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Intelligence Failure? Black Swan? Gray Rhino? Systemic Failure? An entropic, sclerotic Israeli political system? The geopolitical and regional power context for the recent surprise, large scale and violent Hamas attack of Israel may prove to be “all of the above”. What is clear is the attack was designed as a large scale, kinetic and digital…
TRM Labs has released a report on how Hamas uses crypto – which moves the narrative away from the FTX collapse and the Sam Bankman-Fried trial as the central organizing principle in the perception of the future cryptocurrency. Details here.
General Milley has a reputation for being able to succinctly put things. A great example of this is his recent articulation of why Artificial Intelligence is of critical importance to the U.S. military. Video clip here.
The exponential growth of the bioeconomy is all at once an opportunity for strategic competitive advantage and wrought with the perils of unintended consequences wrought by broad data security and cybersecurity vulnerabilities. A scraping incident last week at Genetic Testing Company 23andMe (resulting in the leak of data in the form of a ‘for sale’…
To counterbalance the current obsession with the ongoing FTX/Sam Bankman-Fried trial – and its impact on the future of trust in the cryptocurrency marketplace – we finally tracked down the baseline quantative metrics which illuminate a string we have been trying to pull all year: the current perception of the scale of fraud in the…
Tensions in the South China Sea continue to rise as Chinese vessels reportedly blocked Filipino supply boats headed to an outpost in the Second Thomas Shoal. The incident involved two Philippine coast guard ships, accompanied by two small commercial boats, and a significantly larger Chinese Coast Guard vessel. The encounter lasted several hours, highlighting the…
If Latinos living in the United States were an independent country, the U.S. Latino GDP would be the fifth largest GDP in the world, larger than the GDPs of India, the United Kingdom, or France. As Globalization is transformed and regional power clusters emerge globally, Latino spending power, economic progress, workforce participation, and progress growth…
This post provides observations and compelling views on the threat of intrusive surveillance technologies.
AI use cases are starting to emerge (that transcend the “AI for Enterprise” marketplace) and illuminate the promise of artificial intelligence to solve tough societal problems. The California Policy Lab and the University of Chicago Poverty Lab “have used County data to predict homelessness among single adults receiving mainstream County services.” This AI-based computer model…
To better understand how the CHIPS and Science Act can promote regional economic growth and innovation, The Center for Strategic and International Studies’ (CSIS) Renewing American Innovation Project held an all day conference earlier this year on ‘Enhancing the Regional Impact of the CHIPS and Science Act’ cohosted by the Indiana University Public Policy Institute.…
The September OODA Network Monthly Meeting was held on Friday, September 15, 2023. The OODA Network was joined at this month’s meeting by Dan Madden from Squadra Ventures. Dan discussed with the network a report he was actively drafting at the time of the meeting – capturing his observations and findings from a recent trip…
Our annual OODAcon brings together the hackers, thinkers, strategists, disruptors, leaders, technologists, and creators with one foot in the future to discuss the most pressing issues of the day and provide insight into the ways technology is evolving. OODAcon is not just about understanding the future, but developing the resiliency to thrive and survive in an…
The Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA) and State Service of Special Communications and Information Protection of Ukraine (SSSCIP) have just released a report analyzing the evolution of cyber tactics, objectives, and capacities of the Russian government and government-controlled threat groups in the first half of 2023. The report and details here.
This post provides insights into some major elements in the US government concerned with countering foreign malign influence, highlighting some overlaps and possible discontinuities.
