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As Xi visits Washington, Trump plays down China’s actions against U.S. interests. Has he caged his China hawks?—AND MORE
New York Times: Despite the rivalry between the United States and China, President Trump has repeatedly found ways to give President Xi Jinping of China…
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Sinister network of Russian agents busted in Cold War-style plot to infiltrate US Secret Service using American tech CEO
New York Post: An American tech CEO allegedly helped Russian nationals hide their ownership of a digital forensics company so it could land…
Yemen’s Houthis, threatening global oil, increasingly supplied by China
Wall Street Journal: Once a marginal supplier of the Yemeni rebels, Chinese companies are now the biggest source of seized goods bound for the…
Why Germany’s ‘chancellor-in-waiting’ bides his time
Financial Times: That restraint does not reflect any sudden recovery in Merz’s authority. Some party insiders believe the chancellor’s days in…
Hacked FBI data has sensitive information about employees’ intelligence roles
Reuters: The 5,000-line spreadsheet – said by the hackers to represent only a small piece of their claimed two- to three-terabyte trove –…
‘Sweden is back’: Magdalena Andersson has big plans for Europe
Politico: In an interview with POLITICO, Sweden’s election winner reveals her unfinished business with Russia, Trump — and the far right. …She…
Mark Zuckerberg unveils AI ‘charm’ device that can fit on keychain
Financial Times: Social media group’s personal AI ‘agent’ that can shop and schedule has become most downloaded app in US…
White House banned Politico, citing anonymous sources. It provided the quotes.
Washington Post: But among the examples the White House cited was an article based on a press call the White House hosted, according to an…
Fox News finds itself at odds with Trump on press ban
New York Times: The home of Sean Hannity and Laura Ingraham has joined rival networks in suspending its coverage of pooled presidential events…
Sam Altman, Dario Amodei urge UN Security Council to adopt international AI standards
CNN: He said countries need accurate and speedy reporting so that the “world can learn from failures before they become catastrophes.”…
OpenAI agent carried out first known hack of government system
CNN: An OpenAI agent hackedinto an Australia’s national healthcare database in the first known case of AI hacking a government network,…
Iran has secret weapon in its war with America: Help from China
Wall Street Journal: China has become the only major buyer of Iranian oil, despite U.S. sanctions meant to stop the flows, providing billions…
Mark Carney’s balancing act
New York Times: “It’s the ‘fool me once, fool me twice’ point,” Mr. Carney said. “Once you see that, then you start to think, how do I…
Iran’s president laid out Tehran’s demands to world, from podium in New York
CNN: As his country confronts its gravest existential war, and amid Trump’s threats of “annihilation” and mounting economic strain at home,…
Give Palantir up to $244M through 2028, says internal Defense Dept memo
The Register: US Deputy Secretary of Defense Stephen Feinberg has drafted a memorandum directing Defense Department subordinates to purchase…
Rosneft billions fed Kremlin-backed money laundering network
Financial Times: A vast leak from inside A7, a Moscow-backed fintech company, shows that Rosneft-connected traders supplied more than $2bn in…
Senior NATO commander warns Putin is becoming more cavalier and open to risk as Ukraine war drags on
Associated Press: Stringer warned that NATO members need to be aware of the “febrile environment” and be careful in their response because…
Chinese hackers targeted shipping in at least seven EU countries, cyber agency reports
Politico EU: Mustang Panda, a China-based cyber-espionage group that U.S. justice department officials accuse of being sponsored by the…
US watching Chinese marine presence off Alaska, Arctic Coast Guard chief says
Reuters: “When we challenge them and query them as to the purpose of their activities, their response typically is either ‘we are conducting…
EU lawmakers float product liability rules to help avert AI disaster
Politico EU: The move shows Brussels is waking up to a reality in which AI-powered harm is already happening, and risks are multiplying — and…
From smart glasses to AI pins, privacy fears challenge tech’s next big bet
Reuters: Experts say the central challenge is that AI devices become more useful as they collect more information about their surroundings.…
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