North Korea’s IT worker scheme funds Russia’s war effort
DTEX researchers found a series of transactions in a payment wallet showing North Korean IT worker salaries flowing into sanctioned entities that support the regime’s military programs. The post North Korea’s IT worker scheme funds Russia’s war effort appeared first on CyberScoop .
Bessent warns China could face sanctions over AI IP theft
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent warned Tuesday the Trump administration could sanction China over intellectual property (IP) theft amid concerns about whether Beijing is relying on American AI to develop its own advanced models. "We've seen a lot of talk about you know open-source models coming and threatening the large language models in the U.S." Bessent...
The US military campaign to stop drug trafficking has failed. It’s time to move on.
The mission has not succeeded in its core goals, and it’s using up military manpower and munitions at a time when the US is stretched on both, writes Daniel R. DePetris.
Federal Judge Asks Supreme Court To Please Start Publicly Humiliating His Colleagues
The loudest man on the Ninth Circuit is yelling again. The post Federal Judge Asks Supreme Court To Please Start Publicly Humiliating His Colleagues appeared first on Above the Law .
1K internet domains were used to illegally stream World Cup matches
The sites violated United States copyright law, the Department of Justice said.
Manchester’s digital transformation could be a blueprint for other parts of the UK
The city is home to the fastest-growing digital economy in Europe.
Samsung aims to help you make more sense of health data with a new AI-powered assistant
The Health Assistant chatbot is available "in beta for eligible US users," Samsung says.
Box Targets Legal With Agentic Control System
Box, which has evolved from a cloud storage business into an Intelligent Content Management (ICM) platform, is targeting the legal – and other regulated sectors ...
Denis Podalydès, victime d’un deepfake audio, choisit la voie de la justice
Pour la première fois, un acteur dont la voix a été utilisée par l’intelligence artificielle sans son accord porte plainte au pénal en vertu du délit d’hypertrucage introduit en 2024. La chaîne Youtube consacrée à la philosophie mise en cause a fermé en début d’année.
Nvidia details its next-generation Vera CPU for AI, setting up challenge to AMD and Intel
Nvidia released new information about its data center CPU, called Vera, that prospective customers need to fully evaluate the chip.
Google launches a cheaper alternative to large AI security models like Mythos
Google is launching Gemini 3.6 Flash alongside a new security model dedicated to quickly finding and patching security vulnerabilities. In a blog post on Tuesday, Google describes Gemini 3.5 Flash Cyber as a "cost-efficient and highly capable alternative" to larger, more expensive AI systems, such as the one offered by Anthropic's Mythos. The cybersecurity model […]
The Light Flip is a minimalist flip phone that leaves out all those distracting apps
The new Light Flip is a mashup of the Light Phone III and an old-school flip phone.
Canada officially joins GCAP next-gen fighter program as observer
Japanese defense chief Shinjiro Koizumi said Canada’s new involvement in GCAP was “monumental.”
Law Democratized: Renee Knake Jefferson On Her Blueprint For Solving The Justice Crisis
Renee and Bob talk in depth about the access to justice crisis and what can be done to narrow the justice gap. The post Law Democratized: Renee Knake Jefferson On Her Blueprint For Solving The Justice Crisis appeared first on Above the Law .
B�rgerenergie: Warum Energy Sharing in �sterreich funktioniert
In �sterreich teilt man Energie lokal, auf Bundesebene, zwischen Nachbarn oder via Onlineplattform. Das hat nicht nur technische Gr�nde. Von Mario Petzold ( Strom , Solarenergie )
As Costs Rise, Families With Young Children Are Feeling the Strain
Families across America, particularly those with young children, are struggling this summer. With costs up, many are facing financial hardship at a level even greater than what was seen at the onset of the pandemic. That economic strain is taking a toll on the emotional well-being of children and their caregivers. That’s according to numerous […]
Destinus unveils new counter-rocket interceptor
The company is eyeing 2028 to launch mass production of the system, which is envisioned to protect critical military infrastructure such as command posts, air-defense radars and batteries, logistics hubs and ammunition stores.
The AI Tension In Healthcare: Patent Strategy, FDA Reality, And HIPAA Constraints
These three legal regimes are pulling in different directions, and the developers that navigate them well will be the ones that plan for all three from the start. The post The AI Tension In Healthcare: Patent Strategy, FDA Reality, And HIPAA Constraints appeared first on Above the Law .
I tried to stop Google DeepMind's Pentagon deal. Then I quit.
Google DeepMind promised its AI would never be used in weapons. Alex Turner explains how he fought the company's U-turn from the inside — and why he quit when it failed
Is retrieval engineering becoming AI’s next bottleneck?
