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Publication will resume Wednesday, Feb. 19.<span></span><br /> </div> </td> </tr> <tr id="hideHeadlines" style="display:none;"> <td style="word-break:break-word;padding:10px 0px 10px 0px;" class="mobilePadding" align="left"> <div class="desktopFontSize" style="cursor:auto;color:#000;font-family: verdana, arial, sans-serif;line-height: 1.23;"> <p class="grouphead"> <b>HEADLINES AT A GLANCE</b> </p> <ul > <li><a href="#1304433" style="color: #196bad">ACM Names 2024 Distinguished Members</a></li> <li><a href="#1304376" style="color: #196bad">DOGE Hit With Suit Over 'Data Breach'</a></li> <li><a href="#1304286" style="color: #196bad">France Taps Nuclear Power in Race for AI Supremacy</a></li> <li><a href="#1304565" style="color: #196bad">TikTok Back on Apple, Google App Stores</a></li> <li><a href="#1304425" style="color: #196bad">EU Ditches Tech Regulation Plans</a></li> <li><a href="#1304419" style="color: #196bad">Top U.S. Grid Wins Speedy Review of Power Plants to Feed AI</a></li> <li><a href="#1304456" style="color: #196bad">Hackers Expose Iridium Satellite Security Flaws</a></li> <li><a href="#1304452" style="color: #196bad">X Agrees to Pay $10 Million to Settle Trump Lawsuit</a></li> <li><a href="#1304525" style="color: #196bad">Google Hub in Poland to Develop AI Use in Energy, Cybersecurity Sectors</a></li> <li><a href="#1304406" style="color: #196bad">Keep Hardware Safe by Cutting Out Code's Clues</a></li> <li><a href="#1304284" style="color: #196bad">After 30 Years, Java Still An Enterprise Cornerstone</a></li> <li><a href="#1304283" style="color: #196bad">China Registers Over 450,000 Smart Robotics Firms</a></li> <li><a href="#1304398" style="color: #196bad">Apple Fixes Zero-Day Exploited in 'Extremely Sophisticated' Attacks</a></li> </ul> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="word-break:break-word;padding:10px 0px 10px 0px;" class="mobilePadding" align="left"> <div class="desktopFontSize" style="cursor:auto;color:#000;font-family: verdana, arial, sans-serif;line-height: 1.23;"> <a name="1304433"></a> <span class="desktopFontSize" style="color: #005985; font-family: verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size:20px;">  <div style="margin-top:5px;margin-bottom:5px;"> <a name="1304433"></a> <a href="https://www.acm.org/media-center/2025/february/distinguished-members-2024" target="_blank"><b>ACM Names 2024 Distinguished Members</b></a> </div>  </span> <span style="font-size:14x;font-family:verdana;line-height:1.3;color:#2c2c2c"><img align="right" alt="" height="113" src="https://news.content.smithbucklin.com/acm_TechNews/images/thumbnails/acm-distinguished-member-badge.jpg" style="margin-left:20px; margin-right:20px" width="200" />ACM has named 56 new Distinguished Members for their impact in the computing field, including researchers from organizations in Australia, Bangladesh, Canada, China, Cyprus, Denmark, Germany, Ireland, India, Switzerland, Turkey, the U.K, and the U.S. The 2024 Distinguished Members made contributions in autonomous vehicles, AI, cybersecurity, mobile networks, software, and other technology areas. “Each year we look forward to selecting a new class of ACM Distinguished Members from among our worldwide association of 110,000 colleagues,” said ACM President Yannis Ioannidis. "The Distinguished Members Program not only celebrates innovation but also underscores the value of being part of a vibrant technical community."<br /></span> [ <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#005985;">»</span> <a style="font-size:14px;" href="https://www.acm.org/media-center/2025/february/distinguished-members-2024" target="_blank" >Read full article</a> <span class="desktopFontSize" style="color: crimson; font-family: verdana, arial, sans-serif;"> <a href="https://www.acm.org/media-center/2025/february/distinguished-members-2024" target="_blank" ></a> </span> ] <div style="margin-top:5px;margin-bottom:0px;color:#666666;"> <i>ACM Media Center<span style="color:#666666"> (February 12, 2025)</span></i> </div> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="word-break:break-word;padding:10px 0px 10px 0px;" class="mobilePadding" align="left"> <div class="desktopFontSize" style="cursor:auto;color:#000;font-family: verdana, arial, sans-serif;line-height: 1.23;"> <a name="1304376"></a> <br> <img src="https://news.content.smithbucklin.com/c3/images/attachments/225/w_1880_h_1254.jpg" alt="Treasury Dept" border="0" height="auto" style="width: 