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• Chatbot vs national security? Why DeepSeek is raising concerns
  DefenceTalkChinese AI chatbot DeepSeek upended the global industry and wiped billions off US tech stocks when it unveiled its R1 program, which it claims was built on cheap, less sophisticated Nvidia semiconductors. But governments from Rome to Seoul are cracking down on the user-friendly Chinese app, saying they need to prevent potential leaks of sensitive […]https://www.defencetalk.com/chatbot-vs-national-security-why-deepseek-is-raising-concerns-80523/
• DoD Tests AI Software, Advances to Improve Physical Security Posture
  DefenceTalkHours before dawn, under the veil of a new moon, two figures in military fatigues grapple like Greco-Roman wrestlers within the razor wire perimeter of the Blue Grass Army Depot in Richmond, Kentucky. Their movements are rigid but discreet, each maneuvering for leverage beneath the orange glow of the floodlights lining the depot’s security fence. […]https://www.defencetalk.com/dod-tests-ai-software-advances-to-improve-physical-security-posture-80474/
• Chinese hackers targeted Trump, Vance phones: report
  DefenceTalkChinese hackers have targeted phones used by Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and his running mate J.D. Vance, US media reported Friday. The New York Times, quoting people familiar with the matter, said the hacking attempt appeared to be part of a wide-ranging intelligence collection effort by Chinese hackers. The newspaper said it involved the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/chinese-hackers-targeted-trump-vance-phones-report-80447/
• Army space takes global stage, talks enduring partnership at UK Defence Space Conference
  DefenceTalkIn an age when space is becoming more congested and dangerous as the dependence of both military operations and civil society on space is increasing, the longstanding special relationship between the United States and the United Kingdom is evolving to the new frontier of space as a warfighting domain. Representatives from U.K. Space Command, U.S. […]https://www.defencetalk.com/army-space-takes-global-stage-talks-enduring-partnership-at-uk-defence-space-conference-80383/
• Tech giants go nuclear in AI arms race
  DefenceTalkThe artificial intelligence arms race has gone nuclear. Amazon, Microsoft, and Google are now looking to outgun each other with announcements on atomic energy, which they hope will power a technology that is consuming electricity at an alarming rate. The US tech juggernauts, convinced that AI is technology’s next big chapter, are investing billions to […]https://www.defencetalk.com/tech-giants-go-nuclear-in-ai-arms-race-80352/
• In a first, SpaceX ‘catches’ megarocket booster after test flight
  DefenceTalkSpaceX successfully “caught” the first-stage booster of its Starship megarocket Sunday as it returned to the launch pad after a test flight, a world first in the company’s quest for rapid reusability. The “super heavy booster” had blasted off attached to the Starship rocket minutes earlier, then made a picture-perfect controlled return to the same […]https://www.defencetalk.com/in-a-first-spacex-catches-megarocket-booster-after-test-flight-80335/
• UK aims to boost economic defences against security risks
  DefenceTalkBritain must strengthen its defences against economic security risks amplified by globalization, especially those emanating from China, Iran and Russia, Deputy Prime Minister Oliver Dowden warned Thursday. Businesses and universities are “vulnerable” because of the opening up of the global economy, Dowden said in a speech to the Chatham House international affairs think-tank in London. […]https://www.defencetalk.com/uk-aims-to-boost-economic-defences-against-security-risks-80226/
• Russian ‘cyber sabotage’ a global threat: security firm
  DefenceTalkA cyber group with links to Russian military intelligence is set to become a significant global threat after playing an increasing critical role in the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, a leading cybersecurity firm warned Wednesday. Google-owned Mandiant said in a report that it is seeing nefarious operations by the group referred to as “Sandworm” in […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russian-cyber-sabotage-a-global-threat-security-firm-80222/
• NASA chief warns of Chinese military presence in space
  DefenceTalkChina is bolstering its space capabilities and is using its civilian program to mask its military objectives, the head of the US space agency NASA said Wednesday, warning that Washington must remain vigilant. “China has made extraordinary strides especially in the last 10 years, but they are very, very secretive,” NASA administrator Bill Nelson told […]https://www.defencetalk.com/nasa-chief-warns-of-chinese-military-presence-in-space-80218/
• US blames Microsoft ‘cascade of errors’ for Chinese hack
  DefenceTalkA scathing US government report found that an intrusion into Microsoft servers by a Chinese hacking group, which breached the emails of multiple senior US officials, was due to a “cascade of avoidable errors” by the tech giant. The Cyber Safety Review Board (CSRB), led by the US Department of Homeland Security, conducted a seven-month […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-blames-microsoft-cascade-of-errors-for-chinese-hack-80190/