All articles by Alex Blair

US “will probably sanction” Baidu despite Chinese military AI denials

The tech giant has been accused of working with the People’s Liberation Army to develop Chinese military artificial intelligence.

AI disinformation world’s most serious threat amid huge election year

As the biggest election year in history begins, the World Economic Forum has singled out AI-driven disinformation as 2024’s primary risk.

Taliban meets Huawei to discuss mass surveillance plan in Afghanistan

As G7 member boycotts remain firm, Huawei risks Middle Eastern market opportunity by partnering with fundamentalist regime.

Cyberattacks in sport expected to rise, say Microsoft, NCSC, GlobalData

From Manchester United to the Houston Rockets, cybersecurity is an increasing concern among sports clubs.

Samsung poses threat to Taiwan’s ‘silicon shield’

Taiwan is in danger of losing a diplomatic bargaining chip against Chinese hostility if Samsung passes state semiconductor manufacturer TSMC.

Samsung poses threat to Taiwan’s ‘silicon shield’

Signal: cybersecurity among leading concerns of UK defence companies

UK Ministry of Defence pledges £880k to fund five cybersecurity projects amid LockBit ransomware hacks.

Geopolitics looms large on data privacy horizon

GDPR fines skyrocket past $4bn as 71% of countries worldwide adopt data privacy legislation.

Signal: AI tops cybersecurity in UK defence, security and aerospace hirings

The shift comes as spy agencies lobby UK government to soften “burdensome” laws on AI data use.

AI in cyberattacks – what is vishing?

Generative AI will compound the auto-creation of malicious code used for vishing – voice-generated cyberattacks.