Taiwan NSB Alerts Public on Data Risks from TikTok, Weibo, and RedNote Over China Ties

Jul 05, 2025Ravie LakshmananNational Security / Privacy Taiwan’s National Security Bureau (NSB) has warned that China-developed applications like RedNote (aka Xiaohongshu), Weibo, TikTok, WeChat, and Baidu Cloud pose security risks due to excessive data collection and data transfer to China. The alert comes following an inspection of these apps carried out in coordination with the […]

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Hyperlane Framework Learning Journey Basic Setup

Project Information🚀 Hyperlane Framework: GitHub Repository📧 Author Contact: root@ltpp.vip📖 Documentation: Official Docs Introduction As a third-year computer science student, I’ve been searching for a web framework that could both meet my learning needs and prove useful in practical projects. After several months of exploration and hands-on experience, I want to share my deep dive into […]

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When Will the AI Bubble Pop?

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State Dept. Tells Student Visa Applicants To Set Their Social Media Profiles To ‘Public’ If They Want To Come To The US

from the gotta-stop-all-the-thoughtcrime dept Way back in the day of EARLIER THIS YEAR, people could expect to be subjected to warrantless, invasive device searches only at US borders and international airports. Visa applicants, however, just needed to fill out some paperwork and wait for permission to head abroad to find work and/or continue their education. […]

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Talk Your Book: What Even Is Infrastructure?

Posted June 30, 2025 by Ben Carlson Today’s Talk Your Book is brought to you by CION Investments: See here for more information on the CION Grosvenor Infrastructure Fund (CGIQX) On today’s show, we discuss: Accessing infrastructure investments Investing in airports Who should be interested in infrastructure? The risk/return profile for infrastructure investments Thinking about […]

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The Download: how to clean up AI data centers, and weight-loss drugs’ side effects

In a sandy industrial lot outside Reno, Nevada, rows of battery packs that once propelled electric vehicles are now powering a small AI data center. Redwood Materials, one of the US’s largest battery recycling companies, showed off this array of energy storage modules, sitting on cinder blocks and wrapped in waterproof plastic, during a press […]

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FBI Warns of Scattered Spider’s Expanding Attacks on Airlines Using Social Engineering

The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has revealed that it has observed the notorious cybercrime group Scattered Spider broadening its targeting footprint to strike the airline sector. To that end, the agency said it’s actively working with aviation and industry partners to combat the activity and help victims. “These actors rely on social engineering […]

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