Cyber Command Says Chip Shortage is a National Security Issue The head of U.S. Cyber Command, General Paul Nakasone, told Congress that China’s continued progress towards domestic chip production is a problem. If China achieves chip independence, that puts them in a position to do what they want and not worry about sanctions. For example, […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Trump is Not Happy About Launch of Twitter-Like Truth Social Apparently not happy is a bit of an understatement. He has a lot to lose if this is not successful. As part of the SPAC deal with Digital World, he has a lot of shares. If the stock, which is still going up slowly, tanks, […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Apple Scrambles to Try and Figure Out How to Stop Stalkers From Using AirTags Their newest idea is, when you initialize a new AirTag, it will tell you that Stalking may be illegal in your country. I really, really, doubt that will have any effect. They are also shortening the time window for notifying you […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Why? Quantum Computing and Artificial Intelligence! For those of you who are not familiar with MI-6, even via a somewhat romanticized version in James Bond movies, MI-6 is Britain’s spy agency. Working along MI-5 and GCHQ, their goal is to protect Britain from the bad guys. MI-6, similar to our CIA, prefers to stay in […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]China’s policymaking body, the Central Comprehensively Deepening Reforms Commission (I did not make up this name) approved a plan yesterday for developing home grown science and technology with an eye toward self-sufficiency. According to a press release by the state run news agency, Xi said that while China has made substantial progress in trying to […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]China’s residents are not used to online privacy – from one of the world’s most repressive and invasive regimes, but there is now an online privacy law called PIPL (Personal Information Protection Law). It went into effect on November 1 and it will change how companies do business in China – but it won’t change […]
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