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Japan has entered the commercial space race, by way of the Tokyo-based space startup ispace, inc. Following are details about the company in the run-up to its 2022 maiden mission in partnership with SpaceX: the launch of a lunar lander – the first by a commercial space company.
In May of 2022, The National Institute of Standards and Technologies (NIST) released a white paper with a promising perspective on the role of blockchain at the OSI physical layer by way of access control systems. Meanwhile, The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Identity of Things Working Group has been working with a…
Two of the clear strategic playing fields for competitive advantage are the future of battery production and high-performance computational capabilities. In both cases, rare earth minerals – crucial to the production of everything from semiconductors to electric vehicle (EV) batteries – are the critical risk factor in the future of a green global economy and…
The following perspective was part of the OODA Network monthly meeting held on Friday, April 21st, 2023 – more prescient than ever in the wake of the expiration of Title 42 effective today.
OODA Network Member Randall Fort’s company is amongst the companies pitching in this session from the 2023 RSA Conference (RSAC) a few weeks ago. Watch three selected early-stage startups give a 5-minute pitch to leading security venture capitalists Bob Ackerman, Emily Heath, and Arik Kleinstein to gain advice, interest and maybe help in investment.
Zapata Computing and L3Harris will be working with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to explore quantum computing solutions for the Department of Defense (DOD) and other industries. The project involves developing hardware-agnostic benchmarks that will guide the practical application of quantum computing and how it can support broader industry applications. The project will…
Organizations across all industry sectors (and their Board of Directors) should take a look at our recent analysis of the evolution of the upcoming SEC cybersecurity rules and CISA’s Pilot Ransomware Warning System and Pre-Ransomware Notification Initiative. Running parallel to the importance of these developments at the SEC and CISA is our research (including great…
According to a new FBI report, there has been a shocking rise in the so-called “Tech Support” scam, in which the fraudster poses as a technical or customer support representative. There are many types of scams, but the Tech Support scam is in a league all its own. This scam has shown particularly eye-popping growth…
The United States and South Korea recently established a formal “Strategic Cybersecurity Cooperation Framework,” in which both governments agree to cooperate in the targeting of cyber adversaries such as North Korea. Per a White House release, the new bilateral emphasizes developing an organizational culture to enhance national-level cybersecurity efforts, increasing defensive capabilities, and collaborating on cybersecurity capacity…
With 3 Billion Facebook users worldwide, the strategic marketing the company has ginned up about the impending arrival of the metaverse, the ongoing impact of -mis, disinformation, information disorder, and the ongoing hobbling of the U.S. cognitive infrastructure – Meta matters. The following post is organized around five driving forces in ‘Big Tech’ (and how…
While technically in production and heading towards operations, this project still had to start as a speculative design process – more sci-fi than concrete. It is representative of the kind of project that will still feel like a faraway future but is launching as early as 2026. Take a look at this remarkable artistic rendering…
AI Image Generation Is Becoming Very Disruptive Several new AI enabled image generation applications are available for widespread use. The most famous are OpenAI’s DALL-E, Stable Diffusion and Midjourney. These capabilities are being leveraged in other applications now, and many tech firms are beginning to embed these and other similar capabilities into their offerings. All…
I am one of those late adopters of new technologies. I was one of the last people I knew to get a cell phone in roughly 2002 to 2003. Thus, I waited a few months to play with ChatGPT as others discussed its virtues. But as I pondered its potential applications to my research, I thought…
The following discussion was part of the OODA Network monthly meeting held on Friday, April 21st, 2023 – The OODA Network Discussion on What is Next in the World of AI: Governance, Regulation, and Innovation at Exponential Speed
Binaries fractures – individuals and institutions presented with a choice between different polarities instead of being able to align along a median – is a theme from the OODA Almanac 2023. Decentralized versus centralized systems is the high-level, umbrella “binary fracture” you can put over all the geopolitical and technological arenas we explore here at…
As its lead gene therapy flows toward the clinic, Purespring Therapeutics is uncorking new preclinical data showing the candidate reduced kidney scarring and fibrosis in mice and safely delivered a gene to pig kidneys. The results were presented on Oct. 26 at the American Society of Nephrology Kidney Week 2024 in San Diego. Purespring’s gene…
