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Trump administration pushes Meta for AI model security reviews- NYT Source link
The White House is drastically shortening the deadline for government agencies and organizations to adopt new quantum-resistant encryption systems that will withstand attacks that use quantum computers, as the federal government seeks to protect decades’ worth of secrets belonging to militaries, banks, governments, and most individuals on Earth. The executive order, titled Securing the Nation against Advanced Cryptographic Attacks, requires computing systems for “high-value assets” and “high-impact systems” to transition to post-quantum cryptographic key establishment schemes by December 31, 2030, and to quantum-safe digital signature schemes by December 31, 2031. Heading off a significant threat The new deadline, which for…
Miliband is the bookmakers’ second favourite pick, with the former Labour party leader politically closer to Burnham than Streeting.Paul Johnson, former director of think-tank the Institute for Fiscal Studies, sees this as a positive.”You really don’t want people in Number 10 and Number 11 having very different views,” he says.However, opinions differ on whether former Treasury adviser Miliband could rally the markets. Nick Macpherson, the former permanent secretary at the Treasury, told the Financial Times: “The key to gaining the confidence of the markets is to articulate, implement and deliver a coherent strategy. “Miliband is one of the few cabinet…
SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA – 09 DECEMBER: People walk past the Korea Exchange (KRX) building, as stock markets in Asia as a whole have been affected by the intensifying political turmoil over president Yoon Suk Yeol’s role in martial law, in Seoul, South Korea, on 9 December, 2024. The Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI), Hong Kong’s Heng Sang, the Shanghai Composite index, as well as stocks in countries such as Australia, China, India and Thailand have seen a decline in their respective index amid the political crisis in South Korea and Syria. (Photo by Daniel Ceng/Anadolu via Getty Images)Anadolu |…
Rio Tinto sees lithium as fastest-growing division, executive says Source link
AI data centers powered by off-grid power plants took a major step forward this week, a good sign for GE Vernova as industry challenges pile up. Monday’s announcement from Chevron that Microsoft has signed a long-term energy purchase agreement to fuel a massive new data center project couldn’t have come at a better time. Microsoft will use energy from a planned Chevron power plant in West Texas, and will be largely powered by natural gas turbines from Club name GE Vernova. These turbines, which are essentially massive engines, are a top choice to create so-called behind-the-meter energy, which prevents stresses on…
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates departs after a closed-door interview with the House Oversight Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on June 10, 2026.Kent Nishimura | AFP | Getty ImagesA transcript of the testimony that Bill Gates gave to a House committee about his relationship with notorious sex offender Jeffrey Epstein was released by the panel on Tuesday.Gates, a co-founder of Microsoft, in his June 10 testimony, expressed regret about his contacts with Epstein, which he said were designed to win financial support for the Gates Foundation, his philanthropic venture.”I should never have met with Epstein in the first place,”…
Check out the companies making headlines after the bell : FedEx — Shares shed about 6% after revenue in the fourth quarter narrowly beat Wall Street’s expectations. The company posted revenue of $25.01 billion, slightly higher than the $24.04 billion analysts polled by LSEG had sought. KB Home — The homebuilder added 2% after posting a fiscal second-quarter revenue of $1.11 billion, beating the $1.10 billion analysts had penciled in, per LSEG. On the other hand, KB Home’s earnings of 43 cents per share came under the estimated 45 cents. Cerebras — The semiconductor company dropped 8% after posting its…
Google’s YouTube settles case over social media harm to children, plaintiff’s lawyers say Source link
But the people who put together climate.gov didn’t go away. While the government didn’t hesitate to delete inconvenient climate information, dedicated volunteers outside the government managed to preserve copies of much of the material, which the federal government is prohibited from copyrighting. The volunteers and former climate.gov admins got together and launched climate.us. On Tuesday, the team announced that it had completed the project to restore everything lost when climate.gov shut down. The website features Climate.gov’s 15-year collection of climate news and stories, expert blogs, visual status reports on key climate indicators, maps and data pathways, climate literacy resources, classroom…