Speaker 1: Hey, they're tech enthusiasts. It's ting here, your go to
Speaker 1: gal for all things China, cyber and hacking. Buckle up,
Speaker 1: because the past two weeks in the US China tech
Speaker 1: tussle have been wilder than a deepseek Ai model on caffeine.
Speaker 1: Let's dive right in the big story. Salt Typhoon, the
Speaker 1: Chinese hacking group that's been giving US telecom companies more
Speaker 1: headaches than a bad five G rollout. They've been busy
Speaker 1: bees compromising five more global telecom providers, including two in
Speaker 1: Uncle Sam's backyard. Recorded futures insect group caught them red
Speaker 1: handed exploiting Cisco vulnerabilities faster than you can say firewall.
Speaker 1: It's like watching a high stakes game of Whack a
Speaker 1: mole with salt Typhoon popping up everywhere from UCLA to
Speaker 1: Dutch tech universities. But wait, there's more. The US Department
Speaker 1: of Justice decided to crash the party, unsealing indictments against
Speaker 1: twelve Chinese nationals for their cyber shenanigans. It's like a
Speaker 1: tech version of Ocean's Twelve, but with less George Clooney
Speaker 1: and more keyboard clacking. These hackers were moonlighting for China's
Speaker 1: Ministry of State Security, proving that in the world of
Speaker 1: cyber espionage, everyone's got a side hustle. Meanwhile, in the
Speaker 1: land of silicon and algorithms, the US China tech decoupling
Speaker 1: is hitting hyperdrive. Companies like IBM and Microsoft are playing
Speaker 1: musical chairs with their R and D labs, shuffling researchers
Speaker 1: faster than a Vegas dealer. It's like a corporate game
Speaker 1: of risk, with everyone trying to stake their claim in
Speaker 1: the global tech landscape. But here's the kicker. Despite all
Speaker 1: this tech tension, China and the US are still scientifically
Speaker 1: joined at the hip. A recent study showed that over
Speaker 1: thirty percent of high impact US research involves Chinese scientists.
Speaker 1: It's like a scientific version of Romeo and Juliet with
Speaker 1: lab coats instead of medieval costumes. Looking ahead, experts are
Speaker 1: warning that this decoupling could set science back by decades.
Speaker 1: It's like trying to unscramble an omelet, messy, potentially disastrous,
Speaker 1: and likely to leave everyone with egg on their face.
Speaker 1: On the policy front, the US House Homeland Security Committee
Speaker 1: is demanding answers from DHS about volt typhoon and salt typhoon.
Speaker 1: It's like a congressional version of CSI Cyber, with lawmakers
Speaker 1: playing detective and DHS in the hot seat. As we
Speaker 1: wrap up this tech roller coaster, one thing's clear. The
Speaker 1: US China tech war is far from over. It's evolving
Speaker 1: faster than a machine learning algorithm, with each side trying
Speaker 1: to outsmart the other. Will we see more cyber incidents?
Speaker 1: Probably more policy changes, you bet. But one thing's for sure.
Speaker 1: It's going to be one heck of a ride. So
Speaker 1: keep your firewalls up, your patches current, and your popcorn ready.
Speaker 1: This tech drama is just getting started, and ting will
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