Ubisoft has released its first-ever blockchain game, the tactical NFT battler Champions Tactics: Grimoria Chronicles. The company announced the game last June after years of dabbling in blockchain, but has only now quietly launched it. The game is on PC and free to start, though players can purchase figurines with which to battle using either…
Quantum computers are emerging from the pure research phase and becoming useful tools. They are used across industries and organizations to explore the frontiers of challenges in healthcare and life sciences, high energy physics, materials development, optimization and sustainability. However, as quantum computers scale, they will also be able to solve certain hard mathematical problems…
In the classic cartoon “The Jetsons,” Rosie the robotic maid seamlessly switches from vacuuming the house to cooking dinner to taking out the trash. But in real life, training a general-purpose robot remains a major challenge. Typically, engineers collect data that are specific to a certain robot and task, which they use to train the robot…
Frontier models in the billions and trillions of parameters have been a focal point of the past two years as generative AI enthusiasm has continued to grow steadily finding its way into our apps, devices, and businesses–with new tools and use cases coming to market almost daily. We also know that the rapid growth of…
Microsoft has a very expensive and very public relationship with artificial intelligence startup OpenAI. But one of Microsoft’s most successful AI products, GitHub Copilot, is now going beyond OpenAI to give developers more choice in what models they want to use. GitHub, which Microsoft acquired in 2018, said in a blog post Tuesday that developers will…
The Israeli parliament has approved bills aiming to ban the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA). The Palestinian envoy to the UN said that this marks a “new level” in Israel’s war with the UN. UNRWA supports Palestinian refugees in Gaza, the occupied West Bank, and other surrounding areas. The group…
Iran has announced plans to triple its military budget. This statement comes as tensions between Iran and Israel rise during Israeli military offensives in Gaza and Lebanon. Iran and Israel have been exchanging missile strikes back and forth throughout October. The budget will be debated and then finalized in March 2025. On Saturday, Israel launched…
On Tuesday, Russian President Vladimir V. Putin oversaw a nuclear training exercise. The exercise included launching ballistic missiles, seen as a demonstration of war. Long-range warplanes also launched cruise missiles. Putin promised on the day of the exercise that Russia would continue to upgrade its nuclear arsenal. He cast this as a matter of self-defense.…
Hezbollah has named Naim Qassam as its new secretary-general and chief, replacing Hassan Nasrallah. Qassam was formerly the deputy leader of Hezbollah. Nasrallah was killed in Beirut last month in an Israeli strike, and many top Hezbollah officials have been targeted since. When Nasrallah was killed, many saw it as leaving a vacuum inside Hezbollah.…
France’s second largest Internet service provider (ISP) has fallen victim to a cyberattack. The French telecommunications company, Free, disclosed that the cyberattack occurred over the weekend. The unknown cyberattackers attempted to sell data it stole from the company on an underground cybercrime forum. The attacker, known as “drusselx”, was able to gather data on Free’s…
Le Monde, a French newspaper, has discovered that movements of top officials could be exposed through online apps. Joe Biden, Donald Trump, and Kamala Harris could have their location tracked through an online fitness app that their bodyguards use. The newspaper found that some U.S. Secret Service agents use the Strava fitness app, which tracks…
Cyber-criminals are using legitimate websites such as Eventbrite to deliver phishing emails to victims. Perception Point researchers discovered that attacks have increased by 25% each week since July. In the Eventbrite operation, the content of the emails imitates legitimate businesses including NLB Group, EnergyAustralia, DHL, and Qatar Post. The phishing emails urge the victim to…
Law-enforcement agencies in Europe, the UK, Australia, and the U.S. collaborated in Operation Magnus to disrupt RedLine and Meta Stealer. In the operation, law enforcement seized servers and source code related to the malware families. RedLine and Meta Stealer have stolen the unique credentials of millions of international victims. The FBI and DoJ are among…
Taiwanese chipmaking giant TSMC halted shipments to a customer this month after its semiconductors were sent to China’s Huawei, a Taipei government official told AFP, potentially breaching U.S. sanctions. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company is the world’s largest contract manufacturer of chips used in everything from Apple iPhones to Nvidia’s cutting-edge artificial intelligence hardware. Huawei, the world’s leading…
Stratechery has benefited from a Meta cheat code since its inception: wait for investors to panic, the stock to drop, and write an Article that says Meta is fine — better than fine even — and sit back and watch the take be proven correct. Notable examples include 2013’s post-IPO swoon, the 2018 Stories swoon,…
