Former Google engineer Linwei Ding becomes first person convicted of AI-related economic espionage in U.S. history, facing up to 350 years in prison for stealing over 2,000 pages of confidential artificial intelligence secrets including chip architecture for China's benefit.
US government launches 'Tech Force' program to recruit 1,000 engineers and AI experts with salaries up to $195,000, deploying them across federal agencies to work on defense AI systems, IRS platforms, and intelligence improvements while competing with private sector for top talent.
Pentagon receives orders to establish an Artificial Intelligence Futures Steering Committee by April 2026, tasked with developing policies for advanced military AI systems including artificial general intelligence while monitoring adversary capabilities and reporting findings to Congress by early 2027.
Groundbreaking brain imaging research reveals human intelligence operates independently of language through distinct neural networks, fundamentally undermining tech industry claims that scaling large language models can achieve superintelligence since AI only predicts text patterns while missing non-linguistic reasoning, abstraction, and creativity that define true human cognition.
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.