Swatting is a dangerous and illegal hoax or prank in which someone falsely reports a critical incident to law enforcement, with the intention of causing a heavily armed police or SWAT team to respond to a specific location. Swatting-as-a-Service (SaaS) is a disturbing development where individuals can pay others or hire “services” to carry out…
China joined the EU and US in rolling out new regulation to control disinformation by requiring labeling of synthetic content online. The Cyberspace Administration of China together with three other agencies on Friday announced a new set of rules that will require service providers to label AI-generated material as such, either explicitly or via metadata…
Quantum computing is on the verge of revolutionizing industries by solving problems that were previously thought to be beyond the reach of traditional computing. Meanwhile, Generative AI is rapidly reshaping how businesses automate processes, generate insights, and drive innovation. The intersection of these two groundbreaking technologies holds enormous potential, offering organizations a way to supercharge…
In a new policy proposal, OpenAI describes Chinese AI lab DeepSeek as “state-subsidized” and “state-controlled,” and recommends that the U.S. government consider banning models from the outfit and similar People’s Republic of China (PRC)-supported operations. The proposal, a submission for the Trump administration’s “AI Action Plan” initiative, claims that DeepSeek’s models, including its R1 “reasoning”…
China’s manufacturing prowess poses an “existential threat” to the United States in the field of robotics, a research firm has warned, as Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) firms’ advances rival those of their American peers. Automation enabled by intelligent robots will allow for a massive expansion in production capacity across industries, and China is currently “the…
Chinese hedge fund High-Flyer’s use of artificial intelligence in trading markets has spurred an AI arms race among mainland asset managers that could shake up the country’s $10 trillion fund management industry. Quant fund High-Flyer not only deployed AI in its multi-billion dollar portfolio, it also built China’s most notable AI start-up DeepSeek whose cost-effective…
Here are some things I believe about artificial intelligence: I believe that over the past several years, A.I. systems have started surpassing humans in a number of domains — math, coding and medical diagnosis, just to name a few — and that they’re getting better every day. I believe that very soon — probably in…
Portugal’s minority government has collapsed and a new election will be held in May. After losing a confidence vote, Portugal’s minority government has collapsed. The country’s President has called for an election in May. This will be the country’s third general election in three years. The government collapsed after accusations of misconduct were brought agains…
Large protests have unfolded in Argentina’s capital in response to austerity measures. Protests have been on going in Argentia’s captial in response to austerity measures imposed by the government. Protests have also turned violent after restrictions on entry to soccor games were imposed. This has caused the fans of many of the nation’s soccor to…
A peacekeeping force of southern Afircan nation’s will be withdrawn from eastern Congo. A peacekeeping force composed of troops from the Southern African Development Committee will withdraw from eastern Congo. This comes as public pressue has built on the block to withdraw forces due to the casualites they have sustained in the region. Rebels in…
Belgian prosecutors have annouced the arrest of several people in connection to a bribery investigation. Belgian prosecutors carried out the arrest of dozens of suspects in connection to a bribery probe. The invesigtation centered on officials invovled with the EU Parliament and their relationship with Hauwei. Hauwei has been the target of several government actions…
Medusa Ransomware has been responsible for hundreds of attacks on critical Infrastructure. Thee Medusa Ransomware group has been responsible for hundreds of attacks on critical infrastucutre. The Medusa Ransomware group has operated on a afliate model for several years but the main group conducts all ransom negotiations. The group has used phishing and exploits to…
Booking.com has been impersonated as part of an on-going phishing campaign. Booking.com has been impersonated by malicous actors as part of on-going phishing campaigns. Customers receive fake emails from the website that prompts them to share their information. Microsoft has identifed the Storm-1865 group as being invovled witht the campaign. The Storm-1865 group has been…
DeepSeek AI has been found to be able to produce malicious software. Researcher investigating generative AI programs’ ability to be tricked into producing malicous software have found that DeepSeek’s chatbot is vulnerable to manipulation. The reserachers found that stating that the code would be used for educational purposes was enough to bypass the security protocols.…
Researchers have found a new type of malicous software targeting crypto. Researchers found a new type of malicous software that steals crypto. The software replaces the registered owner of crypto wallets connected to a compromised computer. The software has been found in pirate software websites. Researchers believe that malware is controlled by an organized group…