Very quickly, the topic of AI agents has moved from ambiguous concepts to reality. Enterprises will soon be able to deploy fleets of AI workers to automate and supplement — and yes, in some cases supplant — human talent. “Autonomous agents are one of the hottest topics and perhaps one of the most hyped topics…
In March 2022 I wrote a description of the Quantum Technology Ecosystem. I thought this would be a good time to check in on the progress of building a quantum computerand explain more of the basics. Just as a reminder, Quantum technologies are used in three very different and distinct markets: Quantum Computing Metrology/Quantum Sensors Quantum…
Not content with getting the first lupus drug to market in the form of the blockbuster Benlysta more than a decade ago, GSK is handing over $300 million in upfront cash for a clinical-stage T-cell engager it believes could target patients who aren’t benefiting from current treatments. The candidate in question is CMG1A46, a dual…
The fusion of artificial intelligence (AI) and blockchain technology has generated excitement, but both fields face fundamental limitations that can’t be ignored. Blockchain promises security and transparency but struggles with scalability, efficiency, and adaptability. AI, on the other hand, is reshaping industries with its predictive power yet faces a crisis of trust, plagued by data…
This week, you can take a first bite of Apple Intelligence, which Apple says is a more useful, more thoughtful, more private, more made-for-iPhone version of artificial intelligence. After testing Apple Intelligence features on my iPhone for months, I’ve found that the AI still doesn’t do much — and sometimes doesn’t act intelligent at all.…
Google’s AI Overviews are expanding across more than 100 countries this week. The AI-generated search summaries will appear for users in Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Colombia, Chile, the Phillippines, Nigeria, and many more locations. You can view the full list of countries on Google’s website. In each country, AI Overviews will now appear…
Myanmar’s military regime faces increasingly difficult fight against rebel forces. Rebel forces have successfully forced Myanmar’s military regime onto the defensive. Rebel forces continue to launch offensive across the country forcing the military to continue dividing its forces. Increasing tensions among the rebel groups has threatened the stability of their multi-ethnic alliance. China has also…
Dozens of political parties have been disbanded in Guinea. Guinea authorities disbanded dozens of political parties and placed dozens more under observation. Authorities said that the parties had not complied with rules regarding holding meetings and filing bank statements. Several of the affected parties were leaders of the opposition against the military government. The government…
A ship transiting the Bab el-Mandeb Strait has been attacked. A ship transiting the Bab el-Mandeb Strait reported that it had been attacked. The ship reported two explosions occurred near the vessel. Private security abroad the ship reported that the explosions were caused by proximity mines. The attack marks the end of a 19 day…
Thousands rally across Georgia to demand a new election. The President of Georgia has called on the people to protest the recently announced parliamentary election results. The President and opposition parties claim that Russia interfered in the election and helped the pro-Russia Georgian Dream Party win a majority. The United States and European Union have…
Members of the REvil Ransomware group have been sentenced to prison. Members of the REvil Ransomware group have been sentenced to serve time in prison. Russian authorities began prosecuting members of the group in January 2022 at the request of the United States. There had been some doubt if Russia would continue the prosecutions following…
Russia has launched a cyber campaign targeting Ukrainian military recruits. Russia has begun a campaign to target Ukrainian military recruits. The campaign involves getting targets to download malware from a website which hosts anti-mobilization content. Google has taken steps to shutdown the website and has notified Ukrainian authorities of the malware. Read more: https://www.securityweek.com/google-russia-targeting-ukrainian-military-recruits-with-android-windows-malware/
Windows system remain vulnerable to downgrade exploit. Despite issuing multiple patches, Windows systems remain vulnerable to a downgrade exploit. Researcher found that certain files that should be unchangeable can be changed under certain circumstances. During those times, the files can be changed such that the Windows kernel can be downgraded without the owner noticing. Read…
US government owned crypto wallet was hacked. A crypto wallet owned by the US government had nearly all its funds stolen and then returned. The strange incident was noticed by online commentators, but the government has not commented. It has been speculated that the funds were potentially stolen by a US government employee or that…
