Iranian strikes test the Gulf’s trillion-dollar AI dream
… Protecting them against a sustained wave of missiles and drones requires expensive, layered defenses that are difficult to maintain. “It is cheaper to attack than to defend,” Bakir said. …
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Meta’s Oversight Board races to govern the AI surge
… The complicated cases will arise when the platforms share humans and agents,” Krishnaswamy said. “We don’t have a mandate on gen-AI, but it’s something we’re trying to understand.” Adams said that in addition to lawyers, journalists, and other civil society groups, the board should consider hiring …
Big Tech’s Gulf megaprojects are trapped between two war choke points
… The UAE and Saudi Arabia have pipelines that can bypass Hormuz for oil exports, and both governments have proven capable of defending their territory. “The structural advantages have not yet changed, although the story is still being written,” Ryan Bohl, senior analyst for the Middle East and North… …
The global cybersecurity gap deepens as AI-powered attacks surge
… OpenAI has launched its response to Mythos, and Chinese AI companies are developing their own models with capabilities similar to the model. “Given the rate of AI progress, it will not be long before such capabilities proliferate, potentially beyond actors who are committed to deploying them safely… …
A Mexican surveillance giant you’ve never heard of is now watching the U.S. border
… The Texas Department of Public Safety and New Mexico Department of Public Safety said they did not find any records that matched a search for contracts. …