President Trump has introduced a new executive order aimed at strengthening oversight of advanced AI models without imposing new regulations on tech companies. The order establishes a voluntary framework that allows developers of powerful AI models to share systems with the federal government for security reviews before public release. “The United States continues to lead…
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Trump Signs Order Inviting Voluntary Review of Frontier AI Models
Trump’s executive order invites voluntary pre-release review of frontier AI models
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Trump revives parts of canceled AI order with cybersecurity-focused directive
US President Donald Trump signed an executive order aimed at strengthening cybersecurity defenses and establishing a voluntary framework for cooperation between the federal government and developers of advanced artificial intelligence models, reviving portions of a broader AI initiative that he abruptly shelved less than two weeks ago. The order, “Promoting Advanced Artificial Intelligence Innovation and…
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Trump administration releases scaled-back AI executive order
The Trump administration issued a revised executive order Tuesday focused on artificial intelligence, offering a significantly pared-back vision for the federal government’s role vetting AI systems compared to a draft version that was spiked weeks ago. The order keeps in place the administration’s largely voluntary framework for companies to engage with the federal government around…
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Why Oura Made Its Smart Ring Smaller Than Ever
Watch Oura Chief Executive Tom Hale answer our questions about the company’s latest redesign, the future of health tracking and the rise of health anxiety.
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Trump postpones executive order focused on AI security
President Donald Trump said he would postpone the release of an executive order that would set up a 90-day testing and vetting regime for frontier AI models, hours before the White House was set to publicly announce the signing. Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office Thursday, Trump said he opted to delay the order…
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Jamf Elevates Former CTO Beth Tschida to CEO Role
Jamf has appointed Beth Tschida as chief executive officer, naming its former chief technology officer to lead the Apple device management and security company as it begins its next chapter under private ownership. Tschida’s appointment is effective immediately. She had served as interim CEO since March 2026 and previously spent eight years as Jamf’s CTO,…
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Amazon Web Services CEO Pushes Back on AI Job Apocalypse Warnings
Watch as the cloud-computing executive shows off Amazon’s custom chips.
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For Palantir, AI Is a Product, a Punching Bag—and a Problem
As Chief Executive Alex Karp derides “slop,” investors and some employees see a real threat of the company ceding business to AI models.
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CISOs: Align cyber risk communication with boardroom psychology
By now, executive boards across industries understand that cyberattacks can be costly. What they often lack, however, is a clear view of which risks pose the biggest threat to their business and why certain investments need to rise to the top. Many security leaders lose traction at that point. The challenge is less about sounding…
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Apple Boosts Starting Price for Mac Mini After AI Demand Surge
Chief Executive Tim Cook has said desktop computers are likely to face supply-demand imbalance for several months.
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Your AI strategy is all wrong
Every CEO and executive enthusiastically slashing headcount in anticipation of an AI-driven productivity boom should read a new meta-analysis from the UK’s Royal Docks School of Business and Law. It suggests those decision-makers might be optimizing for the wrong thing. While mass layoffs have an immediate measurable payoff, the study says the best use of…
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OpenAI Taps Former Google Cloud Lead for Partnerships Role
Former Google Cloud channel executive Colleen Kapase has joined OpenAI as VP of strategic global partnerships and ecosystems, bringing a seasoned partner leader to the AI vendor as it expands its enterprise go-to-market efforts. Kapase disclosed the move Tuesday after leaving Google Cloud in March, where she led channel partnerships during a broader revamp of…
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Apple Hardware Executive John Ternus to Become CEO
The longtime Apple insider is succeeding Tim Cook, who will become executive chairman.
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After 15 years at the helm, Apple CEO Tim Cook to become executive chairman as hardware chief John Ternus takes the top job
The most consequential executive transition in Silicon Valley since Steve Jobs handed Apple to Tim Cook in 2011 is now locked in, and the man taking the CEO chair is the engineer who’s been quietly shipping the hardware you’re probably holding right now.
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John Ternus to become Apple CEO and Tim Cook to become Apple Executive Chairman
Apple announced that Tim Cook will become executive chairman of Apple’s board of directors and John Ternus, senior vice president of Hardware Engineering, will become Apple’s next chief executive officer effective on September 1, 2026. The transition, which was approved unanimously by the Board of Directors, follows a thoughtful, long-term succession planning process.
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Executive orders likely ahead in next steps for national cyber strategy
National Cyber Director Sean Cairncross expects more executive orders coming from the White House as part of implementing the national cybersecurity strategy, he said Wednesday. Staffers on Capitol Hill and others in the cyber world have been awaiting the implementation guidance the Trump administration had proclaimed would come to accompany the strategy published last month.…
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Mallory Launches AI-Native Threat Intelligence Platform, Turning Global Threat Data Into Prioritized Action
Built by a veteran security team and led by a former Google and Mandiant executive, Mallory delivers intelligence that drives action for enterprise security teams. Mallory is launching a AI-native threat intelligence platform, purpose-built to answer the questions CISOs and their teams are asking every day: What are the real threat vectors for our organization?…
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White House executive order purports to limit mail-in voting, mandate federal voter lists
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Tuesday that purports to limit mail-in voting, though critics say the move will almost certainly be challenged in court on constitutional grounds. The order instructs the Homeland Security secretary, the director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigrations Services and the commissioner of the Social Security Administration to compile lists…
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European Commission investigating breach after Amazon cloud hack
The European Commission, the European Union’s main executive body, is investigating a security breach after a threat actor gained access to its Amazon cloud infrastructure. […]
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CISOs Debate Human Role in AI-Powered Security
The idea of a “human in the loop” in AI deployment was challenged during a security executive panel at the RSAC 2026 Conference this week.