77%;">  <span class="desktopFontSize" style="color: #005985; font-family: verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size:20px;">  <div style="margin-top:5px;margin-bottom:5px;"> <a name="1304376"></a> <a href="https://news.bloomberglaw.com/privacy-and-data-security/doge-hit-with-electronic-privacy-groups-suit-over-data-breach" target="_blank"><b>DOGE Hit With Suit Over 'Data Breach'</b></a> </div>  </span> <span style="font-size:14x;font-family:verdana;line-height:1.3;color:#2c2c2c">The Electronic Privacy Information Center is suing the Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and other federal agencies over what it calls “the largest and most consequential data breach in U.S. history.” The suit also targets the U.S. Office of Personnel Management and Treasury Department and their leadership, alleging they administered systems containing “vast quantities” of sensitive personal information while failing to comply with the Federal Information Security Modernization Act, and that they violated the Privacy Act by disclosing that data.<br /></span> [ <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#005985;">»</span> <a style="font-size:14px;" href="https://news.bloomberglaw.com/privacy-and-data-security/doge-hit-with-electronic-privacy-groups-suit-over-data-breach" target="_blank" >Read full article</a> <span class="desktopFontSize" style="color: crimson; font-family: verdana, arial, sans-serif;"> <a href="https://news.bloomberglaw.com/privacy-and-data-security/doge-hit-with-electronic-privacy-groups-suit-over-data-breach" target="_blank" ></a> </span> ] <div style="margin-top:5px;margin-bottom:0px;color:#666666;"> <i>Bloomberg Law<span style="color:#666666">; Sam Skolnik (February 11, 2025)</span></i> </div> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="word-break:break-word;padding:10px 0px 10px 0px;" class="mobilePadding" align="left"> <div class="desktopFontSize" style="cursor:auto;color:#000;font-family: verdana, arial, sans-serif;line-height: 1.23;"> <a name="1304286"></a> <br> <img src="https://news.content.smithbucklin.com/c3/images/attachments/225/im-47261180.jpg" alt="President Emmanuel Macron" border="0" height="auto" style="width: 77%;">  <span class="desktopFontSize" style="color: #005985; font-family: verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size:20px;">  <div style="margin-top:5px;margin-bottom:5px;"> <a name="1304286"></a> <a href="https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/france-taps-nuclear-power-for-new-ai-training-cluster-a7804107" target="_blank"><b>France Taps Nuclear Power in Race for AI Supremacy</b></a> </div>  </span> <span style="font-size:14x;font-family:verdana;line-height:1.3;color:#2c2c2c">France said it would provide a gigawatt of nuclear power for a new AI computing project. AI cloud platform FluidStack plans to start construction on the project in the third quarter of this year, with the first tranche of 250 megawatts of power expected to be connected to AI computing chips by the end of 2026. FluidStack said the facility could expand to 10 gigawatts by 2030.<br /></span> [ <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#005985;">»</span> <a style="font-size:14px;" href="https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/france-taps-nuclear-power-for-new-ai-training-cluster-a7804107" target="_blank" >Read full article</a> <span class="desktopFontSize" style="color: crimson; font-family: verdana, arial, sans-serif;"> <a href="https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/france-taps-nuclear-power-for-new-ai-training-cluster-a7804107" target="_blank" ></a>*May Require Paid Registration </span> ] <div style="margin-top:5px;margin-bottom:0px;color:#666666;"> <i>The Wall Street Journal<span style="color:#666666">; Sam Schechner; Asa Fitch (February 10, 2025)</span></i> </div> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="word-break:break-word;padding:10px 0px 10px 0px;" class="mobilePadding" align="left"> <div class="desktopFontSize" style="cursor:auto;color:#000;font-family: verdana, arial, sans-serif;line-height: 1.23;"> <a name="1304565"></a> <br> <img src="https://news.content.smithbucklin.com/c3/images/attachments/225/npr.brightspotcdn4.jpg" alt="The TikTok app logo is shown on an iPhone" border="0" height="auto" style="width: 77%;">  <span class="desktopFontSize" style="color: #005985; font-family: verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size:20px;">  <div