Trump Signs Executive Order That Invites Vetting of Top AI Models for National Security Risks

The order establishes a framework for the federal government to vet the national security risks of the most advanced AI systems for up to a month before their public release.
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As the Pentagon Pushes for Battlefield AI, Some Military Leaders Urge Caution

AI’s use in the military is part of the administration’s larger push to grow the capability it sees as a unique American advantage.
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Russian Spies Are Aggressively Seeking Western Technology as Sanctions Bite, Officials Say

Moscow’s agents are building fake companies, recruiting middlemen and deploying cyber spies and hackers who gather information that could be used to attack key infrastructure.
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California Sues 23andMe, Alleging It Failed to Protect User Data in 2023 Breach

Attorney General Rob Bonta filed the lawsuit against Chrome Holding Co., which 23andMe rebranded under after filing for bankruptcy last March.
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UK Cyberspying Chief Calls AI ‘an Unstoppable Force’ and Warns About Russia

The speech is the latest in a string of warnings from intelligence experts that Russia is stepping up hostile activity in a “gray zone” that falls just below the threshold of war.
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Lithuania Suspects Foreign Involvement in Data Leak of Over 600,000 National Register Entries

Lithuanian authorities are on high alert after a massive data leak involving more than 600,000 entries from national data registers.
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Deal Reached With Hackers to Delete Data Stolen From the Canvas Educational Platform

The company that operates online learning system Canvas said it struck a deal with hackers to delete the data they pilfered in a cyberattack that created chaos for students, many of them in the middle of finals.
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Canvas System Is Online After a Cyberattack Disrupted Thousands of Schools

Tens of thousands of students studying for final exams around the world have regained access to a key online learning system after a cyberattack had earlier knocked it offline.
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Cyberattack Hits Canvas System Used by Thousands of Schools as Finals Loom

A system that thousands of schools and universities use went offline due to a cyberattack, creating chaos as students tried to study for finals.
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Worries About AI’s Risks to Humanity Loom Over the Trial Pitting Musk Against OpenAI’s Leaders

Musk said that he could have founded OpenAI as a for-profit company, just like the other companies he started or took over. “I deliberately chose this,” he said, “for the public good.”
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