An Illinois man, Kyle Svara, was sentenced to 76 months in federal prison for orchestrating a phishing scheme that compromised the Snapchat accounts of hundreds of women. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Boston, Svara used anonymized phone numbers to pose as social media support staff, tricking 517 victims into handing over their security … Read more
Twenty-nine countries signed an agreement on Thursday to establish the World AI Cooperation Organization, a new intergovernmental body aimed at fostering international collaboration and global governance for artificial intelligence. The signing ceremony took place in Shanghai, China, involving nations including Russia, Belarus, Serbia, Cuba, Brazil, and Venezuela, alongside 10 African and 12 Asian countries. Establishing … Read more
U.S. President Donald Trump threatened on Friday to impose a 100% tariff on goods from any country that implements a digital services tax targeting American companies. The warning comes just one day after European Union nations met a July 4 deadline to reduce tariffs on U.S. goods, a move intended to meet commitments under a … Read more
A Chinese-linked hacking group, identified by Google as UNC6508, exfiltrated sensitive data from U.S. and Canadian research institutions for over a year by exploiting vulnerabilities in REDCap software. According to Google’s Threat Intelligence Group, the campaign targeted defense, artificial intelligence, and medical research data between September 2023 and November 2025. The operation utilized custom malware … Read more
Anthropic has disabled its advanced AI models, Fable 5 and Mythos 5, on a global scale following U.S. national security orders. The Trump administration mandated the shutdown after officials identified a “jailbreak” vulnerability that could allow users to leverage the technology for identifying cybersecurity flaws. While Anthropic maintains the risks are minor, the move marks … Read more
Anthropic and OpenAI are currently racing to initiate initial public offerings (IPOs), a move that highlights the intensifying rivalry between the two generative AI leaders. Anthropic filed confidentially with U.S. regulators on June 1, followed by OpenAI one week later. This competition, which began with the rapid development of ChatGPT in 2022, is now influencing … Read more
The Rise of “Agentic” AI: Meta’s Strategic Pivot to Enterprise Automation The landscape of digital business is undergoing a seismic shift. We are moving beyond simple, rule-based chatbots—those frustrating scripts that loop in circles—toward a new era of agentic AI. Meta’s latest move to integrate sophisticated AI agents into WhatsApp, Instagram, and Messenger is more … Read more
The strategies of AMD and Nvidia in China have diverged significantly, highlighting the complex corporate diplomacy required to navigate the world’s second-largest artificial intelligence hardware market. Recent visits by the CEOs of both companies to China showcased two distinct approaches to managing geopolitical tensions and shifting market realities. AMD CEO Lisa Su maintained a notably … Read more
A push by the Trump administration to ban voting machines used in more than half of U.S. States collapsed last year after officials failed to provide evidence to justify the move. The effort, led by White House adviser Kurt Olsen, sought to leverage the Commerce Department to declare components within Dominion Voting Systems machines a … Read more