Global Frequency - 20 April 2025

Talking to dolphins with AI, a plethora of cyber attacks, and trade wars on TikTok.

The CVE program is dead. Long live the CVE program. Whiplash. This week on the Global Frequency...

The less known global cyber threat actors you should be paying attention to and why. (Read More)

China accuses US of advanced cyber attacks. (Read More)

Some is hacking San Francisco area crosswalk buttons to play Elon Musk sounds. (Read More)

How has the West’s misjudgment of China’s AI ecosystem distorted the global technology competition landscape? (Read More)

How a secretive gambler took down the Texas state lottery system. (Read More)

Hertz confirms data breach involving customer data including driver's licenses. (Read More)

Building a tech utopia underwater. (Read More)

We'll soon be able to talk to dolphins with AI. A concept I was first exposed to via a science fiction book I reviewed for this newsletter several years ago. (Read More)

China's defense budget is bigger than you think. (Read More)

Russian hackers targeting EU diplomats with invites to wine tasting events. (Read More)

Apple patches two iOS zero days that were being utilized against select targets. (Read More)

UK tests drone swarm disabling technology. (Read More)

AI agents with multiple personalities. (Read More)

Chinese company providing technology access being used by Houthis to target US Navy ships. (Read More)

Five indicators to track that could lead to US/China conflict. (Read More)

Chinese manufacturers take to TikTok with claims that luxury brands are cheaply made in China. What is interesting here is the weaponization of the platform and algorithm in the trade wars as certainly all those videos are genuinely popular. (Read More)

One of the world's largest supermarket brands serving 72m customers weekly acknowledges cyber breach. (Read More)

A reasonable plea to retain the Office of Net Assessment. I concur. (Read More)

Fact or Fiction:

"The Thinking Machine: Jensen Huang, Nvidia, and the World's Most Coveted Microchip" by Stephen Witt is a fantastic business book. Jensen's journey with Nvidia is quite incredible and I was amazed at how little of this story I actually knew. Great personal journey, Silicon Valley start-up experiences, and a viewpoint into globalization of supply chains. Highly recommended and likely to wind up on my top 10 list for the year. (Amazon Link)

Quote of the Week:

“A system where all the parts know their place is one step away from collapse.” - Kenji Kamiyama