) engine using a kerosene-hydrogen peroxide propellant.…
More than 40% of agentic artificial intelligence projects will be canceled by the end of 2027 due to escalating costs and unclear business value, according to a report by Gartner. Tech giants such as Salesforce and Oracle have embraced AI agents, systems that can autonomously complete goals and take action, pouring billions into the technology…
French open source cryptography company Zama today announced a $57 million Series B funding round co-led by Blockchange Ventures and Pantera Capital, bringing Zama’s total funding to over $150 million, and its valuation to north of a billion USD. Founded by Dr Pascal Paillier and Dr Rand Hindi, the company is building state-of-the-art Fully Homomorphic…
When scientists first sequenced the human genome in 2003, they revealed the full set of DNA instructions that make a person. But we still didn’t know what all those 3 billion genetic letters actually do. Now Google’s DeepMind division says it’s made a leap in trying to understand the code with AlphaGenome, an AI model…
In the rapidly evolving landscape of quantum computing, China has taken a significant leap forward with its latest innovation, the ez-Q Engine 2.0. This breakthrough represents a pivotal moment in the global quantum race, marking China’s emergence as a formidable contender. The system is designed to support quantum computers with over 1,000 qubits, positioning China…
China’s CATL, the world’s biggest battery maker, has extended its drive into humanoid robotics, leading a RMB 1.1 billion ($153 million) funding round for Beijing-based startup Galbot, making it a unicorn with a valuation of over $1 billion, financial media outlet Caixin has reported. Other investors included the growth investment arm of China Development Bank,…
If politics and public debate were a rational, fact-based exercise, the government, business and the media would be obsessed with preparation for the unfolding AI revolution — rather than ephemeral outrage eruptions. That’s not how Washington works. So while CEOs, Silicon Valley and a few experts inside government see AI as an opportunity, and threat,…
For power users and many developers, the command line is the foundational interface for controlling a system and its applications. Also sometimes referred to as a terminal, the command line interface (CLI) is how users issue commands and build applications as an alternative, or as a complement, to an integrated developer environment (IDE) tool. While…
Iran has launched a major internal crackdown after brief war with Israel. The Iranian government has begun a major crackdown after its brief war with Israel. Border regions have been locked down and hundreds have been arrested. Ethnic and religious minorities expect for crackdowns to be particularly brutal. Read more: https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/iran-turns-internal-crackdown-wake-12-day-war-2025-06-25/
France’s socialist party has submitted a no confidence bill. France’s socialist party has submitted a no confidence bill after talks with government failed. Talks concerning pension reform failed to produce a deal due to conflicts over benefits payments. The current government is now more vulnerable to a confidence vote as left-wing and right-wing parties have…
A no confidence vote has been planned in Thailand. A no confidence vote has been planned in Thailand. This comes after several parties have expressed their disagreement with the government’s approach to a border dispute with Cambodia. The sitution has caused significant instability within Thailand and has rasied concerns about a military coup. Read more:…
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