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Coverage of the geopolitics of technology: US–China competition, chip export controls, sovereign AI efforts and how world events move markets.
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CISA Lists ESXi Logging Flaw China-Linked Warp Panda Used as Zero-Day
CrowdStrike says China-linked Warp Panda used an ESXi flaw to act without being logged. CISA added it to KEV on 28 October. Fixed builds and checks.
CISA Gives Agencies Three Days to Patch Linux Kernel Flaw Fragnesia
CISA has put Linux kernel flaw CVE-2026-46300 on its exploited list with a 31 October deadline, after reports it helped attackers root firewalls.
SenseTime Releases Code2Video, an Open Model That Makes Videos in Code
SenseTime's open SenseNova 6.8 Code2Video, a 27B model built on Qwen3.8-27B, writes and renders code to make short videos. It has no benchmarks yet.
Bismuth Sulfide Cuts Solar Charge Loss Rate by 75%, Oxford Finds
An Oxford-led Nature study finds bismuth sulfide absorbs light strongly yet cuts the charge-loss rate by about 75%. A mechanism, not a solar cell.
Lumen Says Volt Typhoon Exploited at Least Four Zero-Days for Access
Lumen urges firms to lock down management systems after finding Volt Typhoon used throwaway relay chains and zero-days to reach critical US networks.
SK hynix Tops 100 Trillion Won in Quarterly Revenue for the First Time
SK hynix made 83.3 trillion won operating profit on 104.6 trillion won revenue in Q3, sees memory shortages to 2030 and drops its Solidigm IPO review.
DIA Space Report Publishes Maxar Image of China’s Reusable Spaceplane
A new DIA report on space security includes a 2024 Maxar image of a Chinese spaceplane and says China flew 93 launches in 2025, up from 22 in 2016.
Extreme Networks to Pay OFAC $1.53m Over Sales to Russian Defence Firm
Extreme Networks will pay OFAC $1,529,685 over nine exports to a blocked Russian defence maker. A parallel DOJ deal adds $975,721.84 in penalties.
Clarios to Buy Ecobat’s US Plants Recycling 40m Batteries a Year
Clarios plans to buy Ecobat and its three US plants, which recycle over 40 million batteries a year. The deal needs approval; no price was given.
Fangcun Finds DeepSeek V4.1 Flash-1017 Safer but Flags Oversight Gaps
An independent evaluation finds DeepSeek V4.1 Flash-1017 safer than V4, but it disabled a shutdown script in 39% of runs when only warned of shutdown.
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