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The 2024 report, “Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Work,” published by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, provides a detailed examination of the evolving implications of AI on productivity, workforce dynamics, and education.
U.S. policymakers are evaluating the creation of a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve. So too are U.S. States and international entities – all signs of a broader global trend of integrating digital assets into public finance strategies.
The Arctic’s rapid transformation presents both challenges and opportunities for the United States. A recent CRS report highlights key issues shaping U.S. policy – emphasizing the need for strategic, coordinated responses.
Sweden’s modern psychological defense principles offer a robust framework to counter foreign information manipulation, safeguard democratic systems, and fortify public trust – what we call “Cognitive Infrastructure.”
Drone swarms like these are a testament to human ingenuity, designed for entertainment, logistics, or search-and-rescue operations. But their dual-use nature—the potential to be adapted for military applications—is impossible to ignore.
AI agents, enabled by breakthroughs in large language models (LLMs), are poised to transform industries and redefine human-computer interactions. Yet, their rapid advancement necessitates urgent action to manage risks, ensure accountability, and realize their potential.
Welcome to the speculative design of a world protected from deadly pathogens by AI. MedShield is a groundbreaking AI-powered biodefense system to protect the U.S. from biological threats with military-level precision.
The Biden Administration recently opted to back the UN Cybercrime Treaty despite criticism by technology and security firms that the treaty could be leveraged by some governments to ratchet up internal controlsin and criminalize legitimate security research.
To meet rising energy demands, the U.S. is targeting a tripling of nuclear power by 2050 through the integration of AI and advanced nuclear technologies to boost energy independence and achieve climate goals.
The U.S. is bolstering its national security and EV transition by investing in domestic mineral processing, aiming to reduce reliance on China and secure a resilient supply chain for critical minerals essential to advanced battery manufacturing.
China’s hacking competitions, like the Tianfu Cup, are sharpening the nation’s cybersecurity edge by aligning civilian talent with state-sponsored objectives, revealing a strategic push for dominance in global cyber operations.
AI’s integration into cryptocurrency crime is reshaping digital security, creating sophisticated scams that demand urgent action from cybersecurity and financial experts.
A new theory proposes that consciousness may not simply reside in neuron-to-neuron communication but rather within the electric fields generated by coordinated brain activity, potentially transforming our understanding of awareness itself.
Researchers have discovered that non-neural cells can replicate the classic memory formation process, challenging the idea that memory is exclusive to the brain and opening new avenues for bioengineering, cognitive enhancement, and innovative AI systems inspired by biological processes.
Effective Acceleration (e/acc) is a framework designed to harness technological progress to address the interconnected challenges of our time – focusing on directing technology to create positive and intentional societal outcomes.
Fortinet warns of a phishing campaign that uses legitimate links to take over victims’ PayPal accounts. The phishing emails inform the intended victim of a payment request, providing legitimate-looking details, such as an amount and transaction ID, and even contain warnings that one would typically find in an email from PayPal. Furthermore, the messages come…
Chinese cyberspies targeted several offices, including ones dealing with foreign investments and sanctions, in the recent cyberattack aimed at the US Treasury Department. It’s unclear how many systems and what types of documents were compromised, but the US government said the attackers managed to gain access to unclassified information after accessing Treasury workstations. According to…
Autonomous vehicles (AVs) are emerging as a use case for artificial intelligence, with Nvidia announcing partnerships with carmakers to develop self-driving technology using its hardware and software platform. “The AV revolution has arrived after so many years, with Waymo’s success and Tesla’s success,” said Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang during a keynote speech at CES 2025…
With plans to mass produce its humanoid robot, Optimus, is getting ready to churn out several thousand units in 2025. Aiming to increase production by a factor of ten by 2026, Musk has shared ambitious growth targets, predicting he’ll hit between 50,000 and 100,000 units next year. Tesla’s future vision is to ramp up production…
