Trump Terminates DHS Advisory Committee Memberships, Disrupting Cybersecurity Review
DHS terminates advisory committees, including CSRB, halting investigations into Chinese cyberattacks and AI safety.
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Podcast: Elites Just Don’t Get AI
We start this week with Sam telling us all about the commencement speeches where speakers have been praising AI, including former Google CEO Eric Schmidt. That did not go down well! After the break, Jason tells us how he was offered the chance to buy a bunch of images of poop to train AI (really)….
How Identity Literally Changes What You See (with Samuel Bagg)
This week Joseph talks to Samuel Bagg, assistant professor of political science at the University of South Carolina. Bagg recently wrote a fascinating essay, linked below, about how the problem with lots of things might be knowledge-based (people believing stuff that’s wrong or dangerous) but the solution is not more knowledge. It’s all about social…
Does Sam Altman Need Donald Trump, or Is It the Other Way Around?
Stargate isn’t a victory for the new president.
Critical Fleet Server Vulnerability Exposes Sensitive Information
A critical vulnerability (CVE-2024-52975) has been identified in Elastic’s Fleet Server, posing a severe risk of sensitive information exposure.
UK engineering firm Smiths Group hit by cyber attack
British engineering firm Smiths Group said on Tuesday it was managing a cyber security incident that involved unauthorised access to its systems.
Fascist Kink Roleplay Subreddit Draws the Line: No More ICE Porn
In the wake of the public killings of multiple US citizens, protestors, and legal observers in recent weeks by immigration agents in Minneapolis, January 26, 2025 marked a watershed moment for r/FuckingFascists: they will no longer allow content or roleplay featuring ICE. The Reddit community r/FuckingFascists is for people with a kink for roleplaying sex…
Sophos AI Agents: Accelerating MDR and Powering the Agentic SOC
Agentic intelligence in Sophos MDR: A practical, outcome-focused approach Categories: Products & Services Tags: MDR, Sophos MDR, AI
Cybersecurity Threats Hit Mid-Market Firms Where It Hurts: The Bottom Line
When it rains, it pours, especially for middle-market companies caught in the crosshairs of uncertainty. Sandwiched between a competitive landscape full
Podcast: The Truth Behind DeepSeek
We start this week with Emanuel’s rundown on the DeepSeek situation, the Chinese-made AI that has rocked stock markets and the wider AI industry. After the break, Sam explains how metadata in U.S. government memos lists Project 2025 members as the memo authors. In the subscribers-only section, Jason and Sam explain how GitHub is showing…