Artificial Intelligence
State Department Proposes International Principles for Responsible Military AI
In collaboration with other countries, the U.S. State Department put forth a slew of best practices when incorporating artificial intelligence into defense operations.
Policy
Commerce Seeks 6 Private Sector Members for New International Task Force
The U.S.-EU Trade and Technology Council’s Talent for Growth Task Force will help create a well-trained workforce for current and emerging technologies.
Cybersecurity
CISA, South Korean Agencies Issue Joint Warning on North Korean Ransomware
The new cybersecurity advisory spotlights North Korean-backed actors targeting healthcare networks with ransomware.
Digital Government
Iranian American Convicted of Sanctions Evasion with ‘Top-Tier’ Tech
Kambiz Attar Kashani worked to ship sensitive technologies to Iranian end users despite U.S.-imposed sanctions.
Cybersecurity
US and UK Join Forces to Sanction Russian Hackers
Members of cybercrime group Trickbot, which favors deploying ransomware on critical infrastructure, were handed sanctions in the first-of-its-kind collaboration between U.S. and U.K. agencies.
Cybersecurity
Russian Hacker Pleads Guilty to Crypto Money Laundering
Denis Mihaqlovic Dubnikov used cryptocurrencies to attempt to hide his involvement in ransomware attacks on foreign and domestic companies.
Policy
Lawmakers Reintroduce Bill to Curtail Foreign Adversary Telecom Influence
The legislation would require the FCC to publish a list of entities with FCC authorizations and close ties to foreign adversaries.
Policy
US Cyber Diplomat Calls for Bolstering American Advantage in Global Tech Policy
The head of the State Department’s Bureau of Cyberspace and Digital Policy said that a more prominent U.S. focus on tech policy necessitates greater international engagement.
Emerging Tech
Lack of Emerging Tech Framework is 'Weakening' US Stance Against China, Lawmakers Warn
Both Democrats and Republicans said Congress needs to craft national frameworks around data privacy and autonomous vehicles to counter China’s global tech ambitions.
Artificial Intelligence
U.S. Officially Leads the Freedom Online Coalition for the First Time
The U.S. will helm the chairship position at the Freedom Online Coalition, focusing on promoting digital liberties and enforcing AI standards and safeguards.
Cybersecurity
The Future of Quantum Security Will Be Encoded in Light, Researchers Hope
Swiss researchers, funded in part by the U.S., are developing a stronger network security countermeasure to combat the potential of a viable quantum computing system.
Emerging Tech
Push for More Quantum Tech Investment Reaches World Economic Forum
WEF leadership announced the development of a new blueprint aimed at helping nations navigate the advent of quantum computing technologies.
Policy
NASA Needs Better International Cooperation Framework for Artemis Missions, IG Says
The watchdog made 10 recommendations to the agency to improve international collaboration and help reduce costs.
Policy
US and UK Hold First Comprehensive Dialogue on Technology and Data
The nations identified items around data; critical and emerging technologies; and secure and resilient digital infrastructure to address in 2023.
Ideas
China Now Publishes More High-Quality Science Than Any Other Nation
COMMENTARY | Should the U.S. be worried?
Artificial Intelligence
Standards Development a ‘Critical’ Issue for US-EU Trade and Tech Council
The bilateral group’s agenda heading into 2023 will include emerging technologies like quantum computing and artificial intelligence, State Department Undersecretary Jose Fernandez said.
Cybersecurity
China's Reported Manipulation of Twitter Draws Lawmaker Questions
Several Democrats on the House Intelligence Committee sent a letter to Twitter CEO Elon Musk expressing national security concerns about reports that Beijing launched an information suppression campaign to hide news of mass public protests.
Artificial Intelligence
US Export Controls 'in Urgent Need' of a Tech Upgrade, Experts Say
For the cost of “a helicopter or two,” the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security can drastically improve the technology it uses to manage the enforcement of export controls.
Digital Government
Extradited Chinese National Sentenced On Espionage Charges
Yanjun Xu is the first extradited Chinese intelligence officer to be sentenced in the U.S., convicted of attempts to steal intellectual property.
Cybersecurity
Iranian Hackers Compromised a Federal Agency’s Network, CISA and FBI Say
Actors linked with the Iranian government were able to exploit an unpatched Log4Shell vulnerability—which the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency asked agencies to address by the end of 2021—in an unnamed agency’s network.
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