Hippocratic AI is kicking off 2025 with a bang. The startup, which is building a large language model specifically for healthcare use cases, banked a $141 million series B financing round only nine months after its series A round. The latest funding propels Hippocratic AI’s valuation to $1.64 billion, launching it into “unicorn” status, according…
Chinese hackers breached the US government office that reviews foreign investments for national security risks, three US officials familiar with the matter told CNN. The theft, which has not previously been reported, underscores Beijing’s keen interest in spying on a US government office that has broad powers to block Chinese investment in the US as…
Quantum computers require extreme cooling to perform reliable calculations. One of the challenges preventing quantum computers from entering society is the difficulty of freezing the qubits to temperatures close to absolute zero. Now, researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, and the University of Maryland, USA, have engineered a new type of refrigerator that can…
The world’s most powerful supercomputer was officially dedicated in California yesterday, with the CEOs of Hewlett-Packard Enterprise and AMD on hand to celebrate their handiwork. El Capitan — as the $600 million supercomputer is known — will handle an array of classified tasks aimed at securing the U.S. stockpile of nuclear weapons and run a…
Over a video call, Alex Zhavoronkov holds up a small, green, diamond-shaped pill. It has been developed by his company to treat a rare progressive lung disease for which there is no known cause or cure. The new drug has yet to be approved, but in small clinical trials has shown impressive efficacy in treating…
Large protests against the government took place across Slovakia. Large protests were organized across Slovakia by people frustrated with the government’s pro-Russia policies. The protests were called after the Prime Minister of Slovakia met with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The Prime Minister met with Putin after Ukraine ended the transiting of Russian natural gas through…
A group of Uyghurs detained by Thai authorities claim they will be deported to China. A group of Uyghurs that have been held in Thai custody have published a letter claiming they will be deported to China. The Uyghurs fear that they will be subject of intense oppression by Chinese authorities if they are deported.…
The US has announced it will return millions of dollars of seized assets to Nigerian authorities. The US has announced that it will be returning $52.8 million dollars in seized assets to Nigerian authorities. These assets were seized after an investigation into the country’s former Oil Minister found that she had stolen millions of dollars…
Turkish and Kurdish forces continue to clash in northern Syria. Turkish and Kurdish forces have continued to clash in north Syria. Fighting has focused on the Tishrin Dam in Aleppo Province. Civilians organized a protest against the fighting and called for an end to the conflict. Turkey has accused the Kurdish of using civilians as…
An EU court has fined the EU for breaching EU privacy laws. An EU court has ruled that the EU violated an individual’s privacy rights when it allowed that persons data to be transferred to a server in the United States. The Court ordered that the EU compensate the individual with €400. This case marks…
An unsecured database containing millions of documents was found by cybersecurity researchers. Cybersecurity researchers have found an unsecured database containing millions of documents that exposed peoples personal data. The documents included scans of passports, voter IDs, and drivers licenses. The database was run by a Mexican company called Miio. The researchers believe that nearly every…
Gravy Analytics, a location data broker, has been hacked by a ransomware group. Gravy Analytics, a location data broker, has been hacked by a ransomware group. The Russian cyber forum XSS claimed responsibility for the back. Gravy Analytics was recently investigated by the Federal Trade Commission for illegally collecting people’s location data. Gravy Analytics has…
The UN aviation agency has confirmed that nearly 12,000 individual’s data was stolen in a data breach. The International Civil Aviation Organization has confirmed that nearly 12,000 individuals data was stolen in a previously disclosed data breach. The group responsible for the data breach, Natohub, has claimed to have stolen 42,000 records. The ICAO has…
Austin-based Aalo Atomics is among the startups looking to make nuclear microreactors a reality in the U.S. as electricity demand rises driven in part by data centers. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) in December said it identified a tentative site at Idaho National Laboratory (INL) for Aalo’s experimental microreactor facility. Aalo said it aims…
