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In this Nov. 29, 2019, file photo, a metal head made of motor parts symbolizes artificial intelligence, or AI, at the Essen Motor Show for tuning and motorsports in Essen, Germany. The Trump administration is proposing new rules guiding how the U.S. government regulates the use of artificial intelligence in medicine, transportation and other industries. The White House unveiled the proposals Tuesday, Jan. 7, and said they're meant to promote private sector applications of AI that are safe and fair. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner, File)

Sundar Pichai, Google CEO, calls for regulation of artificial intelligence

After Pensacola shooting, Pentagon steps up foreign student checks

In this Dec. 4, 2018, file photo, locals cast their vote in Georgia's runoff election at the Lake Park Community Center in Athens, Ga. (Joshua L. Jones/Athens Banner-Herald via AP, File)

Election security czar warns: Threats facing 2020 race are more diverse and sophisticated than ever

This undated photo provided by the FBI shows Mohammed Alshamrani. The Saudi student opened fire inside a classroom at Naval Air Station Pensacola on Friday before one of the deputies killed him. (FBI via AP)

Trump demands Apple unlock Pensacola shooter's iPhones

Nancy Pelosi demands briefing on Russia hacking Burisma after reports surface

This Aug. 7, 2017, file shows a Microsoft Widows sign on display at a store in Hialeah, Fla. The National Security Agency has discovered a major security flaw in Microsoft's Windows operating system. Microsoft says the NSA notified the company about it. A fix was made available Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2020. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz)

NSA finds major security flaw in Windows 10, free fix issued

In this file photo, family members gather for a road naming ceremony with U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, center, his son Hunter Biden, left, and his sister Valerie Biden Owens, right, joined by other family members during a ceremony to name a national road after his late son Joseph R. "Beau" Biden III, in the village of Sojevo, Kosovo, on Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2016. A DNA test released in Nov. 2019 shows Mr. Hunter Biden to be the father of a child born to an Arkansas woman in 2018. (AP Photo/Visar Kryeziu) **FILE**

Russia reportedly hacked Burisma, Ukrainian firm linked to Bidens

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo gestures while speaking at the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco, Monday, Jan. 13, 2020. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

Pompeo rips China for cybertheft days before trade deal

President Donald Trump pumps his fist after speaking during a campaign rally at the Huntington Center, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2020, in Toledo, Ohio. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)

White House considering dramatic expansion of travel ban

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser briefs the press on how the District is ramping up security in light of increased tensions with Iran in the John A. Wilson Building on Jan. 9, 2020. (Photo by Sophie Kaplan / The Washington Times)

Washington, D.C., beefing up security measures amid rising tensions with Iran

Economist Paul Krugman. (Associated Press)

Paul Krugman, NYT columnist, claims hacker 'compromised' IP address to download child porn

In this June 29, 2019, file photo, President Donald Trump, left, meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a meeting on the sidelines of the G-20 summit in Osaka, Japan. President Trump on Jan. 9, 2020, suggested that the balance of a far-reaching trade deal with China might be put off until after the 2020 election. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File) **FILE**

'Economic espionage': Special DOJ unit cracks down on China's illicit activities

In this Sept. 21, 2018, file photo, the Mandalay Bay hotel and casino reflects the last sunlight of the day along the Las Vegas Strip in Nevada. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)

Las Vegas says systems running normally following potentially devastating 'cyber compromise'

Facebook bans deepfakes in fight against online manipulation

This Dec. 21, 2016, file photo, shows the arched facade of The Trump International Hotel at 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

'Low-hanging fruit': Trump properties around world at risk of Iranian revenge attack

Walter Reed National Military Medical Center is seen on Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2018, in Bethesda Md. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) ** FILE **

Heightened security at military bases affecting D.C.-area traffic

U.S. Army Green Berets from the 7th Special Forces Group jump out of a C-130H3 Hercules for Emerald Warrior at Hurlburt Field, Fla., April 22, 2015. Emerald Warrior is the Department of Defense's only irregular warfare exercise, allowing joint and combined partners to train together and prepare for real-world contingency operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Joshua J. Garcia /Released) ** FILE **

Army gives TikTok the heave-ho; Chinese social media app banned due to cybersecurity risk

This Feb. 19, 2014, file photo, shows WhatsApp and Facebook app icons on a smartphone in New York. (AP Photo/Patrick Sison, File)

WhatsApp updated to patch bug that allows attacker to crash group chats

Police cars escort an ambulance after a shooter open fire inside the Pensacola Air Base, Friday, Dec. 6, 2019 in Pensacola, Fla. The US Navy is confirming that a shooter is dead and several injured after gunfire at the Naval Air Station in Pensacola. (Tony Giberson/ Pensacola News Journal via AP)

Pensacola hit with cyberattack days after shooting

This Friday, March 22, 2019, file photo shows the Department of Justice Building in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) ** FILE **

Russian nationals indicted in hacking, fraud schemes that cost Americans nearly $70 million

In this file photo taken on Aug. 14, 2015, a Samsung Smart TV is for sale in Sacramento, Calif. Owners of these new smart TV's have been surprised to learn their household conversations could be recorded without their knowledge. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

FBI warns smart TVs can be used to spy on consumers

FaceApp is displayed on an iPhone Wednesday, July 17, 2019, in New York. The popular app is under fire for privacy concerns. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)

FBI considers FaceApp 'potential counterintelligence threat' due to Russian connection

In this March 25, 2019, file photo, former Ambassador to the U.N. Nikki Haley, speaks at the 2019 American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) policy conference in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

Nikki Haley sent classified info from BlackBerry after losing password to access sensitive system

In this Nov. 7, 2012, photo, U.S. and Chinese national flags are hung outside a hotel during the U.S. Presidential election event, organized by the U.S. Embassy in Beijing. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) ** FILE **

China exploiting U.S. schools to steal research, Senate report finds

In this April 3, 2019, file photo characters from Disney and Fox movies are displayed behind Cathleen Taff, president of distribution, franchise management, business and audience insight for Walt Disney Studios during the Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures presentation at CinemaCon 2019, the official convention of the National Association of Theatre Owners (NATO) at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File) ** FILE **

Disney+ accounts hacked hours into streaming service's launch: Report

In this Oct. 17, 2019, file photo Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg speaks at Georgetown University in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass, File)

Facebook reports removing millions of posts for hate speech, child exploitation violations

In this Oct. 29, 2019, photo, Department of Homeland Security Undersecretary Chad Wolf speaks during a meeting of the President's Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons (PITF), in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, on the White House complex in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Chad Wolf sworn in as acting DHS chief

In this Friday, May 10, 2019, file photo, a customer looks at her iPhone at an Apple store in Beijing. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, File)

Chuck Schumer questions use of China's app TikTok for U.S. Army recruiting

Mystery text messages hit Americans' phones: 'Out of context, it was not cool'

The federal espionage charges against two former Twitter employees were made public Wednesday in San Francisco. They were accused of divulging personal user information to Saudi intelligence agents. (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

Two ex-Twitter workers accused of spying for Saudi Arabia

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