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Europe politics
fromLondon Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
11 hours agoBaltic states block Slovak PM's air route to Moscow amid deepening EU-Russia tensions - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
Baltic states blocked Slovak PM Fico's airspace for Moscow trip, highlighting EU divisions over relations with Russia.
fromThe Washington Post
1 day agoInside a growing movement warning AI could turn on humanity
"That requires a bunch of people to go take things that folks here are figuring out and [explain them] to the rest of the world," said Jeffrey Ladish, emphasizing the need for effective communication about AI risks.
US news
fromwww.scientificamerican.com
12 hours agoWhy game theory could be critical in a nuclear war
The half-life of humanity is currently around 35 years, said Nobel laureate in physics David Gross as he concluded an evening lecture at the German Physical Society's conference in Erlangen in March.
Philosophy
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World news
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 month agoIran-linked hackers hit medical giant Stryker in retaliatory cyberattack
An Iran-linked hacking group claimed responsibility for a cyberattack on Stryker, a major medical device company, citing retaliation for a US-Israeli strike on an Iranian school that killed over 170 people.
World news
fromMail Online
1 month agoIran claims cyberattack on US as retaliation for 'brutal attack'
Iranian-linked Handala group claimed responsibility for a global cyberattack on Stryker medical technology company, wiping over 200,000 systems and extracting 50 terabytes of data in retaliation for military strikes on Iran.
Information security
fromMail Online
1 month agoIran-linked attack on US 'first drop of blood' as new threat grows
Iran-linked hackers attacked Stryker, signaling potential broader cyberattacks on Western organizations and US infrastructure including data centers, banking systems, and energy facilities.
Privacy technologies
fromAbove the Law
2 days ago438 Experts Said Age Verification Is Dangerous. Legislators Are Moving Forward With It Anyway. - Above the Law
Age verification mandates for the internet are technically flawed, threaten privacy, and may cause more harm than good, according to 438 researchers from 32 countries.
fromFuturism
2 days agoPentagon Disturbed as Its Fleet of Drones Is Left Bobbing in the Ocean When Elon Musk's Starlink Fails
The outage left millions of Starlink customers in the dark back in August of 2025, dealing a blow to the company's image as an always-on satellite internet provider.
Tech industry
#ai-governance
Artificial intelligence
fromFortune
2 days agoAI cybersecurity capabilities require urgent international cooperation, AI godfather Bengio says | Fortune
Yoshua Bengio emphasizes the urgent need for international cooperation in addressing AI's risks, particularly with the release of Anthropic's Mythos model.
fromElectronic Frontier Foundation
4 days agoDigital Hopes, Real Power: The Rise of Network Shutdowns
In 2024 alone, authorities imposed 304 internet shutdowns across 54 countries - the highest number ever recorded. This reflects a growing trend of governments treating connectivity as a weapon.
World politics
Europe news
fromwww.businessinsider.com
5 days agoThe West is preparing for cheap drone attacks, but many businesses and civilians can only watch, not stop them
Civilian and corporate organizations struggle to counter small drone threats due to legal restrictions, leading to increased demand for drone detection devices.
fromTNW | Artificial-Intelligence
1 day agoAnthropic's Amodei meets Wiles and Bessent at the White House over Mythos access and Pentagon standoff
The White House described the conversation as 'introductory, productive, and constructive,' saying the three discussed 'opportunities for collaboration, as well as shared approaches and protocols to address the challenges associated with scaling this technology.'
Artificial intelligence
Artificial intelligence
fromFortune
4 days agoA retired general's warning: America can't fight the AI arms race on tech it doesn't control | Fortune
The U.S. faces a critical AI arms race affecting military power and national security, highlighted by the Anthropic-Pentagon standoff over AI usage control.
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US politics
fromNextgov.com
1 month agoTrump's new cyber strategy details more offensive response to cyber threats
The White House released a national cybersecurity strategy prioritizing direct adversarial response, critical infrastructure protection, and offensive cyber capabilities alongside defensive measures.
Information security
fromSecurityWeek
1 month agoUS Cyber Strategy Targets Adversaries, Critical Infrastructure, and Emerging Technologies
Trump administration releases comprehensive cyber strategy emphasizing government-private sector coordination, deterrence, regulatory reform, and investment in AI and quantum technologies to strengthen national cybersecurity.
Artificial intelligence
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month agoDatacenters are becoming a target in warfare for the first time
Iran deliberately targeted commercial datacenters in the Persian Gulf, marking the first known instance of a country at war striking commercial datacenters, causing widespread service disruptions across the UAE and Bahrain.
Information security
fromThe Cipher Brief
1 month agoAmerica Is Digitally Fragile - and Our Adversaries Know It
America faces unprecedented vulnerability as critical infrastructure systems are digitally dependent and interconnected, while adversaries possess capabilities to penetrate and pre-position for exploitation before conflict begins.
Information security
fromSecurityWeek
1 month agoIran-Linked Hackers Take Aim at US and Other Targets, Raising Risk of Cyberattacks During War
Pro-Iranian hackers are expanding cyberattacks from the Middle East into the United States, targeting defense contractors, medical device companies, and critical infrastructure like power stations and water plants.
fromSecurityWeek
2 months agoCyber Insights 2026: Cyberwar and Rising Nation State Threats
Entering the cyber world is stepping into a warzone. Cyber is considered a war zone, and what happens there is described as cyberwar. But it's not that simple. War is conducted by nations (political), not undertaken by criminals (financial). Both are increasing in this war zone we call cyber, but the political threat is growing fast. Cyberwar is a complex subject, and a formal definition is difficult.
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Information security
fromThe Hacker News
2 months agoGoogle Links China, Iran, Russia, North Korea to Coordinated Defense Sector Cyber Operations
State-sponsored and criminal actors from China, Iran, North Korea, and Russia target the defense industrial base, prioritizing drones, hiring exploitation, edge-device access, and supply-chain risk.
Information security
fromComputerWeekly.com
2 months agoWestern cyber alliances risk fragmenting in new world order | Computer Weekly
Geopolitical fragmentation in 2025 drove cyber shifts toward coercion, disrupted alliances and intelligence sharing, decentralised resilient cybercrime, and intensified US–China AI competition.
fromTheregister
2 months agoChina-linked crew embedded in US energy networks
In its yearly cybersecurity report, Dragos said state-sponsored crews haven't let up on their attempts to compromise America's critical infrastructure, with three new OT-focused threat groups joining the fray. This brings the total number worldwide to 26, and of these, 11 were active in 2025. Additionally, an existing group that Dragos tracks as Voltzite and is "highly correlated" with Volt Typhoon, according to Dragos CEO Robert M. Lee, kept up its intrusion activities last year.
Information security
Information security
fromSecurityWeek
2 months agoICS Devices Bricked Following Russia-Linked Intrusion Into Polish Power Grid
A cyberattack believed to be Russian targeted Poland's distributed energy resources, compromising RTUs and communication systems across about 30 sites and causing permanent ICS damage.
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