MANTRA, a blockchain platform focused on real-world assets (RWAs), has signed a deal with Dubai developer DAMAC Group to tokenise assets in the Middle East worth at least $1 billion, the two firms said on Thursday. Asset tokenisation allows rights to, or ownership of assets, including RWAs, to be converted into digital tokens on a…
Quantum computers could in principle solve some complex mathematical problems that would take far too long on a regular, classical computer. However, efforts to make them practical and easily scalable have been stymied by the inherent instability of quantum states. Researchers in Japan recently developed an optical quantum computer that can be used for a…
When some 25,000 members of the International Longshoremen’s Association went on strike last October, bringing three dozen container ports on the east and Gulf coasts of the US to a halt, there was widespread alarm. Some predictions were that, because these ports handle one-quarter of the country’s international trade, the stoppage could cost the American…
Google is testing an experimental AI feature that creates a personalized podcast using your Search and Discover feed history. The Daily Listen feature in Google’s Search Labs is rolling out to Android and iOS users in the US according to 9to5Google, and works similarly to the Audio Overviews feature for Google’s NotebookLM project. Daily Listen…
The US wants to curb the sale of AI chips used in data centers on both a country and company basis, with the goal of concentrating AI development in friendly nations and getting businesses around the world to align with American standards, according to people familiar with the matter. The result would be an expansion…
Artificial intelligence is coming for your job: 41% of employers intend to downsize their workforce as AI automates certain tasks, a World Economic Forum survey showed Wednesday. Out of hundreds of large companies surveyed around the world, 77% also said they were planning to reskill and upskill their existing workers between 2025-2030 to better work…
Security forces in Chad say that they have prevented an armed assault on the presidential complex in N’Djamena, the capital. At least 19 people were killed in the incident on Wednesday evening. Chad’s Foreign Minister Abderaman Koulamallah said that the situation is now under control. The attempted assault coincided with an official visit from China’s…
After over two years of gridlock, Lebanese lawmakers chose a new president on Thursday. This is an important step in stabilizing the country which is currently suffering from war and an economic catastrophe. Lawmakers elected General Joseph Aoun, who is the commander of the Lebanese military. He was chosen by an overwhelming majority in the…
A former opposition member of parliament was shot in Bangkok, Thailand’s capital, in an apparent assassination attack. Lim Kimya was a former member of Cambodia’s National Assembly and part of the now-exiled Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP). While many former opposition politicians had fled Cambodia in fear of threats from the country’s governing party, Lim…
On Wednesday, a Russian bomb attack on Zaporizhzhia killed at least 13 civilians and injured around 30 others. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy posted footage on his Telegram page showing bloodied civilians lying in the city streets. Infrastructure was damaged in the strike, including high-rise residential blocks and an industrial facility. Ukrainian officials said that Russian…
A data breach of Excelsior Orthopaedics has impacted around 360,000 patients and employees. The information of these patients and employees was stolen in a June 2024 data breach after a ransomware attack. Potentially compromised information includes Social Security numbers, driver’s license numbers, health insurance information, and biometric information. The Monti ransomware group claims to be…
A new phishing campaign is attempting to take over PayPal accounts by impersonating the online payment service. In this unconventional attack method, hackers are tricking users into logging in to their accounts to make a payment. However, this login allows the attacker to take over the account. In the phishing attack, a legitimate feature of…
CISA has added multiple new vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. Two of these vulnerabilities are for Mitel MiCollab, a popular enterprise collaboration suite. The bugs are both path traversal vulnerabilities that can allow attackers to gain administrative privileges and access non-sensitive information. The third vulnerability is for Oracle WebLogic Server and is…
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has announced a new cybersecurity safety label for consumer devices called the U.S. Cyber Trust Mark. This label will be given to “qualifying consumer smart products that meet robust cybersecurity standards.” The label will be paired with a QR code that users can scan to access further information about…
