Ryan Lovelace

Look into China’s world of hackers astounds U.S. spies: ‘Eye-opening’

The revelations of a Chinese contractor's hacking tools have astonished the world's top cyber experts -- including the U.S. government's most senior analysts at the super-secret National Security Agency.

February 28, 2024

AI company Primer’s tools used by America’s spies to detect hidden threats

The intelligence community has turned to a cutting-edge artificial intelligence product to help analysts hunt cyberattackers and understand leaks of classified information before Americans are victimized.

February 27, 2024

CIA’s investment fund says drones at center of Pentagon’s AI push

The military brass at the Pentagon are not the only ones focused on making new autonomous weapons systems that can harness emerging artificial intelligence capabilities.

February 26, 2024

Defense Department AI chief: Keeping humans in the loop not always possible anymore

The level of human participation in U.S. military operations is undergoing radical change, fueled by new artificial intelligence tools capable of replacing direct human action.

February 23, 2024

AI experts warn U.S. military: China has caught up to America in key areas of tech race

Artificial intelligence specialists warned the Defense Department on Thursday that China has caught up in the AI arms race and has even pulled ahead of America in some areas.

February 22, 2024

Pentagon tells AI experts: ‘We really need your help’

The artificial intelligence revolution of warfare is well underway and the Pentagon is scrambling to get its troops to the front.

February 21, 2024

Al planners aim to smooth out ethical speed bumps; Pentagon fast-tracks use of autonomous weapons

The military's ardent push for an artificial intelligence overhaul is taking center stage in Washington this week, where government officials will huddle with top tech minds at a gathering organized by the Department of Defense.

February 19, 2024

Americans ignoring Chinese info war, Taiwan tech exec says; algorithms show digital armies’ march

A top Taiwanese tech expert with a front-row seat on the battle for online supremacy in the Pacific is warning that China is waging an increasingly effective and sophisticated information war to manipulate Americans online while many in the U.S. appear not to be taking the fight seriously.

February 16, 2024

House Democrat says U.S. no longer stands tallest in innovation

The U.S. isn't the undisputed world leader in technology and innovation, according to the House Science Committee's top Democrat, who expressed alarm Thursday about China's rise.

February 15, 2024

Taiwan vote hacking efforts could be a warmup for U.S. elections

As Taiwan's voters were preparing to head for the polls last month, the hackers got busy.

February 13, 2024

Meta blocks Iran’s Ayatollah Khamenei from Facebook and Instagram

Meta has banned Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, from Facebook and Instagram, restricting his digital reach amid Iran-backed militias' attacks on U.S. forces.

February 9, 2024

Feds discover Chinese hackers embedded in American infrastructure for ‘at least five years’

U.S. cyber officials said they have discovered China-sponsored hackers lurking in critical American computer networks for several years, positioning themselves to disrupt communications, energy, transportation and water systems.

February 8, 2024

Biden administration says Elizabeth Kelly will lead new U.S. AI Safety Institute

The Biden administration on Wednesday said Elizabeth Kelly will run its U.S. AI Safety Institute, a new group tasked with providing technical guidance on artificial intelligence to regulators.

February 7, 2024

America’s water systems are unprepared to thwart hackers, cyber pros warn Congress

Cybersecurity professionals warned Congress on Tuesday that America's water systems are not prepared to ward off complex digital threats, including from Chinese and Russian hackers.

February 7, 2024

Boldly going: China’s teleportation prowess comes under congressional panel’s scrutiny

A congressional panel is scrutinizing China's quest for teleportation technology and its use of new quantum tools that can transfer information from one place to another without physically moving it.

February 6, 2024

Biden has only just begun retaliation against Iran; Tehran issues warning after strikes

The boiling dispute between the U.S. and Iran is growing hotter by the hour, with the Biden administration saying more military action is coming and Iran warning the U.S. to stay away.

February 4, 2024

Biden administration not saying whether a strike inside Iran is in its plans

Biden administration officials refused Sunday to rule out attacks inside Iran.

February 4, 2024

Lindsey Graham says Biden foreign policy failing miserably, only idiots hit by retaliatory strikes

Sen. Lindsey Graham ridiculed President Biden's foreign policy on Sunday, saying the only ones hit in retaliatory attacks by American forces were idiots.

February 4, 2024

Congress warned to brace for threat of China’s AI in November elections

U.S. security officials and researchers told Congress this week that the federal government needs to prepare now for China to use artificial intelligence to disrupt America's upcoming elections.

February 1, 2024

TikTok under fire in Congress over allegedly enabling Chinese threat to elections, danger to kids

TikTok is under intense scrutiny on Capitol Hill, where the director of the FBI, the former head of the CIA, and parents of suffering children are all sounding an alarm about the China-founded app.

January 31, 2024