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The debate over Bitcoin’s role in corporate treasury strategy has intensified, with proponents touting it as a hedge against inflation and detractors warning of its extreme volatility and regulatory uncertainties.
For years DoD has struggled to avoid the temptation of buying software the way they buy aircraft carriers. Leaders have long recognized that it is more efficient, effective and overall smarter to buy commercial software instead of developing it in house or running inefficient, wasteful large scale development contracts to build custom solutions. And when…
This week’s member only OODA network dispatch covers pivotal developments across technology, national security, and cybersecurity.
No one outside of the DoD inner circle and Cyber Command leadership will know the reality of what commands were given by the SecDef to Cyber Command. That is by design
This post is designed to inform OODA network members who could not attend our February member meeting. Focus of the session was the critical importance of Open Source AI as a national security imperative.
Like any modern weapon, there are certain advantages to using cyber attacks as a tactical\first strike weapon that could occur near tandemly with a kinetic assault, achieving surprise while inspiring uncertainty in both civilian and military audiences, providing critical momentum to the aggressor.
Domestic U.S. and international quantum technology infrastructure has been dramatically built out in the last seven years – since the passage of the initial Quantum Initiative Act in 2018 – with commitments to cryptography, post-quantum crypto agility, quantum networking and computing that will continue to reshape national security and federal operations.
Late last week, the U.S. government enacted significant changes in its cryptocurrency regulations as the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) dropped lawsuits against major crypto firms.
The future of advanced nuclear energy hinges on overcoming critical economic, regulatory, and supply chain barriers while leveraging government incentives and private-sector investment. Various reports from and workshops held by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine outline the pathways to achieving commercial liftoff for new nuclear technologies, detailing the technological, financial, and policy…
AI and the rise of AGI has been a consistent topic examined by the experts of the OODA network, including topics related to national security. These are also recurring thematics at OODAcon, so the recent RAND report Artificial General Intelligence’s (AGI) Five Hard National Security Problems” caught our eye.
The Black Sea has become a critical flashpoint in Euro-Atlantic security, with Russia leveraging the region as a strategic launchpad while the U.S. recalibrates its stance, leaving key allies grappling with leadership gaps and mounting hybrid warfare threats.
IT providers selling software to the government should re evaluate their software licensing and pricing strategies for the federal government. Doing so now can aid government efforts to serve hard missions while cutting waste and give you a leg up on the competition. Here is what I recommend:
North Korea’s Lazarus Group APT has executed the largest crypto heist in history, stealing over $1.5 billion from Bybit, a centralized crypto exchange. The attack, which took control of Bybit’s cold wallet holding Ethereum (ETH), has triggered a cascade of market reactions – once again putting the spotlight on cybersecurity in the digital asset space…
As AI’s energy demands surge, nuclear power has emerged as a cornerstone of the technology sector’s long-term energy strategy. Industry giants such as Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and Meta are rapidly investing in small modular reactors (SMRs) and large-scale nuclear solutions to sustain AI-driven operations and data centers. However, regulatory hurdles remain significant challenges, and the…
Recently, President Donald Trump nominated Sean Cairncross to be his National Cyber Director, a move that has raised more than a few eyebrows in the cybersecurity space. Established by Congress in 2021, the Office of the National Cyber Director (ONCD) is a component of the Executive Office and serves as a principal advisor to the president on cybersecurity policy and…
A Pentagon review of the multibillion dollar deal that will see the United States and United Kingdom supply Australia with nuclear-powered submarines has unsettled a key ally as China ramps up its naval ambitions for regional dominance. In Washington, the review reflects a concern among Trump administration defense officials and China-focused lawmakers: that the terms…
An Iranian news outlet close to the government reported Friday that two explosions were heard near the Fordo nuclear enrichment site, which is buried deep underground. Nour News, which is close to Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, reported on its Telegram channel that two explosions were heard from the area near the Fordo site. The…