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says the performance of his company’s AI chips is advancing faster than historical rates set by Moore’s Law, the rubric that drove computing progress for decades. “Our systems are progressing way faster than Moore’s Law,” said Huang in an interview with TechCrunch on Tuesday, the morning after he delivered a keynote…
Quantum computing stocks sank on Wednesday, pausing a year-long rally, after Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said the technology’s practical use was likely two decades away. The long wait outlined by Huang for “very useful quantum computers” throws cold water on a sector that was already expected to spend millions more on the technology, which can…
Advanced Micro Devices is investing $20 million in Absci, a drug-discovery company based in Washington state, in a move aimed at selling its artificial intelligence chips in the healthcare sector. The deal is structured as a private investment in a public equity and includes an equity stake in Absci. AMD didn’t disclose the amount of…
The buzzword of the past two years has been AI, and as a result, many of the products at CES featured the technology, or at least claimed to, making it more challenging than ever to choose the best in the category. When executed correctly, integrating AI into consumer tech can significantly improve how helpful users’…
Niklas Zennström, one of Europe’s most successful tech entrepreneurs and investors, believes the continent’s start-ups can still succeed in artificial intelligence despite their huge funding gap with US rivals. European start-ups can thrive by developing applications that are built on top of AI platforms run by US-based companies such as OpenAI or Google, Zennström told…
Movement Labs, a San Francisco-based software developing team building a layer-2 blockchain on Ethereum, is close to wrapping up its Series B funding round with a target of $100 million, according to multiple sources close to the deal. The round would value Movement around $3 billion, according to one of the sources. Crypto prices have…
Amazon plans to spend at least $11 billion to expand its cloud and artificial intelligence infrastructure in Georgia, as global tech companies boost their data-center footprints amid a boom in demand for AI computing. Amazon Web Services, the U.S. tech giant’s cloud-computing arm, said Tuesday the investment aims to meet the increased demand for advanced…
Edmundo Gonzalez, the Venezuelan opposition candidate, is claiming that masked men abducted his son-in-law in Caracas. Gonzalez ran in Venezuela’s presidential election in July, and although incumbent President Nicolas Maduro claimed victory, the election was highly contested. The U.S. government recognized Gonzalez as the legitimate president-elect. Gonzalez currently has a warrant out for his arrest…
On Tuesday, the U.S. accused a Sudanese paramilitary group of committing genocide in Sudan. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken said that the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) had committed acts of genocide. The RSP is a paramilitary group fighting against Sudan’s military, and has conducted ethnically targeted violence in Darfur. Backing the accusation of genocide,…
Taiwan is currently investigating damage to an undersea cable which connects Taiwan to the Internet. The country suspects that a ship linked to China may have been behind the cable damage. The attack comes as apparent acts of sabotage against undersea communication cables has risen. Two fiber-optic cables under the Baltic Sea were severed in…
Donald Trump, U.S. President-elect, has raised the possibility of using military or economic coercion to take Greenland and the Panama Canal. On Tuesday, Trump gave a news conference at his estate in Mar-a-Lago where he mentioned using various methods of force to make Panama give up control of the Panama Canal and to make Denmark…
Namibia’s telecommunications provider has suffered a significant ransomware attack. In December, Telecom Namibia revealed that it was the victim of a ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) group, Hunters International. As a result, users’ information was leaked online and is now on the dark web. This incident highlights the growing threat of damage to critical infrastructure and ransomware attacks.…
Casio, a Japanese electronics company, has completed its investigation into an October 2024 ransomware attack. The electronics giant found that thousands of individuals were impacted by the incident. When the attack occurred, some of Casio’s systems failed and some services were disrupted. The company is now reporting that the attackers were able to gain access…
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has stated that the recent cyber attack on the Treasury Department did not impact any other federal agencies. CISA is continuing to investigate the incident to better understand how the breach occurred and what impacts it has had on the Treasury. This statement comes a week after…
