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Securing Tomorrow: Your Daily Dose of Cyber Safety, Tech Trends, National Security News, and Inspiration.
“Knowledge is power.”
-Sir Francis Bacon
I. National Security: Key developments in national security, particularly cyber and technological warfare.
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Army creates new AI-focused career field for officers
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The U.S. Army has opened a new “49B Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning” career field for officers, creating a cadre of uniformed experts tasked with integrating AI and ML into logistics, battlefield decision‑making and robotics; officers can transfer via the Volunteer Transfer Incentive Program, undergo graduate‑level training, and may later be joined by warrant officers, as part of a broader DoD push that includes a Pentagon‑wide rollout of Google’s Gemini AI for service members. Click here to read more.
II. Tech Trends: Updates on emerging technology trends shaping the digital world.
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OpenAI reorganizes some teams to build audio-based AI hardware products
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OpenAI is consolidating engineering, product and research teams into a single initiative to accelerate its audio‑model work, aiming to launch a new audio language model in early 2026 as a stepping stone toward dedicated hardware—such as smart speakers or audio‑focused glasses—that would broaden voice‑interface adoption beyond the text‑centric ChatGPT experience. Click here to read more.
III. Inspiration: Articles centered on faith that offer guidance and reflection.
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Brett Favre Encourages Fans to Follow Jesus in Conviction-Filled Christmas Post
- Former NFL star Brett Favre posted a Christmas‑time Instagram message declaring that his football talent comes from Jesus Christ, urging fans to “put your faith in Him who can save,” quoting Ephesians 2:8‑9 and wishing everyone a Merry Christmas; he reflected on his career, including a pivotal 2003 game played after his father’s death, and highlighted how his faith has guided his life and decisions both on and off the field. Click here to read more.
IV. Cyber Safety: A focus on the latest cybersecurity threats, tips, or breaches impacting individuals and organizations.
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New York-based fashion maker claimed by Russia-linked hackers
- Esquire Brands, a New York‑based maker of children’s footwear that licenses names like DKNY, Sam Edelman and Kenneth Cole, was hit by the Play ransomware gang, which posted a threat on the gang’s dark‑web forum to release stolen client files, payroll data, financial records and other confidential information as early as January 3; the attackers, linked to Russian‑aligned cybercrime networks, have a history of high‑profile extortions and use intermittent encryption to speed data exfiltration, prompting concerns over identity theft, phishing and corporate espionage. Click here to read more.
V. Shield of Israel: Coverage from The Jerusalem Post, providing an Israeli perspective on ongoing conflicts.
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‘We are locked and loaded’: Trump threatens to attack Iran regime if protesters harmed
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President Donald Trump warned on Truth Social that the United States is “locked and loaded” and ready to intervene militarily if Iranian authorities kill any more protestors, urging Tehran to stop the violence; Iranian officials, including an adviser to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, dismissed the threat as dangerous interference, while opposition figures such as Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi and Israel’s National Security Minister Itamar Ben‑Gvir voiced support for the demonstrators, amid reports of multiple deaths and arrests during the ongoing protests. Click here to read more.