Ryan Lovelace

Democrats propose new AI regulations to curb discrimination, task FTC with enforcement

A dozen Democratic senators have proposed new artificial intelligence regulations aiming to curb discrimination via automated tools affecting decisions about employment, education, housing and more.

September 22, 2023

DHS wants to streamline victim reporting of cyberattacks, warns bureaucracy is getting in the way

The Department of Homeland Security is recommending federal officials change the way victims disclose cyberattacks by creating a single portal for reporting rather than the current process that has several different agencies acting as the primary point of contact.

September 21, 2023

GOP senator urges feds to hold off on AI crackdown as White House readies new executive order

Sen. Mike Rounds wants federal regulators to wait for Congress to act before throttling artificial intelligence, but President Biden's team is preparing new executive action to address the tech danger.

September 20, 2023

Cyber pros warn Congress that government shutdown will create open season for cyberattacks

Top cybersecurity professionals warned House lawmakers on Tuesday that a government shutdown would expose U.S. agencies to a crush of new cyberattacks and damage the Biden administration's response.

September 19, 2023

North Korean hackers stealing millions of dollars, laundering funds with Russians, analysts say

North Korean hackers are ramping up cyberattacks to steal many millions of dollars and are leaning on Russian partners to launder the funds, according to cryptocurrency analysts.

September 18, 2023

Defense Department predicts China could hit U.S. with cyberattack

The Defense Department's new cyber strategy warns that any hot conflict with China probably will result in digital attacks against the U.S. homeland.

September 15, 2023

White House readies AI executive order to skepticism from Congress

The Biden administration is preparing executive actions for President Biden to take on artificial intelligence, raising the hackles of Republicans concerned about whether the federal government is up to the task.

September 14, 2023

Senators huddle with Big Tech titans to begin monumental task of writing laws to govern AI

Scores of senators privately huddled with Big Tech leaders Wednesday in Washington to jump-start the process of writing rules for artificial intelligence intended to keep people safe and foster American innovation.

September 13, 2023

Congress huddles with tech experts in new push for AI rules: ‘There will be regulation’

Senators are meeting with leading Big Tech executives this week as part of a new push to write rules for artificial intelligence focused on limiting danger and safeguarding innovation.

September 12, 2023

NSA crafting new China strategy as spies shift gaze toward conflict in Asia

The National Security Agency is developing a new strategy to counter China, with the goal of preventing war with the communist power and ensuring a fair fight over emerging tech that will determine the global balance of power.

September 12, 2023

New alarms sounded about China deploying generative AI as a social media weapon

The Rand Corp. is warning that new artificial intelligence tools will provide China with a pathway to use social media to more effectively manipulate people worldwide.

September 11, 2023

AI vulnerability fueling cyberattacks, U.K. cyber agency warns

The rapid adoption of artificial intelligence tools is raising new security concerns worldwide.

August 31, 2023

Meta says it shuttered thousands of accounts involved in Chinese covert influence operation

Meta said it closed thousands of China-linked accounts on its platforms that were participating in the "largest known cross-platform covert influence operation in the world."

August 30, 2023

Schumer preparing for new AI policy push

Senate Majority Charles E. Schumer is preparing a new push for artificial intelligence rules when Congress returns from its recess next week and is extending invitations to top tech minds to help craft new legislation.

August 29, 2023

Raimondo announces progress in China talks on export controls

Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said the U.S. and China agreed Monday to share information on thorny export control issues, amid Biden administration concerns that the communist regime is allowing the theft of American research and technology.

August 28, 2023

Musk cheers Trump’s Twitter return, slams Biden’s Justice Department going after SpaceX

Elon Musk welcomed former President Donald Trump's return to Twitter, now X, and is on the warpath against President Biden's Justice Department over its pursuit of his rocket company, SpaceX.

August 25, 2023

FBI warns North Korean hackers looking to cash out stolen cryptocurrency worth millions

The FBI is warning cryptocurrency companies to be on the lookout for North Korean cyber thieves cashing out stolen bitcoin valued in the tens of millions of dollars.

August 24, 2023

‘Unthinkable’: FTC’s work with foreign regulators under fire from Congress

Federal Trade Commission Chairwoman Lina Khan is under fire for allegedly colluding with foreign regulators to cramp American businesses with rules crafted by European officials.

August 23, 2023

U.S. intelligence warns of spies aiming to infiltrate space industry

The intelligence community is on the alert for spies looking to penetrate America's commercial space sector through cyberattacks and strategic investments to gain access to critical networks.

August 22, 2023

Cyberattackers lie in wait as federal tech agencies brace for a mass exit of top officials

Major turnover in the leadership of Washington's tech establishment is underway, raising the prospect that enemy hackers will take advantage of the experience gap among critical tech and cyber jobs.

August 18, 2023