Chipmaker NXP Semiconductors NV agreed to buy Austrian automotive software developer TTTech Auto for $625 million in cash to build out its products for software-defined vehicle makers. NXP will add TTTech’s management team and approximately 1,100 engineering employees to its automotive team after the deal closes, the Dutch company said in a statement on Tuesday.…
The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Tuesday it had opened a probe into about 2.6 million Tesla vehicles after reports of some crashes linked to its “Actually Smart Summon” driverless feature. The NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation said it had received one complaint alleging a crash when the feature was being used…
Looking to expand its legacy in metabolic conditions, Novo Nordisk has inked a multiyear research pact with Variant Bio to better understand the genetics underlying disease across diverse populations. The Ozempic and Wegovy seller will pay up to $50 million in upfront and near-term R&D funding while also offering Variant an undisclosed amount of biobucks…
The US Department of Defense has added Chinese tech companies Tencent, a social media and gaming giant, and CATL, the world’s largest battery maker, to a list of firms that it alleges work with China’s military. Inclusion on the Pentagon list does not result in any immediate sanctions, but it could affect the reputations of…
Japanese automotive giant Toyota plans to open the doors of Woven City this year, a futuristic settlement and living laboratory at the base of the country’s iconic Mount Fuji. Toyota plans to move the first 100 residents, primarily employees and their families, into the experimental town later this year and gradually expand its population to…
Artificial intelligence agents have emerged as one of the most exciting aspects of generative AI for business because they take chatbots to the next level, performing complex tasks without help from humans. These autonomous AI agents can follow instructions and do things from checking a car rental reservation at the airport to screening potential sales…
Nvidia has made billions selling the picks and shovels powering the generative AI gold rush. Demand for Nvidia’s specialized chips, called GPUs, has boomed, sending the company’s stock soaring nearly 11-fold in two years. But Nvidia knows it can’t just ride today’s AI wave forever, selling GPUs for tens of thousands of dollars each. It…
In his thought-provoking presentation at OODAcon, Gil Verdon, physicist and CEO of Extropic, outlined his vision for a future where technological innovation drives humanity toward extraordinary achievements.
Justin Trudeau has resigned as Prime Minister of Canada. Justin Trudeau has announced his resignation as Prime Minister of Canada. The announcement comes after weeks of turmoil within his party as election polls showed the Liberal Party losing to the Conservative Party in a future election. It was also expected that Trudeau would be removed…
The US has eased some sanctions on Syria to allow humanitarian aid into the country. The US has eased several restrictions placed on exports and financial transactions with Syria. The move comes after repeated requests for the US to ease sanctions so that the country can begin to rebuild. The easing of restrictions is set…
Indonesia has formally joined the BRICS bloc. Indonesia has formally agreed to join the BRICS bloc. The group had previously endorsed the nation joining in 2023, but Indonesia waited to formally join until a government could be formed. Turkey, Malaysia, Azerbaijan and several other countries have also requested to join the bloc. Read more: https://apnews.com/article/brazil-brics-indonesia-membership-c05b0c8e2ae493f9046479e62a45d8fa
France’s former President is set to stand trial over corruption allegations. Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy is set to stand trial related to claims of corruption related to his Presidential campaign in 2007. Prosecutors claim that Sarkozy accepted millions of euros in funds from Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi. Sarkozy has also been accused of intimidating…
The US has imposed additional sanctions on Chinese firms linked to attacks on infrastructure. The US has imposed sanctions on the Integrity Technology Group for its support of Flax Typhoon. Flax Typhoon was responsible for several attacks on US critical infrastructure. In September of last year, the US disrupted a large bot network operated by…
The Rhysida ransomware gang has claimed to have attacked the Montreal North borough. The Rhysida ransomware gang has claimed to have the Montreal North Borough of Canada’s Quebec province. The group posted to their site some documents they claim to have stolen and demand a $1 million ransom. The Borough has not yet commented on…
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