Washington think tank focused on national security, foreign policy, and counterterrorism, including Middle East and cyber issues.
A one-point Democratic lead on the economy, the first in about a decade, is now the binding constraint on how long Washington can squeeze Iranian crude.
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Three cybersecurity specialists told The Verge the attackers they worry about are humans holding generative AI, aimed at infrastructure where the average US nuclear reactor is about 44 years old and some equipment vendors no longer exist.
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Brent averaged about $69 a barrel last year and trades near $100 now, roughly 45% higher, six months into the war on Iran. Bank of America's base case for the second half is $83, with a $150 tail if energy infrastructure is hit.
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Industry, legal and advocacy filers across the spectrum read the FTC's draft on ideologically distorted AI output as a federal lever over model speech. China is doing the heavy lifting on both sides.
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US Cyber Command disrupted Iranian air defenses during June's Operation Midnight Hammer by hitting a mapped network node, not the hardened core, according to Recorded Future News.
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A proposed policy statement would pull AI compliance away from Colorado's pre-release bias audits and toward federal enforcement, without explaining what evidence proves ideological bias.
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