Public AI assistants have become so commonplace that software vendors are increasingly adding AI search, conversational experiences, and AI agents The post Is retrieval engineering becoming AI’s next bottleneck? appeared first on The New Stack .
The rise of the agent runtime: The compute platform behind production agents
The fast pace of AI research means organizations now have a wide range of models to choose from that can The post The rise of the agent runtime: The compute platform behind production agents appeared first on The New Stack .
How the culture war came for condoms, PrEP, and HIV testing
If the US wanted to be the world’s police officer, then why not try to be its doctor too? Just two months before the invasion of Iraq in 2003, George W. Bush announced an ambitious plan to pump $15 billion into the global fight against HIV, stunning his allies in Congress, health advocates, and heads […]
Making the Case for Actionable Prosocial Design Research
General Atomics CEO throws shade at cost target for new drone
“I believe they put a silly goal in here for a low end [cost],” Dave Alexander told Breaking Defense. “Anybody that bids that number is very suspicious.”
Taiwan to slow mobile data during national resilience drills
The speed of 5G and 4G networks across much of Taiwan will be temporarily reduced to 1 percent of capacity as the island holds annual civilian and military exercises.
Android backups count toward your 15GB Google storage limit now - how to check your settings
An amended Google One storage utilization policy is rolling out now to include your Android device settings in backups, but there's no need to panic. Here are your options.
Morning Docket: 07.21.26
* Anthropic settles copyright case for $1.5B dollars. [ Reuters ] * Roughly half of Americans think the Supreme Court decides the cases based on politics. The other half are currently assisting a Nigerian prince recover his money. [ ABA Journal ] * The entire American AI industry runs on financing that looks an awful lot like Enron. Good news for future eDiscovery demos in about 5 years! [ Bloomberg Law News ] * Court hits pause on Paramount merger. [ CNBC ] * Arizona Supreme Court rules that at
Florida GOP Lawmaker and Governor Candidate Says Data Center Bill Keeps Utility Costs Down
GOP candidate for governor aims to improve efficiency and relocate centers from populated areas.
Can the Pall Mall Process Curb Spyware Abuse?
In a world of AI agents, where do we fit in?
For more than a decade, leaders have used the phrase “Future of Work” to describe how technology is transforming business. The post In a world of AI agents, where do we fit in? appeared first on The New Stack .
Does dark energy really exist? Our work identifies cracks in the foundations of today’s cosmological model
The expansion of the universe may not in fact be accelerating, calling dark energy into question.
UN Scientific Panel Warns of AI Concentration, But UN’s Vision Entrenches It
WATCH: Taking on the complex, ever-present cyber skills challenge
ITWeb TV spoke to cyber security industry leaders from MICT SETA, Wits, Absa and CompTIA, among others, about the country’s skills availability dilemma, possible solutions and the way forward.
U.S. strikes continue, GM earnings, the latest on cyclosporiasis and more in Morning Squawk
Here are five key things investors need to know to start the trading day.
Opinion: Gutting EPA Rules on Toxic Chemicals Puts Millions of Schoolkids at Risk
Updated on July 21, 2026 Chemical fires, leaks and explosions happen at U.S. industrial facilities every other day — incidents such as four disasters in greater Los Angeles over Memorial Day weekend, including one involving a chemical tank that threatened to explode and forced 50,000 residents and more than 20 schools to evacuate, and a […]
Iowa House Republican Introduces Bill to Protect Kids from Chatbots Plying Sexual Content
The bill would ban deceptive AI personas and allow parental supervision of AI.
Why employers still place a premium on people skills, not AI, when they make hiring decisions
In a survey of more than 600 employers, one theme kept coming up: Despite AI, soft skills and the ability to learn still set successful job candidates apart.
Zipline has delivered over 6.1 million vaccines across three Nigerian states, now it wants to go national
Zipline is preparing an expansion backed by a US government grant across Nigeria, evolving from state-by-state partnerships to engaging healthcare stakeholders at the local, state, and national level.
Alaska pilot takes six-pack plane seizure case to Supreme Court, citing ‘duty’ to make sure the Bill of Rights ‘actually means something’
Kenneth Jouppi argues that taking his 1969 Cessna over one passenger's drink choice would violate the Eighth Amendment's “Excessive Fines Clause."
Headaches for Silicon Valley as China chips away at the US’s lead in the AI race
Google’s AI struggles scream trouble as new Chinese models (again) throw US tech dominance into question Hello, I’m Blake Montgomery, writing to you after a double-header feature of Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey and the World Cup final. What a great Sunday. Today in tech, we’re discussing how China is chipping away at the US’s lead in the AI race and how Silicon Valley’s workers are taking action to protect their jobs from AI. New York becomes first state to impose one-year pause on new AI dat