How could humanoid robots reshape the workplace? The Wall Street Journal talked about that future with Peggy Johnson, chief executive of Agility Robotics, at the recent WSJ Tech Live conference. They were joined onstage by one of the company’s Digit robots, a humanoid that demonstrated its potential to learn to perform tasks. What does Digit…
AbbVie has agreed to acquire a young company with drugmaking technology from Johnson & Johnson and an experimental treatment for Alzheimer’s disease that’s in the first stage of human testing. The deal, announced Monday, is expected to close by the end of the year, and has AbbVie buying all the outstanding shares of Aliada Therapeutics for…
Coinbase’s “Based Agent” platform, announced by developer Lincoln Murr, aims to empower developers to build AI-powered cryptocurrency agents quickly and efficiently. According to Murr, the tool allows developers to create AI-driven crypto agents in under three minutes. The platform leverages Coinbase’s layer-2 network, Base, in conjunction with OpenAI’s powerful language model and Replit’s user-friendly development…
China’s Kepler took its Forerunner humanoid robot to CES 2024 back in January, taking aim at Tesla’s Optimus in the process. The company has since been in talks with target customers and has now announced a follow-up that’s “tailored for commercial applications.” The original Forerunner – now called the K1 – was built around proprietary…
Quantum machine learning (QML) is at the nexus of two very hyped topics: artificial intelligence and quantum computing. Ignoring the AI hype, let’s explore how realistic quantum machine learning is. But first we need to put one thing behind us: in the near future, we won’t have quantum computers that can scale to large enough…
Meta Platforms is working on an artificial intelligence-based search engine as it looks to reduce dependence on Alphabet’s Google and Microsoft’s Bing, the Information reported on Monday. The AI search engine segment is heating up with ChatGPT-maker OpenAI, Google and Microsoft all vying for dominance in the rapidly evolving market. Meta’s web crawler will provide conversational answers…
Apple is releasing a free software update that will inject its first dose of artificial intelligence into its iPhone 16 lineup as the trendsetting company tries to catch up with technology’s latest craze. The upgrade to the iOS 18 operating system on Monday arrives more than a month after four iPhone 16 models equipped with…
China has disapproved of the latest round of US arms sales to Taiwan, vowing to take “all necessary measures” to assert its sovereignty over Taiwan. The $2bn arms sale package was approved on Friday and will include advanced surface-to-air missile systems and radar as part of its efforts to counter China’s growing military power in…
As Israel has killed more than 1,000 Palenstinians in a month, Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has proposed a two-day truce in Gaza. His proposal includes exchanging four Israeli captives held in Gaza for Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails. The 48 hour stop in fighting would be followed by more talks in hope for a…
On Sunday, Iran leaders emphasized that although they could have responded to Israel’s airstrikes a day earlier they instead took a measured tone. Further, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that Israel’s assault had achieved its objectives for retaliation of Iran’s attack on October 1. Their comments come as efforts are made to revive long-stalled talks…
Several thousand North Korean soldiers have arrived in Russia’s western Kursk region, where they are expected to participate in a coming counteroffensive against Ukraine. The North Korean troops have not yet entered the fight, and it is not yet clear what role they will play. The governments of South Korea and Ukraine have warned for…
Chinese state-affiliated hackers stole audio from US political figures’ phone calls, including a campaign adviser of presidential candidate Donald Trump. Chinese hackers also targeted phones used by the campaign of presidential candidate Kamala Harris. The FBI and U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency are investigating unauthorized access to commercial telecommunications infrastructure by people associated with…
The US cybersecurity agency CISA, the FBI, and the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) have published guidance for a safe software deployment program that supports and enhances the security and quality of both products and deployment environments. The document is meant to help software manufacturers ensure their products are reliable and safe for customers by…
European Union regulators slapped LinkedIn with a 310 million euro ($335 million) fine for violations of the bloc’s stringent data privacy rules. Ireland’s Data Protection Commission carried out an investigation that found LinkedIn did not have a lawful basis to gather data so it could target users with online ads, a breach of General Data…
Ahead of the debut of Apple’s private AI cloud next week, dubbed Private Cloud Compute, the technology giant says it will pay security researchers up to $1 million to find vulnerabilities that can compromise the security of its private AI cloud. In a post on Apple’s security blog, the company said it would pay up to…
