UK summit to focus on risks of uncontrollable AI, technology's ability to make advanced weapons
The country's government previously acknowledged the 'existential' risk of AI
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The US Department of Defense can't mitigate restrictive conditions in its cloud contracts
GAO is scolding the Pentagon for its inability to avoid cloud-related inefficiencies
Tech titans including Musk, Zuckerberg, and Huang converge in Washington for AI forum
Hosted by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer
US Department of Defense launches official UFO information hub website
Containing photos and videos of resolved UFO cases, with a reporting tool on the way
The United States government will let AI companies self-regulate for their own good
Seven leading corporations have agreed to somewhat "manage" the risks posed by AI
Under-18s loot box crackdown: UK announces new restrictions
New Industry Principles have been announced to protect players
Biden administration announces IoT cybersecurity labeling program
Expect to see the labels on IoT devices next year
Millions of US military emails have leaked to the domain of a Russian ally for nearly a decade
The leak is attributed to a common typo in the domain suffix
Senate bill would hold AI companies responsible for generated content by ending Section 230 immunity
It would lead to a lawsuit avalanche
US government is providing more time to certify software security
Vendors and federal agencies will have to comply with the new certification rules, eventually
Europe will invest another $8.7 billion in innovative technology projects
New state aid approved by the European Commission for 56 tech companies
PayPal, Venmo and other payment platforms don't provide insurance coverage, US government warns
P2P payment apps are not banks, and users could eventually lose all their money
Consumer groups score big win against Big Cable as Colorado ends restrictions on municipal broadband
Dozens of municipalities in the state had already opted out of the restrictive 2005 law
US Marshals' computer system remains out of commission 10 weeks after ransomware attack
The US Marshals Service claims the shutdown isn't affecting its ability to track down fugitives
New European Commission rules for 19 tech giants could spell trouble for Twitter
"Today is the D(SA)-Day for digital regulation"
FBI admits to buying location data of US citizens without a warrant
Privacy advocates are outraged, and for good reason
China leads the US in the research of 37 out of 44 critical technologies, claims think tank
China has a "stunning lead" over the US
In a nutshell: The Biden administration might be limiting China's ability to manufacture advanced chips, but according to an independent think tank, the Asian nation is still ahead of the US when it comes to research in 37 out of 44 crucial and emerging technologies, including AI, defense, and key quantum tech areas.
U.S. Marshals Service hack is the latest in a string of cybersecurity "incidents" over last two weeks
The big picture: The US government has had a bad run of cybersecurity-related incidents over the last couple of weeks. In the span of 12 days, officials from the FBI, DoD, and USMS have confirmed one data leak caused by human error and two separate attacks against government systems. So far, investigators have either not found any suspects or are keeping the lid on what they have discovered.
Misconfigured government mail server spilled sensitive military data for weeks
The drip has been contained
Hackers used legitimate remote help-desk tools to scam multiple US federal agencies
Widespread campaign tricked federal employees into "refunding" bad actors fake charges
Congress refuses Army request to spend $400 million on Microsoft HoloLens-based headsets
It awarded $40 million to build a new version instead
What just happened? The controversial deal between Microsoft and the US Army for the military branch to buy 6,900 HoloLens-based headsets at the cost of $400 million has been blocked by congress. As a consolation, the government approved $40 million for Microsoft to build a new and improved version that soldiers will hopefully hate less.
The US Department of the Interior has a significant password issue
No "123456" passwords here but opsec is still very, very bad
Cities stand to lose billions in taxes thanks to work-from-home, analysts sound alarm
Let's shutdown the economy, what could possibly go wrong?