Tag: government

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/10/china_treasury_foreign_investment/ Source: The Register Title: Chinese cyber-spies peek over shoulder of officials probing real-estate deals near American military bases Feedly Summary: Gee, wonder why Beijing is so keen on the – checks notes – Committee on Foreign Investment in the US Chinese cyber-spies who broke into the US Treasury Department also stole documents…

Cloud Blog: What’s new with Google Cloud – 2024

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Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/inside-google-cloud/whats-new-google-cloud-2024/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: What’s new with Google Cloud – 2024 Feedly Summary: Week of Dec 16 – Dec 20Windows Server 2025 is now available on Google Compute Engine. We are excited to announce the general availability of Windows Server 2025 on Google Compute Engine. You can now run Windows Server 2025…

Wired: Secret Phone Surveillance Tech Was Likely Deployed at 2024 DNC

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Source URL: https://www.wired.com/story/2024-dnc-cell-site-simulator-phone-surveillance/ Source: Wired Title: Secret Phone Surveillance Tech Was Likely Deployed at 2024 DNC Feedly Summary: Data WIRED collected during the 2024 Democratic National Convention strongly suggests the use of a cell-site simulator, a controversial spy device that intercepts sensitive data from every phone in its range. AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:**…

Simon Willison’s Weblog: My AI/LLM predictions for the next 1, 3 and 6 years, for Oxide and Friends

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Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Jan/10/ai-predictions/#atom-everything Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: My AI/LLM predictions for the next 1, 3 and 6 years, for Oxide and Friends Feedly Summary: The Oxide and Friends podcast has an annual tradition of asking guests to share their predictions for the next 1, 3 and 6 years. Here’s 2022, 2023 and 2024. This…

Slashdot: Italy Plans $1.6 Billion SpaceX Telecom Security Deal

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Source URL: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/01/09/0158237/italy-plans-16-billion-spacex-telecom-security-deal?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Italy Plans $1.6 Billion SpaceX Telecom Security Deal Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Italy is negotiating a substantial telecommunications deal with SpaceX aimed at enhancing secure communications for government and military purposes. This project, potentially the largest in Europe, incorporates advanced encryption technologies and direct-to-cell satellite…

New York Times – Artificial Intelligence : White House Ignites Firestorm With Rules Governing A.I.’s Global Spread

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Source URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/09/business/economy/biden-ai-chips-rules.html Source: New York Times – Artificial Intelligence Title: White House Ignites Firestorm With Rules Governing A.I.’s Global Spread Feedly Summary: The tech industry is fighting new regulations, expected soon, that aim to keep the cutting-edge technology in the United States and allied countries. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The impending regulations…

The Register: UK government pledges law against sexually explicit deepfakes

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/09/uk_government_promises_law_against_deepfake_smut/ Source: The Register Title: UK government pledges law against sexually explicit deepfakes Feedly Summary: Not just making them, but sharing them too The UK government has promised to make the creation and sharing of sexually explicit deepfake images a criminal offence.… AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The UK government’s initiative to…

The Register: Japanese Police claim China ran five-year cyberattack campaign

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/09/japan_mirrorface_china_attack/ Source: The Register Title: Japanese Police claim China ran five-year cyberattack campaign Feedly Summary: ‘MirrorFace’ group found ways to run malware in the Windows sandbox, which is worrying Japan’s National Police Agency and Center of Incident Readiness and Strategy for Cybersecurity have confirmed third party reports of attacks on local orgs by…

Cloud Blog: Ivanti Connect Secure VPN Targeted in New Zero-Day Exploitation

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