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Over the last several decades, governments have collectively pledged to slow global warming. But despite intensified diplomacy, the world is already facing the consequences of climate…
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Cyber Week in Review: May 3, 2024
NETmunidal+10 conference held; FCC fines phone carriers; U.S. announces HIPAA amendment; EU police release statement opposing encryption; WhatsApp threatens to leave India. Read More
Cyber Week in Review: November 9, 2023
U.S., Japan, and South Korea launch effort to combat North Korean cyberattacks; Baidu ordering chips from Huawei; Senators push new AI bill; Meta to require disclosure of use of generative AI in ads; Mozi botnet shut down.
Cyber Week in Review: November 3, 2023
Biden signs executive order on AI; SEC sues SolarWinds over 2020 hack; UK hosts AI Safety Summit; Forty nine countries pledge to not pay ransomware gangs; Indian opposition members targeted with spyware.
Cyber Week in Review: October 27, 2023
U.S. withdraws digital trade proposals; EU lawmakers make progress on AI Act; Weibo says users with large following must use real name; Okta compromised by threat actors; U.S. states sue Meta.
Governing Artificial Intelligence: A Conversation with Rumman Chowdhury
Artificial intelligence, and its risks and benefits, has rapidly entered the popular consciousness in the past year. Kat Duffy and Dr. Rumman Chowdhury discuss how society can mitigate problems and ensure AI is an asset.
The Importance of the Internet Governance Forum
The UN has put its weight behind the multilateral Global Digital Compact as a new process to govern the internet. However, the world would be far better off supporting the long-running, multistakeholder Internet Governance Forum.
Cyber Week in Review: October 20, 2023
China unveils Global AI Governance Initiative; U.S. expands microchip controls; X tests charging Twitter users; Five Eyes warns of Chinese espionage; FBI seizes North Korean IT domains.
Cyber Week in Review: October 13, 2023
Social media flooded with bad information on Israel-Hamas conflict; Google mitigated largest DDoS attack ever; Chinese programmer fined for VPN use; Vietnam used Predator spyware against U.S.; IGF meets in Japan.
New Entries in the CFR Cyber Operations Tracker: Q3 2023
An update of the Council on Foreign Relations' Cyber Operations Tracker for the period between July and September 2023.
Cyber Week in Review: October 6, 2023
NSA to launch AI security center; Freedom on the Net 2023 released; State Department releases report on Chinese disinformation; Red Cross releases advisory on hacktivists; Fifth Circuit changes Missouri v. Biden ruling.
Governing Artificial Intelligence: A Conversation with Kent Walker
Kat Duffy moderated a private dialogue on AI and human rights with Google’s Kent Walker and heads of human rights organizations on the sidelines of UNGA. This follow-up conversation reflects some themes raised in that session.
