Topic: international security

  • US Sanctions North Korean Bankers Over Cybercrime and IT Fraud

    US Sanctions North Korean Bankers Over Cybercrime and IT Fraud

    The U.S. imposed sanctions on two banks and eight individuals for laundering funds from North Korean cybercrime and fraudulent IT worker schemes, targeting millions in stolen cryptocurrency and sanctions evasion. North Korean IT workers use forged identities to secure global contracts, generating...

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  • The Man Who Created Artificial General Intelligence

    The Man Who Created Artificial General Intelligence

    The term "artificial general intelligence" (AGI) was first coined and defined by Mark Gubrud in 1997, who described it as AI systems rivaling human cognitive abilities in complexity, speed, and general knowledge application. Gubrud introduced AGI while discussing the risks of emerging technologie...

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  • UK Warns Businesses of Escalating Cyber Threat

    UK Warns Businesses of Escalating Cyber Threat

    The UK government is launching a campaign to push businesses, especially SMEs, to adopt basic cybersecurity measures, as data shows serious cyber incidents cost an average of £195,000 and half of small firms were attacked last year. The initiative directs companies to the government's Cyber Essen...

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