π΅οΈββοΈ FBI Tech Espionage, Tech Giants Aid Israel, Brain Chip Success
Good morning. Itβs Monday, August 05. Today we are covering:
Moscow's Spies Were Stealing US Tech - Until the FBI Started a Sabotage Campaign
'Order from Amazon': Tech giants storing mass data for Israel's war
Elon Musk says Neuralink has implanted a brain chip in a second human
US Moves to Ban China Software in Autonomous Cars
China launches first satellites of constellation to rival Starlink, newspaper reports
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Moscow's Spies Were Stealing US Tech - Until the FBI Started a Sabotage Campaign
By Zach Dorfman via POLITICO
During the early days of Silicon Valley, an entrepreneur collaborated with the FBI to send sabotaged technology to Moscow to thwart Soviet tech theft efforts.
The Austrian entrepreneur turned FBI asset played a crucial role in Operation Intering, a covert mission that supplied millions of dollars of compromised tech to the Soviet Bloc, exposing and draining Soviet intelligence resources.
Despite its success, the operation risked the Austrian's life and highlighted the enduring dynamics of U.S.-Russia tech espionage, with modern parallels in post-Cold War sanctions and intelligence activities.
π: In the 1980s, the FBI recruited a Silicon Valley entrepreneur to secretly ship millions in sabotaged hi-tech to the Soviet Bloc. My exclusive storyβon the never-before-revealed OPERATION INTERINGβ - Zach Dorfman (@zachsdorfman)
'Order from Amazon': Tech giants storing mass data for Israel's war
By Ben Reiff via +972 Magazine
Israeli military leverages Amazon, Google, and Microsoft cloud services for data storage and AI to enhance wartime operations in Gaza.
Project Nimbus and subsequent contracts increased collaboration with tech giants, facilitating mass data storage and advanced AI capabilities crucial for military intelligence and operations.
Concerns about human rights and potential data breaches arise, as tech companies' involvement with the Israeli army contradicts their public ethical guidelines.
π: "The Israeli army is using Amazonβs cloud service to store surveillance information on Gazaβs population," which Israel then uses for its (frequently) war-crime targeting. - Kenneth Roth (@KenRoth)
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Elon Musk says Neuralink has implanted a brain chip in a second human
By Shannon Connellan via MashableΒ
Elon Musk announced Neuralink has successfully implanted a brain chip in a second human patient with a spinal cord injury.
The brain chip aims to assist individuals with spinal cord injuries, quadriplegia, or ALS, following an earlier implantation in January 2024, which encountered some issues.
Musk shared the update during an eight-hour podcast with MIT research scientist Lex Fridman, highlighting the implant's success and its significant signal and electrode activity.
US Moves to Ban China Software in Autonomous Cars
By Yian Lee via Bloomberg
The US is planning to propose a rule that would ban Chinese software in autonomous vehicles with Level 3 automation and above, citing security concerns.
This proposal by the Biden administration would also prevent the testing of autonomous vehicles produced by Chinese firms on US roads.
The move, reported by Reuters, underscores the increasing scrutiny on Chinese technology within critical infrastructure in America.
China launches first satellites of constellation to rival Starlink, newspaper reports
By Eduardo Baptista via Reuters
China launched the first batch of satellites for a megaconstellation intended to rival SpaceX's Starlink, marking a significant step in Beijing's strategic goals.
The launch was conducted by Shanghai Spacecom Satellite Technology (SSST) at the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Centre in Shanxi province.
The competition for Earth's lower orbits has potential military implications, potentially affecting the balance of power between nations.
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