As Xi and Putin chase immortality, let’s talk about digital presidents-for-life
And maybe even dictator Brain-in-a-box-as-a-Service Opinion China's President Xi Jinping and Russia's Vladimir Putin were this week reportedly overheard chatting
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Microsoft, Linode, warn of cloud latency spikes due to Middle East submarine cable problems
PLUS: Lenovo to sell bonkers clip-on-screen; AWS NZ rumblings; Google helps catch South Korean phish Asia In Brief Microsoft has
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10:33
Internet mapping and research outfit Censys reveals state-based abuse, harassment
‘Universities are being used to proxy offensive government operations, turning research access decisions political’ Censys Inc, vendor of the popular
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08:28
China launches new ‘AI+’ policy to ‘deepen information technology revolution’
PLUS: Spain cancels Huawei deal; Sony wants to use only recycled gold; Video of Alibaba’s uncanny FOSS digital humans; and
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17:23
Google issued ‘State-backed attack in progress’ warnings after spotting web hijack scheme
Suspects this was Beijing-backed Typhoon and/or Panda crew targeting diplomats in Asia Google has warned customers of a suspected state-backed
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13:22
Trump threatens extra tariffs, tech export bans, for any nation that dares to regulate Big Tech
Poor defenseless tech companies need help despite massive profits, low tax bills, and monopoly positions +COMMENT US president Donald Trump
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10:27
Mysterious X-37B spaceplane flies again, this time carrying a quantum GPS alternative
Satnav birds would be a high-priority target in war. This tech could be a more resilient alternative The US military’s
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10:21
Australian university used Wi-Fi location data to identify student protestors
PLUS: India bans ‘money’ games; SK Hynix cranks out 321-layer SSDs; Fastly re-thinking CDNs for Asia; and more! Asia In
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14:29
Someone’s poking the bear with infostealers targeting Russian crypto developers
If you wanted to hurt Putin’s ransomware racketeers, these info-stealing npm packages are one way to do it Researchers at
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In Otter news, transcription app accused of illegally recording users’ voices
Vidchat hosts probably know Otter.ai records everything and feeds it into AI. Their guests may not Voice transcription service Otter.ai