Iran’s highest-ranking military officer, the head of its elite Revolutionary Guards Corps and its air force and a former national security chief have all been killed in Israel’s unprecedented Operation Rising Lion. Their deaths will send shockwaves through the nation’s military establishment and could seriously hamper the Islamic Republic’s ability to respond to Israel’s attacks.…
Airlines steered clear of much of the Middle East on Friday after Israeli attacks on Iranian sites forced carriers to cancel or divert thousands of flights in the latest upheaval to travel in the region. Proliferating conflict zones around the world are becoming an increasing burden on airline operations and profitability, and more of a…
Subatomic particles such as quarks can pair up when linked by ‘strings’ of force fields — and release energy when the strings are pulled to the point of breaking. Two teams of physicists have now used quantum computers to mimic this phenomenon and watch it unfold in real time. The results, described in two Nature…
Deutsche Telekom and Nvidia will join forces to build an industrial artificial intelligence cloud for European manufacturers in Germany, the first of its kind, the companies said on Friday. Implementation of the industrial AI cloud is to take place by 2026 at the latest, they said in a statement. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang announced the…
Some of the biggest merchants are exploring how to issue or use stablecoins, potentially shifting the high volumes of cash and card transactions that they handle outside the traditional financial system and saving them billions of dollars in fees. Walmart, Amazon and other multinational giants have recently explored whether to issue their own stablecoins in…
Many technology leaders remain skeptical or concerned about the use of artificial intelligence tools, at the same time organizations are relying on these tools to handle a growing number of roles and functions. Given this paradox, a key consideration is what will it take to bring these two opposing dynamics in alignment? A recent survey…
Samsung Electronics Co. and Nvidia Corp. will take minority stakes in Skild AI Inc. as they seek to bolster their work in the emerging consumer robotics industry. The South Korean tech leader is making a $10 million investment in Skild, which develops software for robots, according to people with knowledge of the matter. The Santa…
In early March, four Chinese engineers flew to Malaysia from Beijing, each carrying a suitcase packed with 15 hard drives. The drives contained 80 terabytes of spreadsheets, images and video clips for training an artificial-intelligence model. At a Malaysian data center, the engineers’ employer had rented about 300 servers containing advanced Nvidia chips. The engineers…
Scale AI founder Alexandr Wang told employees in a memo on Thursday that he’s leaving for Meta, confirming reports from earlier in the week about his departure and a large investment from the social networking company. Meta is pumping $14.3 billion into Scale AI as part of the deal, and will have a 49% stake…
Israel has carried out a major attack against Iran. Israel has carried out a major attack against Iran. Over 200 aircraft took part in the operation which strucks dozens of political, military, and scientific sites. The leader of the Iranian Army and IRGC were confirmed to be killed along with leading scientists of the country’s…
Sweden and the Netherlands have committed to increased defense spending. Sweden and the Netherlands have committed to increasing their spending on defense. The joint annoucement was made ahead of a major NATO summit. Both countries said they are aiming to fulfull the new joint NATO planning requirements. Read more: https://apnews.com/article/nato-defense-spending-budgets-trump-sweden-netherlands-d172336d35a458ffc57e45913d3aac75
Haiti’s first domestic flight has taken off. Haiti’s first domestic flight in a year has taken off. Domestic flights had been halted due to gang violence around the country. This marks a major milestone in restoring internal stability by the transitional government. Read more: https://apnews.com/article/haiti-airport-flight-reopens-first-gangs-a2f267bfca8b86abd7109e9344a22744
The UN has warned that a famine is likely to begin in parts of South Sudan. The UN has warrned that a famine is likely to being in parts of South Sudan. Violence has broken out accross the country as political instability has grown. Question over presidential succession have only further increased the instability. Read…
CISA has warned that threat actors are exploiting a vulnerability in SimpleHelp. CISA has issued a warning that threat actors are exploiting a vulnerability in SImpleHelp. Ransomware groups are using this vulnerability to target utiliy company customers in particular. CISA has said that this exploit has been used since at least January of 2025. Read…
Mitel has warned customers to updated their software to patch vulnerabilities. M Mitel has deployed patches for several vulnerabilities in its software. Researches had found that 20,000 users are at risk due to the vulnerabilities. CISA has warned that these vulnerabilities have been exploited in the wild. Read more: https://www.securityweek.com/critical-vulnerability-exposes-many-mitel-micollab-instances-to-remote-hacking/