style="margin-top:5px;margin-bottom:5px;"> <a name="1304565"></a> <a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/02/13/nx-s1-5273651/tiktok-is-back-apple-google-app-stores" target="_blank"><b>TikTok Back on Apple, Google App Stores</b></a> </div>  </span> <span style="font-size:14x;font-family:verdana;line-height:1.3;color:#2c2c2c">TikTok has returned to Apple and Google's app stores. The firms pulled TikTok from app stores on Jan. 19, the date a law passed by the U.S. Congress took effect that prevented businesses from supporting TikTok as long as it is controlled by China's ByteDance. On Thursday, Apple and Google received a letter from U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi informing the companies they will not be prosecuted for supporting TikTok.<br /></span> [ <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#005985;">»</span> <a style="font-size:14px;" href="https://www.npr.org/2025/02/13/nx-s1-5273651/tiktok-is-back-apple-google-app-stores" target="_blank" >Read full article</a> <span class="desktopFontSize" style="color: crimson; font-family: verdana, arial, sans-serif;"> <a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/02/13/nx-s1-5273651/tiktok-is-back-apple-google-app-stores" target="_blank" ></a> </span> ] <div style="margin-top:5px;margin-bottom:0px;color:#666666;"> <i>NPR<span style="color:#666666">; Bobby Allyn (February 13, 2025)</span></i> </div> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="word-break:break-word;padding:10px 0px 10px 0px;" class="mobilePadding" align="left"> <div class="desktopFontSize" style="cursor:auto;color:#000;font-family: verdana, arial, sans-serif;line-height: 1.23;"> <a name="1304425"></a> <br> <img src="https://news.content.smithbucklin.com/c3/images/attachments/225/DKTUQK5OYNPKZEQI4LSJOLO7D4.jpg" alt="European Union flags flutter" border="0" height="auto" style="width: 77%;">  <span class="desktopFontSize" style="color: #005985; font-family: verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size:20px;">  <div style="margin-top:5px;margin-bottom:5px;"> <a name="1304425"></a> <a href="https://www.reuters.com/technology/eu-ditches-plans-regulate-tech-patents-ai-liability-online-privacy-2025-02-12/" target="_blank"><b>EU Ditches Tech Regulation Plans</b></a> </div>  </span> <span style="font-size:14x;font-family:verdana;line-height:1.3;color:#2c2c2c">The European Commission on Wednesday said it has scrapped draft rules regulating technology patents, AI, and consumer privacy on messaging apps, saying it did not expect approval from EU lawmakers and countries. One of the rules, the AI Liability Directive proposed in 2022, would have allowed consumers to sue for compensation for harm due to the fault or omission of a provider, developer, or user of AI technology.<br /></span> [ <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#005985;">»</span> <a style="font-size:14px;" href="https://www.reuters.com/technology/eu-ditches-plans-regulate-tech-patents-ai-liability-online-privacy-2025-02-12/" target="_blank" >Read full article</a> <span class="desktopFontSize" style="color: crimson; font-family: verdana, arial, sans-serif;"> <a href="https://www.reuters.com/technology/eu-ditches-plans-regulate-tech-patents-ai-liability-online-privacy-2025-02-12/" target="_blank" ></a> </span> ] <div style="margin-top:5px;margin-bottom:0px;color:#666666;"> <i>Reuters<span style="color:#666666">; Foo Yun Chee (February 12, 2025)</span></i> </div> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="word-break:break-word;padding:10px 0px 10px 0px;" class="mobilePadding" align="left"> <div class="desktopFontSize" style="cursor:auto;color:#000;font-family: verdana, arial, sans-serif;line-height: 1.23;"> <a name="1304419"></a> <br> <img src="https://news.content.smithbucklin.com/c3/images/attachments/225/GettyImages-496954876.jpg" alt="FERC approves PJM’s fast-track power plant interconnection plan" border="0" height="auto" style="width: 77%;">  <span class="desktopFontSize" style="color: #005985; font-family: verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size:20px;">  <div style="margin-top:5px;margin-bottom:5px;"> <a name="1304419"></a> <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-02-12/biggest-us-grid-gets-ok-to-fast-track-power-plants-amid-ai-boom?sref=db2f3qgr" target="_blank"><b>Top U.S. Grid Wins Speedy Review of Power Plants to Feed AI</b></a> </div>  </span> <span style="font-size:14x;font-family:verdana;line-height:1.3;color:#2c2c2c">PJM Interconnection LLC, which manages a 13-state power-grid network, won federal approval to fast-track the review of dozens of new power-plant projects to shore up supplies amid a proliferation of AI datacenters. PJM will review up to 50 new projects specifically to boost grid reliability starting in April, to help avoid potential shortages toward the end of this decade, the U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission said in an order issued Tuesday.