Ryan Lovelace

Washington eyes new offensive cyber operations, with private sector help

The federal government is considering new options to aggressively counter foreign cyberattackers, with some in Washington considering the use of private companies to hit back.

January 22, 2025

Trump scraps Biden’s executive order on AI; tech race with China accelerates

President Trump rescinded President Joseph R. Biden's 2023 executive order on artificial intelligence, undoing government-imposed constraints on the emerging technology.

January 21, 2025

Trump delays ban on TikTok while working on a deal

President Trump took action on Monday evening designed to delay a U.S. ban on the popular video-sharing app TikTok while he works on a deal to keep the platform online.

January 20, 2025

Tulsi Gabbard and TikTok CEO face uncertain futures in Washington

Director of National Intelligence nominee Tulsi Gabbard and TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew sat together at President Trump's inauguration on Monday, while their futures in Washington remain uncertain.

January 20, 2025

Chinese alternative ‘Little Red Book’ app scores big gains after Supreme Court upholds TikTok ban

Chinese tech companies and their censorship apparatus look to be early beneficiaries of the Supreme Court's decision to keep a law forcing the sale or shutdown of TikTok in the coming days.

January 20, 2025

Biden administration sanctions China-based hacker linked to Treasury Department breach

The Biden administration sanctioned a hacker and cybersecurity company over their suspected links to a breach of the U.S. Treasury Department and China's Typhoon hacking groups, respectively.

January 17, 2025

CIA nominee Ratcliffe urges disrupting adversaries’ technology supply chains

CIA director nominee John Ratcliffe said Wednesday that American spies must stop foreign adversaries from winning the race for top tech, including through operations aimed at undercutting enemies' supply chains.

January 15, 2025

‘Buckle up’: CIA nominee Ratcliffe tells spies to prepare for aggressive action

CIA nominee John Ratcliffe told America's spies on Wednesday to get ready for aggressive espionage operations or to start looking for work elsewhere.

January 15, 2025

TikTok ‘refugees’ bolt to China’s alternative as possible U.S. ban looms

American users fearing a potential TikTok shutdown because of the popular video-sharing app's ties to Beijing are rushing to China's social media app Xiaohongshu as an alternative.

January 15, 2025

Biden administration rushes to regulate AI before Trump takes office

The Biden administration prepared Monday to regulate artificial intelligence before President-elect Donald Trump takes office next week, forcing his team to make quick decisions about restricting the emerging technology.

January 13, 2025

Trudeau: Canada is flattered by Trump’s interest but doesn’t want to be 51st state

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said his country is flattered by President-elect Trump's interest in growing the U.S. but the feeling is not shared by America's northern neighbor.

January 12, 2025

Tulsi Gabbard meets DNI Avril Haines as intelligence community prepares transition

Trump intel director nominee Tulsi Gabbard on Friday visited the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, as America's spy agencies prepare for a change in power next week.

January 12, 2025

Google charts new path to artificial general intelligence

A top artificial intelligence researcher who left OpenAI for Google is assembling a new team to build large models simulating the entire world.

January 8, 2025

AT&T and Verizon say they stopped China’s hackers, but threats remain

AT&T and Verizon think they have halted the threat of China's hackers to their networks, but the danger facing the telecom sector and its customers is far from finished.

January 8, 2025

Tech titans readying AI humanoid robots and ‘superintelligent’ tools

Leading U.S. artificial intelligence companies NVIDIA and OpenAI say the world should be bracing for the arrival of AI-powered humanoid robots and "superintelligent" tools in the near future.

January 7, 2025

Russian media site uses X’s AI for fighter jet rendering

A top Russian state-run news website used X's artificial intelligence tools to generate an image of a new fighter jet -- but neglected to scrub the tech platform's watermark off the manipulated portrayal.

January 7, 2025

Biden administration sanctions Chinese tech company linked to Typhoon hackers

The Biden administration on Friday sanctioned Beijing-based Integrity Technology Group, aiming to strike a blow against China's "Typhoon" hacking groups ripping through American infrastructure.

January 3, 2025

‘Space guinea pig’ reveals hidden human experiments to get America to the moon

The U.S. government drilled a hole into retired Air Force Col. Robert Lindseth's heart more than 60 years ago because the country wanted to go to the moon and it was not sure how to get there and back.

December 20, 2024

House’s AI Task Force calls for new scrutiny of national security uses

The bipartisan House Task Force on Artificial Intelligence wants Congress to take a more aggressive role in overseeing AI applications for national security, including weapons systems. The 273-page report published this week recommended "robust oversight" of the Pentagon's policies on autonomous weapons.

December 18, 2024

Google blocked foreign operations from trying to sway election

Google thwarted foreign influence operations aimed at leveraging its news aggregation service to manipulate voters before the U.S. election, according to a new report from the Big Tech company.

December 18, 2024