Meta Platforms Inc. is striving to make its popular open-source large language models more accessible with the release of “quantized” versions of the Llama 3.2 1B and Llama 3B models, designed to run on low-powered devices. The Llama 3.2 1B and 3B models were announced at Meta’s Connect 2024 event last month. They’re the company’s smallest…
Since the breakthrough approval of cultured meat in Singapore and, shortly after, in the U.S., the idea of growing food items from cells in a petri dish has grown in scope, from the creation of lab-grown dairy to lab-grown fish. The latter is a slightly more recent concept that could be about to take off,…
Humanoid robots from Tesla can “be a teacher, babysit your kids…, walk your dog, mow your lawn, get the groceries, just be your friend, serve drinks. Whatever you can think of, it will do,” said Elon Musk at this month’s Tesla “We, Robot” showcase in Burbank, CA. To paraphrase: “Humanoid robots can be human, so…
The availability and cost of energy is becoming a constraint on technology use — one IT managers must plan to address as enterprise AI applications increase computing needs in organizations. The electricity required to power expanding IT workloads, especially considering rising AI energy use, was an undercurrent at Gartner IT Symposium/Xpo 2024, which ends today. The…
Waymo has closed a $5.6 billion funding round to expand its robotaxi service in and beyond Los Angeles, San Francisco and Phoenix, where it operates today. The autonomous vehicle venture is owned by Google parent Alphabet, which led the series C investment in Waymo, alongside earlier backers including Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), Fidelity, Perry Creek, Silver Lake,…
OpenAI plans to launch Orion, its next frontier model, by December, The Verge has learned. Unlike the release of OpenAI’s last two models, GPT-4o and o1, Orion won’t initially be released widely through ChatGPT. Instead, OpenAI is planning to grant access first to companies it works closely with in order for them to build their…
Car bombs exploded simultaneously in two Mexican cities. Authorities reported that two car bombs exploded in the Mexican state of Guanajuato. Authorities suspect that the bombs were made by rival drug cartels. The bombings came as Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has just begun her term in office and pledged to continue her predecessor strategy of…
Turkey has continued to strike Kurdish militants in Iraq and Syria. The Turkish Air force conducted strikes on Kurdish militant sites in Iraq and Syria again today. The strikes against the PKK have been conducted in response to the attack on the headquarters of the Turkish defense company, TUSAS. The PKK has been designated a…
A multinational effort has raised nearly 1 billion dollars in aid for Lebanon. A multinational conference in Paris has resulted in nearly 1 billion dollars in humanitarian and military aid being committed to Lebanon. The conference also discussed the need to end a years long political crisis which has left Lebanon without a President. The…
The President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has announced plans to draft a new constitution. The President of the DRC has announced that he intends to establish a commission to draft a new constitution. The President argued that the current constitution needed to be replaced because it was created by foreigners. Opposition…
Nvidia has released patches for several vulnerabilities in its graphics drivers. Nvidia has released patches for 8 security vulnerabilities in its graphics drivers. The vulnerabilities allowed unauthorized users to gain access to user data and compromise other systems. Nvidia has said they encourage users to update their systems as soon as possible. Read more: https://www.securityweek.com/nvidia-patches-high-severity-flaws-in-windows-linux-graphics-drivers/
UnitedHealth data breach compromised the data of 100 million people. The US Department of Health and Human Services has disclosed that a data breach of UnitedHealth’s systems compromised the data of 100 million people. The data breach occurred in February, but authorities had been unable to determine the scope of impact. The UnitedHealth data breach…
Georgia’s secretary of state’s office announced that they successfully defeated a cyberattack. Georgia’s secretary of state’s office announced that a cyber attack was attempted against their website. They said the attack was targeted at the page where individuals can request absentee ballots. They said the attempted attack did not disrupt operations and only caused minor…
Researchers have discovered a new ransomware variant. Researchers have discovered a new ransomware variant they are calling NotLockBit. The variant is focused on attacking macOS and has been found in the wild. The researchers found that the program makes use of an embedded public key and targets the AWS S3 function. The researchers say that…
For a drugmaker advancing medicines through clinical trials, time is the enemy: the longer the process takes, the more costs rise. Newly formed Dash Bio says it has a solution. Dash aims to help drug companies make faster decisions about which compounds in clinical studies warrant further advancement. The company plans to use robots, artificial…
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