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 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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Dell Stock Soars on Data-Center Revenue and Pentagon Deal
Shares in the computer hardware maker are up 150% since President Trump’s accounts purchased more than $1 million worth.
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David Sacks’s 11th-Hour Plea Led to Trump’s Backtrack on AI Executive Order
President Trump postponed signing an order on the dangers posed by artificial intelligence after an adviser warned that industry guardrails could slow down U.S. models in the race against tools from China.
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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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The Secret Diary That Has Spilled Into the Musk vs. OpenAI Feud
The personal journal of OpenAI president Greg Brockman is now a character in the company’s battle with the world’s richest man—and the most human part of a trial between tech billionaires
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Elon Musk Takes The Stand for a Third Day in Lawsuit Against Sam Altman
OpenAI President Greg Brockman and Musk’s fixer, Jared Birchall, are also expected to testify on Thursday.
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Signal phishing campaign targets Germany’s Bundestag President Julia Klöckner
Germany’s Bundestag President Klöckner was targeted in a Signal phishing attack via a fake CDU group chat. Germany’s Bundestag President Julia Klöckner has reportedly become the latest European political figure targeted through a Signal-based phishing attack, reported Der Spiegel. The incident is another reminder that even trusted messaging apps can become entry points when attackers…
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Kaseya Discusses MSP Challenges And Evolving Cybersecurity Scams
iTWire TV: Dan Garcia, Vice President and General Manager for APAC at Kaseya, spoke to iTWire TV about the struggles of MSPs and clients’ reduced spend plus the evolving threat landscape and AI.
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Why manual certificate management is running out of time
In this video, John Murray, Senior Vice President of Sales at GlobalSign, explains what’s changing in the certificate industry and what companies need to do about it. Certificate validity periods are shrinking, which means companies will need to rotate certificates far more often than before. Small and mid-sized businesses are the most exposed. Smaller teams,…
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Trump budget proposal would cut hundreds of millions more from CISA
President Donald Trump’s fiscal 2027 budget would slash the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s total by $707 million, according to a summary released Friday, which would deeply chop down an agency that already took a big hit in Trump’s first year. Another budget document suggests a smaller — but still substantial — hit of $361…
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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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MY YAKE: A decade of cyber collaboration, built under Obama, is now hostage to a political grudge
SAN FRANCISCO — I was in the room at Stanford in February 2015 when President Obama used the bully pulpit to launch what became a decade of hard-won public-private collaboration in cybersecurity. It didn’t take much to tear it asunder. At RSAC 2026 this week, that decade of work is suddenly on the line —…
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Trump’s federal AI policy framework aims to undercut state laws
US President Donald Trump’s administration today released its National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence: Legislative Recommendations, a document that reads less like the AI safety blueprints that states are increasingly adopting and more like a playbook for asserting federal control over AI governance. It is part of a coordinated push with congressional allies, most notably…
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StorMagic Adds Scott Mann to Drive Channel Growth
StorMagic has appointed Scott Mann as global senior vice president of sales as partners and customers reassess virtualization strategies amid rising VMware costs and ongoing hardware refresh pressures. The move comes as enterprises navigating infrastructure upgrades face a higher total cost of ownership, prompting increased interest in alternative virtualization platforms, particularly in edge and distributed…
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iTWire TV: How a Cybersecurity Company Ended Up on McLaren’s F1 Car (And Why It’s Smarter Than You Think)
Okta’s Auth0 president Shiv Ramji on 500 million McLaren fans, race-weekend traffic spikes, and turning identity management into a spectator sport.
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How a Cybersecurity Company Ended Up on McLaren’s F1 Car (And Why It’s Smarter Than You Think)
Okta’s Auth0 president Shiv Ramji on 500 million McLaren fans, race-weekend traffic spikes, and turning identity management into a spectator sport.
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iTWire TV: Your AI Agent has no ID. It’s the billion-dollar problem – with an Okta solution.