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OnlyFans Owner Leo Radvinsky Dies at 43
The reclusive executive built the subscription service into an adult-content powerhouse.
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Hackers Target Cybersecurity Firm Outpost24 in 7-Stage Phish
The cyberattackers leveraged trusted brands and domains in an attempt to redirect a C-suite executive at Outpost24 to give up his credentials.
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Washington is right: Cybercrime is organized crime. Now we need to shut down the business model
The recently released executive order targeting cybercrime, fraud, and predatory schemes uses language the federal government has often avoided. Now, for the first time, the Trump administration is echoing what the cybersecurity industry has been shouting for years: cyber-enabled fraud is a product of transnational organized crime. That distinction matters because organized crime requires an…
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Kinetic IT appoints Dean Langenbach as CEO to accelerate sovereign technology leadership and drive national growth
Kinetic IT today announced Dean Langenbach as its new Chief Executive Officer to shape the company’s next phase of growth and drive technology-driven transformation.
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If consequences matter, they should apply to vendors, too
Washington has rediscovered consequences. Just not consistently. The March 6 executive order rests on a simple, correct idea: cyber-enabled fraud persists because it is profitable, scalable, and too often tolerated. So the government’s answer is to raise the cost. More coordination. More disruption. More prosecutions. More diplomatic pressure on the states that shelter these operations.…
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From Big Data to Smart Data: Why Australian CIOs Must Rethink AI Efficiency and Accuracy
COMPANY OPINION: Artificial intelligence has quickly moved from experimentation to executive priority across Australian organisations. Boards are asking how AI can reduce cost, improve productivity, and deliver better citizen and customer outcomes. Yet many CIOs are discovering an uncomfortable truth: AI initiatives are not failing because of weak algorithms. They are failing because of poor…
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Canada Says OpenAI CEO Altman Pledged to Toughen Safety Protocols
Canada says OpenAI Chief Executive Sam Altman agreed to take immediate steps to strengthen safety protocols regarding notifying police about potentially suspicious use of the company’s ChatGPT chatbot.
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Ex-L3Harris executive sentenced to 87 months for selling stolen cyber-exploit trade secrets
Peter Williams, a former executive of Trenchant, L3Harris’ cyber division, has been sentenced to 87 months in prison by a federal judge in Washington, D.C., after pleading guilty to stealing and selling sensitive cyber-exploit trade secrets to a Russian broker. Williams admitted his actions caused the defense contractor an estimated $35 million in losses. The…
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Ex-L3Harris executive sentenced to 87 months in prison for selling zero-day exploits to Russian broker
An ex-L3 Harris executive was sentenced to over seven years in prison Tuesday after pleading guilty to selling eight zero-day exploits to a Russian broker in exchange for millions of dollars. Williams, 39, admitted to two counts of theft of trade secrets in U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., last year, acknowledging he took at…
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Anthropic Adds New Board Member as It Eyes IPO
The former Microsoft and GM executive Chris Liddell has previously worked for the Trump administration.
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White House Draft Executive Order Signals Broader Federal Push on Quantum Strategy
A draft executive order would coordinate federal quantum strategy and accelerate modernization efforts.
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Why Audio Hacking is the Modern Office’s Biggest Security Gap
Executive Summary The Threat: “Audio Hacking” (or Aural Espionage) bypasses digital firewalls by targeting spoken data in open-plan offices. The Vector: High-sensitivity microphones on laptops and unsecured “breakout zones” leak sensitive C-suite strategy. The Fix: Treating acoustic isolation as a “Physical VPN” using ISO 23351-1 rated office pod as barriers. Best For: CISOs, IT Directors,…
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CISA Orders Removal of Unsupported Edge Devices to Reduce Federal Network Risk
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has ordered Federal Civilian Executive Branch (FCEB) agencies to strengthen asset lifecycle management for edge network devices and remove those that no longer receive security updates from original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) over the next 12 to 18 months. The agency said the move is to drive down…
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Legacy Investing Taps Jackie Steinberg as First Channel Chief
Legacy Investing has named longtime channel executive Jackie Steinberg as its first Channel Chief, signaling a deeper push into a channel-first strategy to help data center users secure near-term, ready-for-service power capacity. The newly created role positions Steinberg to work alongside co-founder and managing partner Daniel English to build out a partner-led go-to-market approach focused…