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AI agents blowing up in China, but security risks yet abound
3+ hour, 24+ min ago (636+ words) Chinese entrepreneur Frank Gao used to spend long hours running his social media accounts but now outsources the chore to artificial intelligence (AI) agent tool OpenClaw, which is taking China by storm despite official warnings over cybersecurity. OpenClaw, created in…...
China scrambles to curb OpenClaw AI at agencies
3+ day, 3+ hour ago (339+ words) Chinese authorities have moved to restrict state-run enterprises and government agencies from running OpenClaw artificial intelligence (AI) apps on office computers, acting swiftly to defuse potential security risks after companies and consumers across China began experimenting with the agentic AI....
China could easily trigger Taiwan data blackout: expert
1+ week, 5+ day ago (553+ words) If China chose to invade Taiwan tomorrow, it would only have to sever three undersea fiber-optic cable clusters to cause a data blackout, Jason Hsu (), a senior fellow at the Hudson Institute and former Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) legislator, told…...
Trump fuels EU push to cut cord with US tech
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (667+ words) Until US President Donald Trump's return a year ago, when the EU talked about cutting economic dependency on foreign powers " it was understood to mean China, but now Brussels has US tech in its sights. As Trump ramps up his…...
ITRI joins top global program as cybersecurity assessor - Taipei Times
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (322+ words) The Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) has joined a program run by a leading global organization to evaluate uncrewed and autonomous systems, becoming its first cybersecurity assessor outside the US. Under an agreement signed in Washington on Tuesday, the ITRI…...
US, Indo-Pacific fighting cyberthreats
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (404+ words) The US works daily with Taiwan, Japan and the Philippines to counter cyberattacks, US Indo-Pacific Command Deputy Commander Joshua Rudd said yesterday, adding that the command has deployed liaison officers to regional allies and partners to maintain ongoing engagement. Rudd,…...
Germany to harden critical infrastructure amid Russia fears
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (226+ words) Germany plans to better protect its critical infrastructure as surging tensions with Russia stoke fears of sabotage attacks and other national security threats. Proposed legislation would require power utilities, water companies and even some supermarket chains to reduce their vulnerability…...
Viral ‘Are You Dead?’ app to change its name
2+ mon, 4+ hour ago (368+ words) The Chinese mobile app "Are You Dead?" that sounds an alarm if a user does not check in every 48 hours has announced it will drop its catchy name for a global audience and introduce a subscription fee, after drawing international…...
Amendments to protect undersea cables take effect
2+ mon, 3+ day ago (334+ words) Seven amendments that were passed last year, raising penalties for offenses including the intentional damage of undersea cables and other critical infrastructure, with maximum fines of up to NT$100 million (US$3.17 million), took effect on Wednesday last week. The laws…...
Chinese online manipulation soars: NSB
2+ mon, 3+ day ago (714+ words) Taiwan's national intelligence community recorded 45,590 fake online accounts last year, up from 28,216 in 2024, the National Security Bureau (NSB) said in a report released yesterday. As part of its cognitive warfare against Taiwan, the Chinese Communist Party has integrated the resources…...