The Trump administration formalized its 25% cut of H200 chip sales in China with a tariff that applies to certain semiconductors.
Also, OpenAI is participating in a $250 million seed round into Merge Labs, Sam Altman's brain computer interface startup. The startup is valued at $850 million.
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Taiwan to invest $250B in US semiconductor manufacturing; plus, Silicon Valley’s messiest breakup is definitely headed to court
The U.S. struck a trade deal with Taiwan as the country looks to help boost domestic semiconductor manufacturing. Also, OpenAI and Microsoft tried to dodge a courtroom showdown with Elon Musk, but a federal judge on Thursday rejected their requests to dismiss the case. Learn more ... Show More
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A cute cover for a dangerous vulnerability. [Research Saturday]
Nati Tal, Head of Guardio Labs, sits down to share their work on “CrossBarking” — Exploiting a 0-Day Opera Vulnerability with a Cross-Browser Extension Store Attack. Guardio Labs has uncovered a critical vulnerability in the Opera browser, enabling malicious extensions to exploit ... Show More
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OpenAI's for-profit plan includes a PBC, Hackers injected malicious code into several Chrome extensions, and Apple just dropped 8 minutes of Severance season 2
OpenAI's for-profit plan includes a public benefit corporation which would strip the company's non-profit of its oversight role, Hackers injected malicious code into several Chrome extensions in a recent attack, and Apple just dropped the first eight minutes of Severance season t ... Show More
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Aug 2025
Zipline Phishing, Google Urges Password Resets, and AI-Driven Threats: Cybersecurity Today
In this episode of Cybersecurity Today, host Jim Love delves into the latest cyber threats and risks. Key topics include the new phishing campaign Zipline that flips traditional tactics, Google's call for 2.5 billion Gmail users to reset passwords due to a phishing attack by Shin ... Show More
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