Trend Micro has released patches for several vulnerabilities. Trend Micro has deployed patches for vulnerabilities in its programs. The vulnerabilities were found by researchers. There is no evidence they have been exploited in the wild. Read more: https://www.securityweek.com/critical-vulnerabilities-patched-in-trend-micro-apex-central-endpoint-encryption-policyserver/
A recent ransomware attack has employed a new tactic. A ransomware attack carried out by the Fog group has seen them employ a new tool. The group used mutitple open source tools to infiltrate the organization and deploy ransomware. The open source tools they used are used by several companies as legitimate employee monitoring tools.…
Allen Control Systems (ACS), a leader in autonomous precision robotics, today announced the launch of its Innovation Lab which brings together interdisciplinary engineering teams to accelerate the development of next-generation autonomous systems. The company today also announced that Alex Clark, veteran engineering and counter-unmanned aerial system leader and former Senior Director of Advanced Innovations at…
A Chinese fighter jet came within about 150 feet of a Japanese naval reconnaissance plane over the weekend, the Japanese Defense Ministry said Thursday, an action the US ambassador to Tokyo called “dangerous” and “reckless.” Saturday morning’s close encounter between the Japanese P-3C Orion, a four-engined, turboprop anti-submarine and maritime surveillance aircraft and a J-15…
North Korea appears to have constructed a new building within its main nuclear complex, satellite imagery showed, in what could be an additional enrichment facility to ramp up the country’s ability to produce nuclear weapons. The new structure at Yongbyon, some 100 kilometers (62 miles) north of Pyongyang, resembles an enrichment facility at Kangson, another…
The United Nations nuclear watchdog’s Board of Governors has approved a resolution declaring Iran is not complying with its commitment to international nuclear safeguards, diplomatic sources told Al Jazeera, prompting a swift response from Tehran. The International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA) Board of Governors resolution passed on Thursday with 19 votes in favour, three against…
The death toll in floods in one of South Africa’s poorest provinces rose to 57 on Thursday as a top official said rescue attempts had been “paralyzed” by a lack of resources. Rescue teams are still working through debris and floodwater to find missing people after heavy rain caused a river to burst its banks…
A Chinese-backed militia is protecting new rare earth mines in eastern Myanmar, according to four people familiar with the matter, as Beijing moves to secure control of the minerals it is wielding as a bargaining chip in its trade war with Washington. China has a near-monopoly over the processing of heavy rare earths into magnets…
More than 200 people were killed on Thursday when an Air India passenger plane bound for London crashed in the city of Ahmedabad, India, G.S. Malik, the city’s police commissioner, said in an interview. There were 242 people on board, and it was unclear if any had survived. The crash is India’s deadliest aviation disaster…
Tesla Inc. sued a former engineer with the company’s highly secretive Optimus program, accusing him of stealing confidential information about the humanoid robot and setting up a rival startup in Silicon Valley.Zhongjie “Jay” Li worked at Tesla between August 2022 and September 2024, according to a complaint filed in a San Francisco Federal Court late…
Microsoft 365 Copilot, the AI tool built into Microsoft Office workplace applications including Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Teams, harbored a critical security flaw that, according to researchers, signals a broader risk of AI agents being hacked. The flaw, revealed today by AI security startup Aim Security and shared exclusively in advance with Fortune, is…
Denmark’s Novo Nordisk is partnering with biotech company Deep Apple Therapeutics in a deal worth up to $812 million to develop drugs for cardiometabolic diseases, including obesity, the California-based company said on Wednesday. Deep Apple discovers drug candidates using its AI-based platform that screens virtual libraries of billions of compounds to cut drug discovery time,…
Gecko Robotics announced on Thursday that it raised $125 million in a Series D funding round, raising the AI and robotics company’s valuation to $1.25 billion. The new round of funding means the Pittsburgh-based company has reached unicorn status, roughly twelve years after it was founded by Jake Loosararian. The company’s previous round of funding,…
Arm Holdings Plc Chief Executive Officer Rene Haas said Thursday that US export controls on China threaten to slow overall technological advances and are ultimately bad for consumers and companies, aligning himself with Nvidia Corp. Chief Executive Officer Jensen Huang and others looking to ease tensions between Washington and Beijing. “If you narrow access to…