Lip-Bu Tan may be one of the most powerful technology executives you’ve never heard of. As he steps into one of the highest-profile jobs on the planet, CEO of troubled, storied chipmaker Intel, his performance will be on full display. Tan, named Intel CEO on Wednesday, faces an enormous challenge in turning around the operations…
Chinese scientists have unveiled the Zuchongzhi-3, a 105-qubit superconducting quantum processor that reportedly operates 10^15 times faster than the world’s most powerful classical supercomputer. This breakthrough, developed by researchers at the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), represents a dramatic escalation in the global quantum computing competition, with performance claims that go neck-to-neck…
Daily headlines highlight the many ways companies across industries are leveraging artificial intelligence—the “brain” behind modern technology tools. Now, innovators are exploring new ways to combine AI’s learning, analytical and decision-making capabilities with robotics, effectively adding a “body” that can execute next steps and perform physical tasks, both autonomously and with human oversight. Together, AI…
Insilico Medicine Inc. is considering an initial public offering after securing funding at a valuation of more than $1 billion, reflecting growing interest in the potential use of AI to discover ground-breaking new drugs. US-based Insilico, which has extensive operations in China, secured $110 million in a financing round led by Value Partners Group. Existing…
4.5 million drones is a lot of drones. And it’s the Ukrainian government’s new production target for 2025—solely from Ukrainian factories. “Ukraine is now the world leader in drone warfare,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky boasted. He’s not wrong. Russia’s own target for drone production in 2025 is between 3 and 4 million, according to The…
Ensuring humanoid robots can operate safely around people is the biggest challenge facing the industry that develops them, according to Agility Robotics. Peggy Johnson, CEO of the U.S.-based humanoid robot unicorn, told Nikkei Asia that access to massive real-time data analysis is needed to train robots and make sure they can work safely in unconfined…
OpenAI has submitted several policy proposals to the White House, saying they will preserve American competitiveness in artificial intelligence (AI). The company’s comments were submitted in response to the White House’s request for information as it develops its AI Action Plan, OpenAI said in a Thursday (March 13) blog post. “OpenAI’s freedom-focused policy proposals, taken…
Gangs have begun a new offensive against Haiti’s captital. A coalition of gangs has launched an offensive against the Haitin capital. Governmental authorities have begun evacutions of students from schools in the areas under attack. Police and other government forces are attempting to secure a perimiter in the city. UN officials are concered that the…
The UK has expelled a Russian diplomat as part of an on going diplomatic fight. The UK has expelled a Russian diplomat in retaliation for the expulsion of two UK diplomats from Russia. Russia expelled the diplmats due to suspisions that they were invovled in intelligence gathering activities. Russia and western aligned states have been…
Former Philippine President Duterte has been arrested by the International Criminal Court. Former Philippine President Duterte has been arrested by the International Criminal Court. Duterte was arrested upon his arrival in the Netherlands. The Philippine government was responsible for turning Duterte over to the ICC. The ICC has been investiging Duterte since 2019 related to…
The government of the Congo and the M23 rebel group have agreed to peace talks. The government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the M23 rebel group have agreed to hold peace talks. Angola has agreed to mediate the talks. This comes after several potential peace talks were cancled due to disputes over…
Four data breaches last week compromised the healthcare data of 560,000 people. Four data breaches last week compromised the healthcare data of 560,000 people. The Rhysida ransomware group and BianLian ransomware group claimed responsibility for the attacks. The attacks at this time appear to be unrelated. Read more: https://www.securityweek.com/560000-people-impacted-across-four-healthcare-data-breaches/
Malacious actors are using the Trump coin to deliver malware. Researchers have found that malacious actors have taken advantage of the Trump coin to deliver malware to devices. The Researchers say that the threat actors send emails to potential victims which prompt people to download a software package with the promise of reciving free Trump…
Volt Typhoon had access to the US electrical grid for 300 days. Researchers found that the Volt Typhoon APT was able to directly access the US electrical grid for 300 days. The reseraches found that the group had access to the grid betwee Feburary and November of 2023. Volt Typhon has been responsible for a…
Microsoft has patched an exploited zero-day vulnerability in Windows. Microsoft has released a patch for an exploited a zero-day vulnerability in Windows. The vulnerability allowed attackers to elevate their privileges in the system. Several groups have used the exploit since its discovery in 2023. Read more: https://www.securityweek.com/newly-patched-windows-zero-day-exploited-for-two-years/