GUEST INTERVIEW: Okta’s Auth0 president Shiv Ramji explains why the identity layer, not the model layer, is where enterprise AI will succeed or fail.
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VIDEO INTERVIEW: Your AI Agent has no ID. It’s the billion-dollar problem – with an Okta solution.
GUEST INTERVIEW: Okta’s Auth0 president Shiv Ramji explains why the identity layer, not the model layer, is where enterprise AI will succeed or fail.
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No more soft play, President Trump warns in new cyber strategy
The White House released “President Trump’s Cyber Strategy for America,” a policy framework outlining the administration’s priorities for maintaining U.S. leadership in cyberspace. The seven-page cyber strategy commits to a coordinated, government-wide response to cyber threats that extends beyond cyberspace and relies on close cooperation with allies, industry, and academia. “This strategy builds on President…
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Reading White House President Trump’s Cyber Strategy for America (March 2026)
White House released President Trump’s Cyber Strategy for America, framing cyberspace as a strategic domain to project power and counter growing cyber threats The White House has released “President Trump’s Cyber Strategy for America,” a document that outlines how the United States intends to maintain dominance in cyberspace and confront an increasingly hostile digital landscape.…
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Trump’s cyber strategy emphasizes offensive operations, deregulation, AI
The White House released President Donald Trump’s long-awaited cybersecurity strategy, a lean seven-page blueprint that breaks from past approaches by placing offensive cyber operations at the center of US policy. Developed by the Office of the National Cyber Director (ONCD), the strategy emphasizes disrupting adversaries, deregulating industry, and accelerating the adoption of artificial intelligence while…
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The long-awaited Trump cyber strategy has arrived
President Donald Trump released his administration’s cyber strategy Friday, promoting offense operations in cyberspace, securing federal networks and critical infrastructure, streamlining regulations, leveraging emerging technologies and strengthening the cybersecurity workforce. Trump also signed an executive order Friday directing agencies to take action to combat cybercrime and fraud. A little more than half of the five…
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David J. Farber, Known as the ‘Grandfather of the Internet,’ Dies at 91
A renowned computer scientist who President Bill Clinton in 1996 called a “pioneer,” he was at the center of many foundational projects.
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Anthropic’s Feud With Pentagon Earns It Fans Amid the Blowback
The AI company’s app is reaching new heights of popularity after President Trump ordered the government to stop using it.
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Kiteworks VP: Sovereignty Gap Fuels Channel Growth
David Byrnes is the vice president of global channels at Kiteworks, where he works at the intersection of data sovereignty, channel strategy, and cross-border compliance. The company recently shared findings from its 2026 Data Sovereignty report, showing where gaps remain for Canadian firms and how channel partners can meet those needs while expanding their own…
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MY TAKE: The Pentagon punished Anthropic for red lines it accepted from OpenAI hours later
KINGSTON, Wash. — On Friday afternoon, President Trump ordered every federal agency to stop using Anthropic’s AI technology. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth followed by designating the company a “supply-chain risk to national security,” a label the government typically reserves for companies like Huawei. Related: Claude’s memory vs. ChatGpt’s Anthropic’s offense: refusing to remove contract provisions…
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Apple plans to make Mac minis in the US
Illustrating the extent to which it is willing to work with the Trump Administration — and as President Donald J. Trump prepares for tonight’s State of the Union address — Apple now says it will begin to make Mac minis in Houston later this year. The Macs will be made at the same factory where the company now…
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Genetec’s Framework for Long-Term Technological Leadership
At the Genetec Global Press Summit ‘26 in Montreal, Canada, Genetec CEO and President Pierre Racz spoke about long-running pillars for technological leadership: cooperation, architecture, and truth. Why Racz believes cooperation is the key to lasting tech relationships Racz highlighted that values-based cooperation is a strategic foundation, emphasizing the relational over technical. The cooperation between…
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OpenAI Executive Who Opposed ‘Adult Mode’ Fired for Sexual Discrimination
Ryan Beiermeister served as the vice president leading OpenAI’s product policy team.