Tag: technology

Biden Admin Unveils Tough Restrictions on Semiconductor Exports to China

The Biden administration unveiled sweeping new export controls Oct. 7, in an effort to hamstring the military modernization of an increasingly hostile China. Among the new export rules is a measure that will cut communist China off from certain semiconductor chips that are made with U.S. technologies, regardless of whether the chips were manufactured in…


Election Software CEO Arrested Over Data Theft, Storing Data on Servers in China

The head of Konnech Corporation, a Michigan-based software company, was arrested Tuesday for allegedly stealing and storing personal data of Los Angeles County election workers on servers in China. Konnech’s CEO Eugene Yu, 51, was arrested on charges of stealing “the personal identifying information” of LA County election workers, according to the LA County District…


China Used American Tech to Create Hypersonic Missile: McCaul

A leading Republican said the Chinese communist regime is using American technology to develop its new weapons systems, and leveraging predatory international deals to secure access to vital trade infrastructure. Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas) said that Chinese weapons, including the hypersonic missile tested by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) last year, have been built using…


Beijing Will Know More About You Than You Do: Gettr CEO

When people think of a “data breach,” their natural reaction is to worry about losing information like passwords. But founder of the social media app Gettr, Jason Miller, says much more is at risk. “What it’s about is they’re going to know more about your mental makeup than you do, and that’s scary,” he told…


US and Israel Launch High-Level Tech Talks, Washington Concerned About Chinese Influence

The United States and Israel engaged in their first meeting of “U.S.-Israel Strategic High-Level Dialogue on Technology” initiative on Sept. 28 aimed at establishing a partnership on emerging and critical technologies between the nations. The countries agreed to support research and implementation of a “trustworthy AI in healthcare,” including “fair AI-driven health systems” as well…


TikTok Is ‘Everything That You Do Not Want in a Modern Democracy’: Tech Expert

Social media giant TikTok and its nebulous connections to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) present a threat to U.S. national security, according to one expert. Geoffrey Cain, an independent investigative journalist and author of a book on the CCP’s efforts to build a totalitarian surveillance state, believes that TikTok’s troubled emergence, shadowy corporate structure, and…


The TikTok Trojan Horse and China’s Long Arm of Artificial Intelligence: Geoffrey Cain

 In this episode of American Thought Leaders, I sit down with Geoffrey Cain, an award-winning journalist, technologist, and author of “The Perfect Police State: An Undercover Odyssey into China’s Terrifying Surveillance Dystopia of the Future.” “Everybody was constantly being watched by an artificial intelligence system, which was called the IJOP,” says Cain, referring to a…


PREMIERING 7:30PM ET: The TikTok Trojan Horse and China’s Long Arm of Artificial Intelligence: Geoffrey Cain

This episode will premiere on Thursday, Sept. 29, at 7:30 p.m. ET.  In this episode of American Thought Leaders, I sit down with Geoffrey Cain, an award-winning journalist, technologist, and author of “The Perfect Police State: An Undercover Odyssey into China’s Terrifying Surveillance Dystopia of the Future.” “Everybody was constantly being watched by an artificial…


Meta Removes Chinese and Russian Political Influence Networks Ahead of US Midterms

Meta, Facebook’s parent company, on Tuesday said it removed accounts linked to two unconnected covert operations in China and Russia seeking to influence political narratives in the United States ahead of the midterms in November. In addition to seeking to influence U.S. domestic politics ahead of the midterms, the Chinese operation targeted the Czech Republic’s foreign…


Meta Dismantles China-Based Covert Influence Operation Ahead of Midterm Elections

The parent company of Facebook and Instagram said on Sept. 27 that it disrupted a Chinese influence operation seeking to interfere in the upcoming U.S. midterm elections. Meta Platforms said that it had dismantled the China-based campaign, which targeted users in the United States with political content in an apparent effort to polarize voters. The…