Recent cyberattacks on Iran's fuel distribution system and an Israeli LGBTQ dating site show that Iran-Israel cyberwar is impacting civilians on a large scale
Iranians couldn't buy gas. Israelis found their intimate dating details posted online. The Iran-Israel shadow war is now hitting ordinary citizens. Tweets: @alexgibneyfilm , @ebkania , @chris_sactoc...
US delays TikTok ban by a week, as company says Oracle and Walmart may take 20% stake in TikTok Global's pre-IPO round, host US user data and computer systems
or crazy volatile? Or if monetization goes slower than expected? Jason Keath / @jasonkeath : Walmart (and Oracle) still somehow won out as a partial owner ok TikTok (in principle) at 7.5%. Another imp...
A look at China-based MiningLamp, a Palantir-like startup that provides analytics tools to China's police and 200+ of Fortune 500, for an actionable information
South China Morning Post : Tweets: @pstasiatech and @ebkania Tweets: Paul Triolo / @pstasiatech : ChinaAIWatch Chinese data mining firm MiningLamp, now a national AI champion, began by helping police...
Tech workers should distinguish between the role of technologies like AI and AR on the battlefield and general questions of whether US war-making is right
Lucas Kunce / New York Times : Tweets: @paul_scharre , @athertonkd , @ebkania , @dellsystem , @nytopinion , @matthewstoller , and @matthewstoller Tweets: Paul Scharre / @paul_scharre : Great article ...
FCC will begin 37GHz, 39GHz, and 47GHz spectrum auctions for 5G use on Dec. 10, announces the $20.4B Rural Digital Opportunity Fund to connect up to 4M homes
By possibly interfering with weather forecasts, since the FCC recently auctioned off spectrum close to the frequencies NASA and NOAA use to gather forecast information from weather satellites. http://...
DOJ charges two alleged members of China's state sponsored hacking unit APT10 with stealing data from at least 45 US tech companies and government agencies
we've come a long way since that botched 2014 press release on the Sony Hack https://twitter.com/... Elsa B. Kania / @ebkania : According to the indictment, APT10 has targeted 45 U.S. companies and go...
China has invested millions of dollars in quantum encryption, which could be tougher to crack than today's security methods; the US is trying to catch up
Data Sheet for 12/5 Tweets: Elsa B. Kania / @ebkania : It is hard to say that the U.S. or China is ‘leading’ in quantum computing or cryptography. In quantum computing, it's too soon to say. In quantu...
Investigation reveals US national security panel CFIUS lacks resources to vet all investment and M&A deals that give the Chinese access to cutting-edge US tech
Politico : Tweets: @ebkania and @marcorubio Tweets: Elsa B. Kania / @ebkania : A POLITICO investigation found that CFIUS rarely polices certain avenues that China leverages to access U.S. technologie...
Investigation reveals US national security panel CFIUS lacks resources to vet all investment and M&A deals that give the Chinese access to cutting-edge US tech
Politico : Tweets: @ebkania and @marcorubio Tweets: Elsa B. Kania / @ebkania : A POLITICO investigation found that CFIUS rarely polices certain avenues that China leverages to access U.S. technologie...