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The 2025 ACM Gordon Bell Prize has been awarded to an eight-member team from the University of Texas at Austin, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, and University of California San Diego for the development of a digital twin enabling real-time, data-driven tsunami forecasting with dynamic adaptivity to complex source behavior. Honorable mention for the prize went to a 10-member team from Switzerland’s ETH Zurich for their “Ab-initio Quantum Transport with the GW Approximation, 42,240 Atoms, and Sustained Exascale Performance” project.

From "ACM Gordon Bell Prize Awarded for Tsunami Prediction Simulation"
ACM Media Center (11/20/25)
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Reuters

The U.S., U.K., and Australia jointly sanctioned Russia's Media Land web company, accusing it of providing “bulletproof hosting” services that enable ransomware and phishing attacks. The U.S. Treasury also targeted several of the company’s leaders and related entities, while Britain added Aeza Group and ML.Cloud to its sanctions list and imposed asset freezes, travel bans, and director disqualifications. Australia issued parallel measures to disrupt ransomware operations impacting hospitals, schools, and businesses.

From "U.S., U.K., Australia Sanction Russian Cyber Firms over Ransomware Links"
Reuters (11/19/25) Sam Tabahriti
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Reuters

The EU has proposed easing AI and privacy regulations through its “Digital Omnibus,” delaying stricter AI rules for high-risk areas until December 2027 and simplifying consent for cookies. The plan clarifies when data is no longer considered personal, potentially allowing companies like Google, Meta, and OpenAI to use European data for AI training. While tech firms welcomed the changes, privacy advocates argue the proposals favor Big Tech and undermine digital rights.

From "EU Eases AI, Privacy Rules"
Reuters (11/19/25) Supantha Mukherjee; Foo Yun Chee
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The Wall Street Journal

The U.S. Commerce Department has approved the sale of up to 70,000 advanced AI chips to major state-backed firms in the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia, reversing earlier security-related opposition to such sales. The decision follows direct talks between U.S. President Trump and Gulf leaders. The approvals allow shipments of Nvidia GB300 servers and equivalents to Abu Dhabi’s G42 and Saudi Arabia’s Humain, with guardrails to prevent Chinese access to the chips.

From "U.S. Approves Deal to Sell AI Chips to Middle East"
The Wall Street Journal (11/19/25) Robbie Whelan; Amrith Ramkumar
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Axios

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted to rescind telecom cybersecurity rules enacted at the end of the previous administration, which had required providers to annually attest to maintaining cybersecurity risk-management plans under Section 105 of the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act. FCC Chair Brendan Carr argued the framework was ineffective and legally flawed, favoring industry-led, collaborative security measures instead.

From "FCC Rolls Back Telecom Cybersecurity Rules"
Axios (11/20/25) Sam Sabin
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The Wall Street Journal

The U.S. and its allies are racing to develop quantum navigation systems as GPS becomes increasingly unreliable due to jamming and spoofing by Russia, China, and other adversaries. Australian startup Q-CTRL recently tested a quantum magnetometer on a small aircraft, showing it could determine position by reading Earth’s magnetic field. The Pentagon is funding efforts to make these fragile quantum sensors more robust for real-world military use, while researchers also are studying quantum clocks and gravity-based navigation.

From "The Pentagon Can’t Trust GPS Anymore. Is Quantum Physics the Answer?"
The Wall Street Journal (11/20/25) Mike Cherney
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