Hollywood producer Robert Simonds acquires controversial Israeli spyware maker NSO Group in a multimillion-dollar deal, despite the company remaining on the US Commerce Department's banned entities list for targeting journalists and activists worldwide.
Meta freezes hiring for its AI research team and splits its recently formed Superintelligence Lab into four smaller teams, signaling a shift in the company's aggressive AI strategy amid broader restructuring efforts.
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is reportedly recruiting a team of around 50 experts to build a 'superintelligence' AI system capable of surpassing human capabilities, driven by frustration with Meta's progress in the highly competitive AI landscape.
North Korea has been covertly deploying AI-powered IT workers posing as legitimate candidates to infiltrate Western firms, stealing jobs and sensitive data through sophisticated deception tactics that are challenging companies' defenses.
The US military is embracing generative AI for intelligence tasks like translation and analysis, utilizing tools from companies like Vannevar Labs, but concerns linger about the accuracy and potential misuse of such powerful technology in sensitive military applications.
Mark Klein, a courageous AT&T whistleblower, risked everything to expose the NSA's illegal mass surveillance program, providing evidence that sparked lawsuits and public efforts to end unconstitutional spying, though the government has yet to fully address the issue.
The EU unveiled an ambitious €800 billion defense spending plan, including €150 billion in loans, to bolster military capabilities amid doubts about Europe's readiness to counter Russia without US support due to logistical infrastructure gaps like satellite intelligence and battlefield coordination.