Wednesday, July 3, 2024

Cyber warfare

US government agencies hit by a wave of global cyberattacks

A global cyberattack by Russian cybercriminals has hit several US government agencies, exploiting a weakness in the file transfer software MOVEit, according to the US cyber watchdog agency.

AI pioneer Geoffrey Hinton quits Google, warns of potential dangers of AI

The 75-year-old British-Canadian cognitive psychologist and computer scientist said he regretted some of his work on AI and that chatbots, in particular, were "quite scary."

Netherlands joins US in chip war, announces export restrictions on chip tech to China

The Netherlands government, on Wednesday, announced to implement new restrictions on the export of key chip-making tools and technology in order to protect national security, following a similar move by the US.

Australia expected to buy five US nuclear submarines as part of AUKUS

Australia is set to purchase up to five US Virginia-class nuclear-powered submarines in 2030s as part of AUKUS pact with the United States and the United Kingdom, according to four US officials.

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South Korea’s KAI signs $1.4 billion deal to launch mass production of homegrown KF-21 fighter jets

Nine years after the development of South Korea’s KF-21 Boramae began, the Korean government finalized a significant deal with Korea Aerospace Industries for the production of 20 fighter jets