<br /></span> [ <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#005985;">»</span> <a style="font-size:14px;" href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-02-12/biggest-us-grid-gets-ok-to-fast-track-power-plants-amid-ai-boom?sref=db2f3qgr" target="_blank" >Read full article</a> <span class="desktopFontSize" style="color: crimson; font-family: verdana, arial, sans-serif;"> <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-02-12/biggest-us-grid-gets-ok-to-fast-track-power-plants-amid-ai-boom?sref=db2f3qgr" target="_blank" ></a> </span> ] <div style="margin-top:5px;margin-bottom:0px;color:#666666;"> <i>Bloomberg<span style="color:#666666">; Naureen S. Malik (February 12, 2025)</span></i> </div> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="word-break:break-word;padding:10px 0px 10px 0px;" class="mobilePadding" align="left"> <div class="desktopFontSize" style="cursor:auto;color:#000;font-family: verdana, arial, sans-serif;line-height: 1.23;"> <a name="1304456"></a> <br> <img src="https://news.content.smithbucklin.com/c3/images/attachments/225/collage-of-the-iridium-8-mission-s-rocket-launch-and-an-iridium-satellite.jpg" alt="Iridium" border="0" height="auto" style="width: 77%;">  <span class="desktopFontSize" style="color: #005985; font-family: verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size:20px;">  <div style="margin-top:5px;margin-bottom:5px;"> <a name="1304456"></a> <a href="https://spectrum.ieee.org/iridium-satellite" target="_blank"><b>Hackers Expose Iridium Satellite Security Flaws</b></a> </div>  </span> <span style="font-size:14x;font-family:verdana;line-height:1.3;color:#2c2c2c">German white hat hackers demonstrated how to intercept text messages sent via U.S. satellite communication system Iridium and locate users with an accuracy of about 4 kilometers. During a presentation at the Chaos Communication Congress in late December, the hackers highlighted the vulnerabilities, which they said can be exploited using a commercially available Iridium antenna, a software-defined radio receiver, and a basic computer such as the Raspberry Pi.<br /></span> [ <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#005985;">»</span> <a style="font-size:14px;" href="https://spectrum.ieee.org/iridium-satellite" target="_blank" >Read full article</a> <span class="desktopFontSize" style="color: crimson; font-family: verdana, arial, sans-serif;"> <a href="https://spectrum.ieee.org/iridium-satellite" target="_blank" ></a> </span> ] <div style="margin-top:5px;margin-bottom:0px;color:#666666;"> <i>IEEE Spectrum<span style="color:#666666">; Tereza Pultarova (February 12, 2025)</span></i> </div> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="word-break:break-word;padding:10px 0px 10px 0px;" class="mobilePadding" align="left"> <div class="desktopFontSize" style="cursor:auto;color:#000;font-family: verdana, arial, sans-serif;line-height: 1.23;"> <a name="1304452"></a> <span class="desktopFontSize" style="color: #005985; font-family: verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size:20px;">  <div style="margin-top:5px;margin-bottom:5px;"> <a name="1304452"></a> <a href="https://www.wsj.com/tech/musks-x-agrees-to-pay-about-10-million-to-settle-trump-lawsuit-a38348f8" target="_blank"><b>X Agrees to Pay $10 Million to Settle Trump Lawsuit</b></a> </div>  </span> <span style="font-size:14x;font-family:verdana;line-height:1.3;color:#2c2c2c"><img align="right" alt="" height="120" src="https://news.content.smithbucklin.com/acm_TechNews/images/thumbnails/elon-musk-x-adds-audio-video-call-features-to-android.jpeg" style="margin-left:20px; margin-right:20px" width="180" />X has agreed to pay about $10 million to settle a lawsuit that U.S. President Trump brought against it. The agreement makes X the second social-media company to settle litigation that Trump filed when the companies removed him from their platforms for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol. Last month, Meta settled a similar lawsuit over its suspension of Trump’s Facebook account for $25 million. Trump’s attorneys are also expected to pursue a settlement with Google, which banned Trump from YouTube after the riot.