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. has released a new artificial intelligence model that it says can read emotions, in an apparent bid to outpace OpenAI’s latest model. In two demonstrations, Alibaba’s Tongyi Lab researchers showed their new open source R1-Omni inferring the emotional state of a person in a video while also offering descriptions of their…
China’s Harbour BioMed has launched a new biotech to develop bispecific antibodies focused on the holy grail of next-gen obesity meds—reducing body weight without losing muscle mass. The new entity, called Élancé Therapeutics, will use Harbour’s own BioMed’s HCAb-based bispecific antibody tech as well as the Hu-mAtrIx AI platform from its Nona Biosciences subsidiary to…
TSMC has pitched U.S. chip designers Nvidia, Advanced Micro Devices and Broadcom about taking stakes in a joint venture that would operate Intel’s factories, according to four sources familiar with the matter. Under the proposal, the Taiwanese chipmaking giant would run the operations of Intel’s foundry division, which makes chips adapted for the needs of…
D-Wave is the latest quantum computing company to say it has achieved “quantum supremacy,” better known as the ability to solve a problem with a quantum computer that can’t be done with a traditional computer. The Palo Alto, Calif.-based company published a paper in the scientific journal Science on Wednesday, which outlines how it accomplished…
On Tuesday, OpenAI released new tools designed to help developers and enterprises build AI agents — automated systems that can independently accomplish tasks — using the company’s own AI models and frameworks. The tools are part of OpenAI’s new Responses API, which lets businesses develop custom AI agents that can perform web searches, scan through…
Google DeepMind is launching two new AI models designed to help robots “perform a wider range of real-world tasks than ever before.” The first, called Gemini Robotics, is a vision-language-action model capable of understanding new situations, even if it hasn’t been trained on them. Gemini Robotics is built on Gemini 2.0, the latest version of…
Since general AI agent Manus was launched last week, it has spread online like wildfire. And not just in China either, where it was developed by Wuhan-based startup Butterfly Effect. It’s made its way into the global conversation, with influential voices in tech, including Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey and Hugging Face product lead Victor Mustar,…
Following conversations between the U.S. and Ukraine in Saudi Arabia yesterday, the U.S. has agreed to resume military aid and intelligence sharing with Ukraine. Ukraine additionally expressed willingness to accept a 30-day ceasefire. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that the ceasefire would be a complete pause, including the halt of missiles, drones, bombs, and the…
The Houthis have announced that they will resume their attacks on Israeli ships in the Red Sea after Israel failed to resume allowing aid deliveries into Gaza. The Yemen-based armed group had announced a deadline for the resumption of aid last Friday. The group is banning the passage of any Israeli ships in the Red…
U.S. tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports took effect on Wednesday morning, levying a 25 percent duty “with no exceptions or exemptions.” U.S. trading partners quickly expressed their objections, with Europe announcing retaliatory measures. The European Commission responded with counter duties on 26 billion euros ($28 billion) worth of U.S. goods which will begin…
On Tuesday, Ukraine and U.S. officials met in Saudi Arabia to kick off talks between the two countries on ending the Russia-Ukraine conflict. This is the first high-level meeting between the two countries since the recent Oval Office shouting match. Currently, Russia, Ukraine, and the U.S. all have differing ideas as to what a ceasefire…
This week, Microsoft is patching its second-largest number of zero-day vulnerabilities ever. The company dropped patches for six vulnerabilities already being exploited in the wild, just one short of Microsoft’s all-time record of seven. Three of the bugs affect the NTFS file system. Microsoft disclosed 51 other bugs across the company’s products. Of these bugs,…
Sean Plankey has been nominated as director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency by President Trump. His nomination will still need to be approved by the Senate. Plankey had served in Trump’s first administration as acting assistant secretary for the Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response at the Department of Energy, and…
After Monday’s cyberattack on social media platform X, more information is beginning to come to light. It appears that there were several attack waves during the incident, and tens of thousands of users suffered from outages on the platform. The disruptions are likely attributed to distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. Elon Musk noted that the IP…
Facebook owner Meta is testing its first in-house chip for training artificial intelligence systems, a key milestone as it moves to design more of its own custom silicon and reduce reliance on external suppliers like Nvidia, two sources told Reuters. The world’s biggest social media company has begun a small deployment of the chip and…
