🚨 China Hacks SharePoint, AI Wins Math Gold, Telegram Wallet US Launch

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🚨 China Hacks SharePoint, AI Wins Math Gold, Telegram Wallet US Launch

Plus: Google Courts Media for AI Deals; Huawei Scales Globally.

Jose Montes de Oca

Jul 22, 2025

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Good morning. It’s Tuesday, Jul 22. Today we are covering:

Microsoft Sharepoint ToolShell attacks linked to Chinese hackers
Advanced version of Gemini with Deep Think officially achieves gold-medal standard at the International Mathematical Olympiad
Telegram's crypto wallet launches in the US
Google Seeks Licensing Talks With News Groups, Following AI Rivals
How Huawei ascended from telecoms to China's 'jack of all trades' AI leader

Let’s dive in

Microsoft Sharepoint ToolShell attacks linked to Chinese hackers

By Sergiu Gatlan via BleepingComputer

Chinese state-backed groups including Linen Typhoon, Violet Typhoon, and Storm-2603 exploited a Microsoft SharePoint zero-day chain known as ToolShell, breaching at least 54 global organizations, including governments and multinational firms.
The attacks leveraged vulnerabilities CVE-2025-49706, CVE-2025-49704, and newly designated CVE-2025-53770/53771, with proof-of-concept code published on GitHub, accelerating exploitation even on patched servers.
Microsoft, CISA, and cybersecurity firms like Mandiant and Check Point issued urgent alerts and mitigation guidance; CISA ordered federal agencies to patch immediately, warning that attackers can gain unauthenticated access to SharePoint file systems and internal configurations.

𝕏: At least 3 Chinese hacker groups, two of them linked to Beijing, are exploiting the recently disclosed SharePoint vulnerabilities, according to Microsoft. Google confirms "a China-nexus threat actor" conducted early exploitation. - Eric Geller (@ericgeller)

Advanced version of Gemini with Deep Think officially achieves gold-medal standard at the International Mathematical Olympiad

By Thang Luong via DeepMind

An advanced version of Google DeepMind’s Gemini with Deep Think achieved a gold-medal score at the 2025 International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO), perfectly solving 5 out of 6 problems and earning 35 points.
Unlike previous systems that relied on formal languages and days of computation, Gemini Deep Think generated fully natural language proofs within the 4.5-hour limit, leveraging innovations like parallel reasoning and novel reinforcement learning techniques.
This milestone signals a leap in AI's capacity for rigorous mathematical reasoning, with DeepMind planning to expand access to Gemini Deep Think among mathematicians and researchers ahead of broader rollout to Google AI Ultra subscribers.

𝕏: According to a friend, the IMO asked AI companies not to steal the spotlight from kids and to wait a week after the closing ceremony to announce results. OpenAI announced the results BEFORE the closing ceremony. - Mikhail Samin (@Mihonarium)

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Telegram's crypto wallet launches in the US

By Amanda Silberling via TechCrunch

Telegram has launched its TON crypto wallet in the U.S., expanding access to its 87 million American users after regulatory delays.
The wallet is integrated directly into the Telegram app, aiming to simplify crypto onboarding for new users.
Globally, over 100 million users have activated the wallet since 2023, with the TON blockchain now processing around 334,000 transactions daily.

Google Seeks Licensing Talks With News Groups, Following AI Rivals

By Julia Love via Bloomberg

Google is approaching news organizations for a new AI-related licensing initiative, aiming to mend and strengthen its relationship with the media industry.
The company intends to launch a pilot program involving approximately 20 national news outlets, according to individuals familiar with the outreach.
The move follows similar efforts by AI competitors and highlights Google's increasing engagement with publishers as it develops AI products.

How Huawei ascended from telecoms to China's 'jack of all trades' AI leader

By Dylan Butts via CNBC

Huawei has emerged as China’s leading AI powerhouse, building a full-stack AI ecosystem—from chips (Ascend series) to data centers, software (CANN), and industry-specific models (Pangu)—despite years of U.S. sanctions and blacklisting.
Once a telecom upstart, Huawei leveraged setbacks to expand into sectors like smart cars, operating systems, semiconductors, and AI infrastructure, now rivaling Nvidia with innovations like the CloudMatrix 384, reportedly outperforming Nvidia’s GB200 system on some metrics.
Backed by the state and open-sourcing its Pangu models, Huawei is pushing its “Ascend ecosystem strategy” across Belt and Road countries, aiming for global AI influence through replication of its industrial solutions in sectors like mining, healthcare, and government.

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