Trump administration’s ban on foreign-made drones starts this week — you can say goodbye to new DJI models

On Monday, the Trump administration’s Federal Communications Commission banned all new foreign-made drone models from distribution in the U.S., citing “national security concerns.” Americans who already own older foreign drone models will still be able to use those products, the government said. In a fact sheet published Monday, the FCC claimed that “criminals, hostile foreign […]

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Former Chinese gaming company with China govt ties accused of smuggling banned AI GPUs — Nvidia’s biggest Southeast Asia customer exposes the limits of U.S. AI export controls

Tom’s Hardware Premium Roadmaps (Image credit: Future) When U.S. lawmakers tightened export controls on advanced AI processors, their goal was straightforward enough: slow China’s access to cutting-edge compute hardware by restricting direct sales of the most capable GPUs. Three years later, the policy is colliding with the realities of globalized supply chains, reseller-driven distribution models, […]

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40 Years Of Copyright Obstruction To Human Rights And Social Justice

from the forever-and-a-day dept One of the little-known but extremely telling episodes in the history of modern copyright, discussed in Walled Culture the book (free digital versions available), concerns the Marrakesh Treaty. A post on the Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) site from 2017 has a good summary of what the treaty is about, and why it is important: It […]

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Two Chrome Extensions Caught Secretly Stealing Credentials from Over 170 Sites

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered two malicious Google Chrome extensions with the same name and published by the same developer that come with capabilities to intercept traffic and capture user credentials. The extensions are advertised as a “multi-location network speed test plug-in” for developers and foreign trade personnel. Both the browser add-ons are available for download […]

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