Tag: geopolitical context

  • Wired: ICE Has Spyware Now

    Source URL: https://www.wired.com/story/ice-has-spyware-now/ Source: Wired Title: ICE Has Spyware Now Feedly Summary: Plus: An AI chatbot system is linked to a widespread hack, details emerge of a US plan to plant a spy device in North Korea, your job’s security training isn’t working, and more. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text highlights significant…

  • Slashdot: Nvidia and AMD To Pay 15% of China Chip Sale Revenues To US Government

    Source URL: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/08/11/2123206/nvidia-and-amd-to-pay-15-of-china-chip-sale-revenues-to-us-government?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Nvidia and AMD To Pay 15% of China Chip Sale Revenues To US Government Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Nvidia and AMD have agreed to pay 15% of their revenue from certain chip sales to China to the U.S. government as part of an export licensing…

  • Slashdot: Facing US Chip Restrictions, China Pitches Global Cooperation on AI

    Source URL: https://news.slashdot.org/story/25/08/02/030232/facing-us-chip-restrictions-china-pitches-global-cooperation-on-ai?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Facing US Chip Restrictions, China Pitches Global Cooperation on AI Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the recent announcements from China at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference regarding the establishment of an international organization for AI regulation and a cooperative action plan for responsible…

  • The Register: Amazon CISO: Iranian hacking crews ‘on high alert’ since Israel attack

    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/06/18/amazon_ciso_agentic_acceleration/ Source: The Register Title: Amazon CISO: Iranian hacking crews ‘on high alert’ since Israel attack Feedly Summary: Meanwhile, next-gen script kiddies are levelling up faster thanks to agentic AI Interview Iran’s state-sponsored cyber operatives and hacktivists have all increased their activities since the military conflict with Israel erupted last week – but…

  • The Register: Chinese spy crew appears to be preparing for conflict by backdooring 75+ critical orgs

    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/06/09/china_malware_flip_switch_sentinelone/ Source: The Register Title: Chinese spy crew appears to be preparing for conflict by backdooring 75+ critical orgs Feedly Summary: SentinelOne discovered the campaign when they tried to hit the security vendor’s own servers An IT services company, a European media group, and a South Asian government entity are among the more…

  • The Register: Russia’s Fancy Bear swipes a paw at logistics, transport orgs’ email servers

    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/05/21/russias_fancy_bear_alert/ Source: The Register Title: Russia’s Fancy Bear swipes a paw at logistics, transport orgs’ email servers Feedly Summary: 13 govt agencies sound the alarm Russian cyberspies have targeted “dozens" of Western and NATO-country logistics providers, tech companies, and government orgs providing transport and foreign assistance to Ukraine, according to a joint government…

  • The Register: Microsoft gets twitchy over talk of Europe’s tech independence

    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/04/30/microsoft_getting_nervous_about_europes/ Source: The Register Title: Microsoft gets twitchy over talk of Europe’s tech independence Feedly Summary: Brad Smith commits org to facing off with US govt in court to protect them Microsoft is responding to mounting “geopolitical and trade volatility" between the US administration and governments in Europe by pledging privacy safeguards for…

  • Slashdot: Facebook Whistleblower Alleges Meta’s AI Model Llama Was Used to Help DeepSeek

    Source URL: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/04/12/067219/facebook-whistleblower-alleges-metas-ai-model-llama-was-used-to-help-deepseek?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Facebook Whistleblower Alleges Meta’s AI Model Llama Was Used to Help DeepSeek Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses allegations made by former Facebook employee Sarah Wynn-Williams regarding Meta’s AI model Llama and its potential use in aiding Chinese technology efforts. She testified that Meta…

  • Slashdot: European Commission Takes Aim At End-to-End Encryption and Proposes Europol Become an EU FBI

    Source URL: https://it.slashdot.org/story/25/04/02/1927259/european-commission-takes-aim-at-end-to-end-encryption-and-proposes-europol-become-an-eu-fbi?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: European Commission Takes Aim At End-to-End Encryption and Proposes Europol Become an EU FBI Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the European Commission’s initiative to address lawful access to data and end-to-end encryption as part of a new internal security strategy named ProtectEU. The…

  • The Register: VanHelsing ransomware emerges to put a stake through your Windows heart

    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/25/vanhelsing_ransomware_russia/ Source: The Register Title: VanHelsing ransomware emerges to put a stake through your Windows heart Feedly Summary: There’s only one rule – don’t attack Russia, duh Check Point has spotted a fresh ransomware-as-a-service crew in town: VanHelsing, touting a cross-platform locker targeting Microsoft Windows, Linux, and VMware ESXi systems, among others. But…