Posts by Amelia Frost
U.S. Intelligence Believed Iran’s Former Supreme Leader Opposed Nuclear Weapons. His Successor May Not
U.S. intelligence agencies believe Iran’s new Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, is significantly more willing to pursue nuclear weapons than his father and predecessor, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. According to a report by The New York Times, American intelligence officials assess that Mojtaba, who took power after his father, Ali, was killed during an Israeli strike…
Read MoreSurvey Reveals Corporate America’s AI Divide: Performative Adopters vs. Value Creators
KEY POINTS While 75% of C-suite executives admit their AI strategy is “more for show,” a smaller group of companies is driving real business outcomes. AI adoption is increasingly concentrated in areas like coding, customer support and enterprise search, where companies can more easily track productivity gains. Corporate America has spent the past two years…
Read MoreAI Web Browsers Face Serious Security Risks That Could Expose User Data, Scientists Warn
AI web browsers are becoming more popular because they can summarize pages, automate tasks, and help users browse more efficiently. However, recent research suggests these tools may also introduce new browser security, privacy, and cybersecurity concerns. Scientists warn that malicious websites could exploit weaknesses in AI-powered browsing features. As these browsers become more capable, protecting…
Read MoreFresh Tariffs Steer Trump Administration Into Legal Arena. How The Battle Is Taking Shape
The Trump administration has been drawn into a legal battle over the latest tariffs it has imposed, just hours after it was notified. Two small businesses have taken up the fight to the courts. They have said the US administration is deploying Section 301 as a pretext to replace a tariff regime that the Supreme…
Read MoreWashington Wants To Limit Chinese AI Models. One Of Them Helped Contain OpenAI’s Cyber Incident.
The debate in Washington over Chinese artificial intelligence models has largely centered on national security, intellectual property, and technological competition. This week, it gained an unexpected new data point. A Chinese-developed model was used to help investigate and contain one of the most closely watched cybersecurity incidents in the AI industry this year. Hugging Face,…
Read MoreA South Korean Tech Titan Left His Wife. A Massive Divorce Battle Over The Wealth Followed
In one of South Korea’s highest-profile divorce cases, the ex-wife of a tech billionaire failed to win a bigger slice of his wealth. CNN reported that SK GroupChairman Chey Tae-won was ordered by a court to pay his ex-wife, Roh Soh-yeong, $644 million. The order might be the end of a divorce battle that has…
Read MoreCan The Effects Of Aging Be Reversed? Scientists Believe They May Have Taken A Step Toward Doing So
Scientists say they might have taken a step toward reversing an aspect of aging that can create a range of health problems. The New York Times reported that scientists have been exploring how to contend with advanced glycation end products, or AGEs. Over time, AGEs buildup in tissues as sugars within the body interact with…
Read MoreThe U.S. Banking System Is Being Re-Plumbed for Digital Assets. The Hard Part Isn’t Crypto
The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), the back office that settles most U.S. securities trades, plans to start trading tokenized stocks, ETFs, and treasuries this month, with a broader launch in October. The entity protects more than $114 trillion in assets and over 50 firms have signed on, including BlackRock, Goldman Sachs, and JPMorgan.…
Read MoreWashington Is Weighing Curbs On Chinese AI. Nvidia, Microsoft And Meta Warn Open Models Shouldn’t Be Included
Nvidia, Microsoft, Meta and more than two dozen technology companies are urging U.S. policymakers not to impose broad restrictions on open-weight artificial intelligence models, arguing that doing so could undermine American innovation and hand an advantage to foreign competitors. In a joint letter released Friday, the coalition warned that “premature restrictions” on open-weight AI models…
Read MoreParamount’s Acquisition Of Warner Bros. Discovery Had Been Halted. The Company Is Now Delaying It And Its Stock Is Falling
Paramount Skydance announced it will delay its proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery to as late as June of next year as it faces legal challenges in the U.S. The company had said it sought to complete the deal by the end of September, but called the development a “significant win.” “The result is exactly…
Read MoreConcerns Over Escalating U.S.-Iran War Continue To Mount. Stocks Are Mixed To Cap Negative Week
Stocks closed a negative week as concerns over further escalation in the war between the U.S. and Iran and its economic spillover continue to mount. The S&P 500 edged up, gaining 0.05% , while the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite underperformed, dropping 0.64%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed by 0.45%, boosted by a solid performance from…
Read MoreVenezuela Is Still Reeling From Devastating Twin Earthquakes a Month Ago. Business And Workers Are Struggling To Recover
While families are still searching for missing loved ones and others are trying to work out where they will live after Venezuela’s twin earthquakes on 24 June, many are now facing another challenge: how to earn a living. Scores of businesses have been destroyed or forced to close after the buildings they operated from collapsed,…
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