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• Cyberattack Disrupts Operations at MedTech Giant Stryker
  DefenceTalkA cybersecurity incident affecting Stryker Corporation—one of the world’s largest manufacturers of medical devices—has drawn renewed attention to the growing cyber risks facing healthcare suppliers and critical medical technology providers. While the full scope of the breach is still being investigated, the event highlights the potential consequences when cyberattacks intersect with the healthcare supply chain. […]https://www.defencetalk.com/cyberattack-disrupts-operations-at-medtech-giant-stryker-80753/
• OpenAI robotics manager resigns over Pentagon deal
  DefenceTalkA robotics manager at OpenAI said Saturday that she had resigned over the artificial intelligence giant’s deal with the US government to allow its technology’s deployment for war and domestic surveillance. The company behind ChatGPT secured a defense contract with the Pentagon last month, hours after rival Anthropic refused to agree to unconditional military use […]https://www.defencetalk.com/openai-robotics-manager-resigns-over-pentagon-deal-80743/
• Anthropic takes Trump administration to court over Pentagon row
  DefenceTalkAnthropic filed suit Monday against the Trump administration, alleging the US government retaliated against the AI company for refusing to let its Claude AI model be used for autonomous lethal warfare and mass surveillance of Americans. In the 48-page complaint, filed in federal court in San Francisco, Anthropic seeks to have its designation as a […]https://www.defencetalk.com/anthropic-takes-trump-administration-to-court-over-pentagon-row-80738/
• Trojan Horses in Space: Cyber Threats Hidden in Satellite Networks
  DefenceTalkMost of us like satellites. They power our televisions. Allow us to find our way home from anywhere on the planet. They keep us connected to our loved ones, and they do it all from space. Floating in low orbit, these silent sentinels provide so much of the infrastructure for our modern lives. And they […]https://www.defencetalk.com/trojan-horses-in-space-cyber-threats-hidden-in-satellite-networks-80574/
• 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/