A physicist has cast doubt on a test that underlies a high-profile claim by Microsoft to have created the first ‘topological qubits’, a long-sought goal of the company’s quantum-computing effort. The critique comes amid mounting speculation about the validity of Microsoft’s claim. Microsoft announced the breakthrough, which could lead to a quantum computer that is…
This is a Call for Action for the United States of America and the West. We are in the early precipice of a nonlinear transformation in industrial society, but the bedrock the US is standing on is shaky. Automation and robotics is currently undergoing a revolution that will enable full-scale automation of all manufacturing and…
Celestial AI, a startup that seeks to use light to speed up data transfer inside servers, has raised $250 million to better position itself in a race to lower AI computing power requirements. Fidelity Management & Research Co. led the latest funding round, with participation from new investors including BlackRock Inc., Maverick Capital, Tiger Global…
Bank of America analysts predict that humanoid robot (HR) development will accelerate rapidly, with global annual sales reaching 1 million units by 2030 and a staggering 3 billion humanoid robots in operation by 2060. In a report this week, BofA highlighted the increasing role of AI advancements, 3D perception technology, and declining hardware costs in…
Just hours after the launch on March 6th of Manus, a Chinese artificial-intelligence (AI) bot, a flood of visitors caused its registration site to crash. Butterfly Effect, the company behind the bot, claims its technology outperforms that of OpenAI, maker of ChatGPT. It is now granting previews by invitation only as it struggles to handle…
CoreWeave, the provider of data center technology and services for artificial intelligence companies, has signed a five-year deal with OpenAI valued at $11.9 billion, according to two people with knowledge of the matter. As part of the deal, OpenAI will receive a stake in CoreWeave worth about $350 million tied to the company’s upcoming initial…
According to media reports and a monitoring group, the Israeli military launched attacks on Syria’s southern province of Deraa on Monday night. Deraa is around 60 miles south of Syria’s capital, Damascus. There have not yet been any casualties reported. The air strikes targeted army outposts, weapons depots, radars, tanks, and artillery from the al-Assad…
Early Tuesday morning, Ukraine launched its largest long-range drone attack of the war thus far, stepping up attacks ahead of talks intended to end the war. The Russian Ministry of Defense claimed that it has shot down over 300 drones across Russia. The strikes began just hours before Ukraine and U.S. officials were scheduled to…
Over the weekend, Mark Carney was elected as the new leader of Canada’s Liberal Party. He will become prime minister at a critical time for Canada as it faces threats from President Trump. Carney governed the Bank of Canada during the 2008 financial crisis and served as governor of the Bank of England during Brexit…
On Monday, North Korea fired multiple ballistic missiles while South Korea conducted military drills with the United States. This is North Korea’s fifth launch event of the year. The U.S. and South Korea drills are planned to last until March 20, drawing condemnation from North Korea. North Korea has stated that these exercises are a…
A new malware is using illegal streaming websites and GitHub to infect nearly 1 million Windows users. The campaign was identified by Microsoft and is targeting both consumer and enterprise devices across industries. The attack begins on illegal websites which contain malvertising redirectors, leading victims to an intermediary website and then GitHub. The Lumma stealer…
An advanced persistent threat (APT) group, SideWinder, is targeting maritime and logistics companies in South and Southeast Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. Other targets have included nuclear power plants and nuclear energy infrastructure, telecommunication, consulting, and IT service companies. The actor has recently expanded to target diplomatic entities as well. SideWinder’s latest attack chains…
Over 560,000 people were impacted by four data breaches to healthcare organizations disclosed last week. The impacted organizations were Hillcrest Convalescent Center, Gastroenterology Associates of Central Florida, Community Care Alliance, and Sunflower Medical Group. The largest attack was conducted upon Sunflower by the Rhysida ransomware group. Attackers obtained Social Security and health insurance information. The…
Elon Musk believes that X, his social media platform, was targeted in a massive cyberattack. The platform went down on Monday for several hours, with tens of thousands of users left unable to access their accounts. Musk posted on X that while the site was frequently targeted, Monday’s attack had been conducted with a lot…
Manus, an “agentic” AI platform that launched in preview last week, is generating more hype than a Taylor Swift concert. The head of product at Hugging Face called Manus “the most impressive AI tool I’ve ever tried.” AI policy researcher Dean Ball described Manus as the “most sophisticated computer using AI.” The official Discord server…
One recent evening in Shenzhen, a group of software engineers gathered in a dimly lit co-working space, furiously typing as they monitored the performance of a new AI system. The air was electric, thick with the hum of servers and the glow of high-resolution monitors. They were testing Manus, a revolutionary AI agent capable of…
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