SCWorld.com reported “Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) and their companies face unrelenting attacks by cybercriminals and nation-state actors. Over the past two years, they have also been navigating an evolving legal and regulatory landscape shaped by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The SEC’s decision Nov. 20 to dismiss its
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The WhiteHouse.gov published an Executive Order on December 11, 2025 with this purpose “United States leadership in Artificial Intelligence (AI) will promote United States national and economic security and dominance across many domains.” The December 11, 2025 Executive Order entitled “ENSURING A NATIONAL POLICY FRAMEWORK FOR ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE” (https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/12/eliminating-state-law-obstruction-of-national-artificial-intelligence-policy/
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Computerworld.com reported that “Silicon Valley is abuzz with chatter about Google’s upcoming AI glasses. The trigger was a big announcement on The Android Show on December 8. The company announced that its first AI glasses will be developed in collaboration with partners like Warby Parker, Samsung, and Gentle
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Computerworld.com reported that “Microsoft’s Copilot+ PC hype needs to end, analysts say “In pushing ‘AI PCs,’ the company has done little more than leave Windows users and PC buyers confused.” The December 3, 2025 article entitled “Microsoft’s Copilot+ PC hype needs to end, analysts say” (https://www.computerworld.com/article/4099297/microsofts-copilot-pc-hype-needs-to-end-analysts-say.html) included these
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DarkReading.com reported that “The US Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued a report on Dec. 4 dedicated to ransom payments tracked as part of the Bank Secrecy Act of 1970 (BSA).” The December 8, 2025 article entitled “US Treasury Tracks $4.5B in Ransom Payments since 2013” (https://www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/us-treasury-45b-ransom-payments-2013)
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The NewYorkTimes.com reported that “Smugglers, money launderers and people facing sanctions once relied on diamonds, gold and artwork to store illicit fortunes. The luxury goods could help hide wealth but were cumbersome to move and hard to spend. Now, criminals have a far more practical alternative: stablecoins, a cryptocurrency tied
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The NewYorkTimes.com reported that “lawyers at United Airlines noticed that someone had built an almost perfect replica of the company’s website. This digital clone offered all the same buttons and menus for booking flights, hotels and rental cars. It included the same blue links for tracking frequent flier miles and
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Computerworld.com reported that “The Strengthening Agency Management and Oversight of Software Assets (SAMOSA) bill, H.R. 5457, received unanimous approval from a key US House of Representative committee, the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, on Tuesday.” The December 4, 2025 article entitled “US federal software reform bill aims to strengthen
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ComputerWorld.com reported that “MIT has started taking a count of AI agents around the world to get a larger view on how technology could replace human labor. The “Iceberg Index” counts the different types of AI agents conducting work previously done by human labor. The initial index numbers
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Computerworld.com reported that “It took just under three years, but Google has finally caught up and overtaken its AI competitors.” The December 1, 2025 article entitled “Google is now the best at AI — but is it enough?” (https://www.computerworld.com/article/4098843/google-is-now-the-best-at-ai-but-is-it-enough.html) had these comments:
When OpenAI released ChatGPT at the
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