Ryan Lovelace

House Judiciary Committee subpoenas tech platforms over foreign censorship of Americans

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan sent subpoenas to the executives of eight major tech companies this week, seeking information on foreign governments' efforts to censor Americans online.

February 28, 2025

China’s cyberattacks ramping up, more sophisticated, says cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike

Cyber firm CrowdStrike observed a massive increase in China-linked cyberattacks and digital espionage in 2024, demonstrating the communist regime's offensive cyber operations have achieved a new level of sophistication.

February 27, 2025

Ex-CIA analyst details hidden history of U.S. government domestic spying in upcoming book

A former CIA analyst is preparing to tell the secret history of the U.S. government's domestic spying apparatus, in a new book to be released in April.

February 26, 2025

Cybersecurity firm’s analysis of leaked data shows how private firms fuel China’s censorship regime

New details about how China relies on private sector partners to censor the internet spilled into public view via a data leak analyzed by cybersecurity firm SentinelOne.

February 24, 2025

NSA emphasizes ‘strong defensive posture’ as it responds to report it hacked China

A new analysis exposing the National Security Agency's alleged hack of a Chinese university sent shock waves through the cybersecurity community this week, with granular details of the communist country's investigative findings spilling out into the open.

February 21, 2025

Microsoft says it made an ‘entirely new state of matter’

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said Wednesday that his company developed an "entirely new state of matter" that will fundamentally change the computing industry.

February 20, 2025

Google: Russia targeting users of encrypted messaging app Signal

Russian-linked cyberattackers are increasingly focused on users of the encrypted messaging app Signal, according to a new report from the Google Threat Intelligence Group.

February 19, 2025

Palantir goes off-script to reveal ambitious agenda, ‘real’ reason for TikTok ban

Palantir executives are divulging hidden details about how America's national security apparatus and tech sector work together, revealing everything from the "real" story behind the U.S. government's TikTok ban to the software company's lethal battle against its enemies.

February 18, 2025

TikTok is back on Apple and Google’s app stores

TikTok returned to Apple and Google's app stores on Thursday evening, making it available for download to American users for the first time since the Big Tech giants removed it last month to comply with U.S. law.

February 14, 2025

Anduril’s Luckey: Mixed-reality headsets will turn ‘soldiers into superheroes’

Anduril founder Palmer Luckey has a plan for "turning soldiers into superheroes" that starts with taking over a mixed-reality headset project for the U.S. Army, the Integrated Visual Augmentation System program.

February 12, 2025

Vance tells world leaders in Paris to focus on ‘AI opportunity’ over ‘AI safety’

Vice President J.D. Vance outlined a new distinctly U.S. vision on Tuesday for artificial intelligence growth, one that focuses on innovation over fear of anything that might go wrong with the new technology.

February 11, 2025

Nuclear power play: Summit nations jockeying for AI supremacy focus on energy

World leaders assembling in Paris this week to discuss disruptive artificial intelligence technology are quickly jumping on board using nuclear power to fuel their AI agendas.

February 10, 2025

Top tech minds and world leaders gather in Paris as AI future challenges mount

Heads of state and leading technologists will gather in Paris starting Monday for a high-stakes global gathering on the promises and perils of artificial intelligence. The gathering is part of a global race to find the best tools to take advantage of the exploding technology.

February 9, 2025

Google drops weapons restrictions from updated AI principles

Google revised its artificial intelligence principles, noticeably cutting a section preventing the company from using AI for weapons development.

February 5, 2025

Michael Ellis, Trump’s CIA deputy pick, signals emphasis on depoliticization, aggressive action

President Trump has selected Michael Ellis as deputy director at CIA, putting an ally sidelined under former President Joseph R. Biden in a key role in deciding the future of American espionage.

February 4, 2025

OpenAI launches ‘deep research’ agent as contest with China’s DeepSeek heats up

OpenAI unveiled an artificial intelligence agent on Sunday evening that the company promised would help users accomplish tasks in tens of minutes that would normally take someone several hours.

February 3, 2025

Los Alamos supercomputer to use OpenAI’s models for national security research

Los Alamos National Laboratory said Thursday it will use OpenAI's artificial intelligence models to conduct national security research across a wide range of scientific and technological subjects.

January 30, 2025

‘Outrageous’: Commerce pick Lutnick lashes out at China’s suspected AI theft for DeepSeek

Howard Lutnick, President Trump's choice to be the next secretary of commerce, accused China's DeepSeek of stealing U.S. technology to make the sophisticated artificial intelligence app that shook investors and erased many billions of dollars in market capitalization for American rivals.

January 29, 2025

Lawmakers eye defense acquisition changes amid fear of rising China

Lawmakers pressed for new solutions Tuesday to the Pentagon's chronic problem of speeding up the defense acquisition process and deploying new technology in an increasingly adversarial world.

January 28, 2025

Purported Chinese firm’s AI breakthrough rocks U.S. companies, stocks

A high-flying American stock powering the artificial intelligence revolution suffered a sharp blow on Wall Street Monday amid the sudden rise in popularity for Chinese AI firm DeepSeek, a potentially far cheaper rival.

January 27, 2025