The fast-growing world of quantum computing took a shocking turn this week, as a former industry leader revealed some unexpected news. Over the past few weeks, many quantum computing stocks have performed extremely well, boosted by a few clear catalysts that have generated significant momentum. This list includes companies such as D-Wave Systems and Quantum…
Chinese automaker BYD has made significant strides in humanoid robotics, establishing a dedicated department under Chairman Wang Chuanfu. After recruiting talent last year, the company is ready to transition from R&D to mass production of humanoid robots. Before elevating the humanoid project to a full business unit, BYD assembled a specialized team to outline objectives…
Google is using a new AI model to forecast tropical cyclones and working with the US National Hurricane Center (NHC) to test it out. Google DeepMind and Google Research launched a new website today called Weather Lab to share AI weather models that Google is developing. It says its new, experimental AI-based model for forecasting…
Armenia has raised concerns that Azerbaijan is not following a ceasefire agreement. Armenia has raised concerns that Azerbaijan has not followed a ceasefire agreement. Azerbaijani troops have continued to fire weapons accross the line of control. The fire has hit civilian buildings but not no one has been injured. Azerbaijan has said its troops are…
A major opposition leader in Tunisia has been sentenced to jail for two years. A major leader of the Tunisian opposition has been sentenced to jail for two years. She was convicted of critizing the country’s electoral commission. She has been held in jail since 2023 awaiting final sentencing. Read more: https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/tunisia-sentences-prominent-opposition-figure-abir-moussi-two-years-prison-2025-06-12/
A no-confidence vote has been scheduled in the Czech Republic. A no-confidence vote has been scheduled in the Czech Republic after a bitcoin scandal. The opposition has scheduled the vote due to allegations that the current government gave an illegal payment with $45 million to an ex-convict. The government has denied any wrong doing. Read…
No confidence vote fails in the Israeli Knesset. A no confidence vote has failed in the Israeli Knesset. Opposition parties had hoped to remove Netanyahu’s coalition government by forcing an election. However, Netanyahu’s government was able to make a last minute deal over the issue of orthodox conscription. Read more: https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israel-knesset-set-vote-disbanding-first-step-possible-election-2025-06-11/
Cyber attacks targeting journalists have increased greatly in recent years. Cloudfare has released a report that shows that cyber attacks against Journalists have increased greatly in recent years. The group also reported that rights groups and educational organization are also increasingly attacked. They also reported that groups which focused on combating extremism or which reported…
Interpol has taken down an infostealing network. Interpol has conducted an operation which took down a large infostealing network. The agency annouced that 20,000 IPs were taken down and at least 32 people were arrested. They also siezed over 100G of data from 41 servers. The ageny and its partners have begun notifying victims. Read…
Cybersecurity researchers have warned that security cameras are vulnerable to remote hacking. Bitsight has issued a warning that 40,000 security cameras are vulnerable to remote hacking. The camers use HTTP to transmit their live feeds which leaves them exposed to hacking. The company said that these cameras are used by individuals and companies around the…
DanaBot leaks have exposed information about how the network operated. A vulnerability in the DanaBot network allowed researchers to gather data on its operations. The data relevead that the researchers to gather information about users of the network and the tactics it used to conduct operations. The DanaBot network was shutdow in 2025 after a…
1X Technologies has introduced Redwood, an artificial intelligence model designed for its humanoid, NEO. The company said Redwood enables NEO to perform household tasks autonomously. Redwood is intended to allow NEO robot to move, perceive, and interact within home environments. 1X said the AI model was trained on real-world data and is designed to facilitate…
At least 19 explosive blasts rocked southwest Colombia, bringing further terror to a nation still reeling from the attempted assassination of a presidential candidate days earlier. A bomb on a motorcycle detonated Tuesday near a police station in Cali, the nation’s third-biggest city, among other attacks. Police said the violence has left at least four…
Chinese and Malaysian police have seized over 3.8 billion ringgit (US$900 million) of assets – including yachts and property – from a syndicate alleged to have duped millions of people throughout the Asia-Pacific with promises of high-return investments. The Ponzi scheme, which operated mainly in Penang state, is believed to be linked to the MBI…
Hong Kong’s national security police have a new target in their sights: gamers. In a stern warning issued Tuesday, they effectively banned a Taiwanese video game they described as “advocating armed revolution,” saying anyone who downloaded or recommended it would face serious legal charges. The move comes as the authorities continue to tighten control over…
Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have said their fighters have seized a strategic zone on the border with Egypt and Libya, as the regular government-aligned army, the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), announced its withdrawal from the area. The announcements on Wednesday came a day after SAF accused forces loyal to eastern Libyan commander Khalifa…
Iran’s defence minister has said his country would target US military bases in the region if conflict breaks out with the United States, as President Donald Trump said he was losing confidence that a nuclear deal would be agreed. Washington and Tehran have held five rounds of talks since April as Trump seeks an agreement…
At least 49 people have died in flooding in South Africa’s Eastern Cape province after an extreme cold front brought heavy rain and snow to parts of the country, officials said Wednesday. Eastern Cape Premier Oscar Mabuyane said police provided the death toll. The dead include six high school students who were washed away when…
Cryptocurrency exchange Bullish has filed for a US initial public offering as the Peter Thiel-backed group seeks to tap surging investor demand for digital assets under the Trump administration. The company confidentially filed paperwork with the Securities and Exchange Commission for an initial public offering in recent weeks, according to two people familiar with the…
Rochester Institute of Technology experts have created a new tool that tests artificial intelligence (AI) to see how much it really knows about cybersecurity. And the AI will be graded. The tool, called CTIBench, is a suite of benchmarking tasks and datasets used to assess large language models (LLMs) in Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI). CTI…
Coco Robotics, a startup that operates a fleet of cooler-sized delivery robots on wheels, has raised $80 million in funding from OpenAI Chief Executive Officer Sam Altman and other backers, a sign that automated delivery technology is advancing. The financing, which Coco Robotics plans to announce Wednesday, was led by venture capital firm SNR, with…
We’re in the era of task-specific models. On one hand, we have “normal” models like 3.5 Sonnet and 4o—the ones we talk to like friends, who help us with our writing, and answer our day-to-day queries. On the other, we have gigantic, slow, expensive, IQ-maxxing reasoning models that we go to for deep analysis (they’re…
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is growing more bullish about quantum computing — and he expects they’ll start solving real-world problems in the coming years. “Quantum computing is reaching an inflection point,” Jensen declared during his keynote speech at Nvidia’s GTC Paris developer conference Wednesday. Quantum computers are machines that use the laws of quantum mechanics…
Trans-Atlantic tensions are boosting demand in Europe for homegrown artificial-intelligence tools, helping the continent’s most prominent AI developer finance its efforts to keep up with global rivals. European companies and governments increasingly want AI tools that aren’t dependent on American tech behemoths, Arthur Mensch, chief executive of France’s Mistral AI, said in an interview Wednesday.…
The robotics industry has long been plagued by grand promises and underwhelming deliveries. From Boston Dynamics’ viral dancing robots that remain largely confined to research labs, to Tesla’s much-hyped Optimus robot that has yet to prove commercial viability, the gap between demonstration and deployment has remained stubbornly wide. Now, a London-based startup called Humanoid claims…
Meta has agreed to pay $14.8 billion for a 49 percent stake in the artificial intelligence data firm Scale AI in one of the biggest acquisitions the social media giant has made since its 2014 deal to buy WhatsApp, according to a person familiar with the matter. The arrangement with Scale AI, which could be…
The U.N. envoy states she had a meeting with several major figures in Myanmar. A widespread armed struggle against military rule in Myanmar began in February 2021 after generals replaced the elected government. Ceasefires have largely not been observed, and violence did not end after a powerful earthquake in late March devastated parts of the…
Rebel groups set off explosives near police stations in Cali and the neighboring Cauca province. Military and police officials attributed the attacks to a faction led by former members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia. Since the group’s 2016 peace deal with the government, various rebel factions have sought to gain control over abandoned…
IAEA is expected to inspect the reported stockpiles of Iran and report its findings to the UN Security Council. This week, Western nations will press the IAEA’s Board of Governors to formally censure Iran for failing to comply with inspectors. If approved, Iran could face the reinstatement of all U.N. sanctions originally lifted under its…
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