<br /></span> [ <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#005985;">»</span> <a style="font-size:14px;" href="https://www.wsj.com/tech/musks-x-agrees-to-pay-about-10-million-to-settle-trump-lawsuit-a38348f8" target="_blank" >Read full article</a> <span class="desktopFontSize" style="color: crimson; font-family: verdana, arial, sans-serif;"> <a href="https://www.wsj.com/tech/musks-x-agrees-to-pay-about-10-million-to-settle-trump-lawsuit-a38348f8" target="_blank" ></a>*May Require Paid Registration </span> ] <div style="margin-top:5px;margin-bottom:0px;color:#666666;"> <i>The Wall Street Journal<span style="color:#666666">; Annie Linskey; Rebecca Ballhaus (February 12, 2025)</span></i> </div> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="word-break:break-word;padding:10px 0px 10px 0px;" class="mobilePadding" align="left"> <div class="desktopFontSize" style="cursor:auto;color:#000;font-family: verdana, arial, sans-serif;line-height: 1.23;"> <a name="1304525"></a> <br> <img src="https://news.content.smithbucklin.com/c3/images/attachments/225/dims.apnews42.jpg" alt="Google hub in Poland to develop AI use in energy and cybersecurity sectors" border="0" height="auto" style="width: 77%;">  <span class="desktopFontSize" style="color: #005985; font-family: verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size:20px;">  <div style="margin-top:5px;margin-bottom:5px;"> <a name="1304525"></a> <a href="https://apnews.com/article/google-poland-ai-innovations-investment-475ad8b95cb3f3060e352be8720008bd" target="_blank"><b>Google Hub in Poland to Develop AI Use in Energy, Cybersecurity Sectors</b></a> </div>  </span> <span style="font-size:14x;font-family:verdana;line-height:1.3;color:#2c2c2c">Google and Poland on Thursday signed an agreement to develop the use of AI in the country’s energy, cybersecurity, and other sectors. Google is also dedicating $5 million over the next five years in Poland to expand training programs and increase digital skills among the young. Earlier in the week, Prime Minister Donald Tusk said Google and Microsoft will be among the international businesses planning to invest about 650 billion zlotys ($160 billion) in Poland this year.<br /></span> [ <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#005985;">»</span> <a style="font-size:14px;" href="https://apnews.com/article/google-poland-ai-innovations-investment-475ad8b95cb3f3060e352be8720008bd" target="_blank" >Read full article</a> <span class="desktopFontSize" style="color: crimson; font-family: verdana, arial, sans-serif;"> <a href="https://apnews.com/article/google-poland-ai-innovations-investment-475ad8b95cb3f3060e352be8720008bd" target="_blank" ></a> </span> ] <div style="margin-top:5px;margin-bottom:0px;color:#666666;"> <i>Associated Press<span style="color:#666666"> (February 13, 2025)</span></i> </div> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="word-break:break-word;padding:10px 0px 10px 0px;" class="mobilePadding" align="left"> <div class="desktopFontSize" style="cursor:auto;color:#000;font-family: verdana, arial, sans-serif;line-height: 1.23;"> <a name="1304406"></a> <span class="desktopFontSize" style="color: #005985; font-family: verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size:20px;">  <div style="margin-top:5px;margin-bottom:5px;"> <a name="1304406"></a> <a href="https://news.mit.edu/2025/to-keep-hardware-safe-cut-out-codes-clues-0211" target="_blank"><b>Keep Hardware Safe by Cutting Out Code's Clues</b></a> </div>  </span> <span style="font-size:14x;font-family:verdana;line-height:1.3;color:#2c2c2c">A security method developed by researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology improves the effectiveness of address space layout randomization against hardware attacks. The "Oreo" method removes random bits of addresses that lead to program instructions and inserts a "masked address space" between virtual and physical memory to re-map code from random virtual addresses to fixed locations before the hardware executes the code.<br /></span> [ <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#005985;">»</span> <a style="font-size:14px;" href="https://news.mit.edu/2025/to-keep-hardware-safe-cut-out-codes-clues-0211" target="_blank" >Read full article</a> <span class="desktopFontSize" style="color: crimson; font-family: verdana, arial, sans-serif;"> <a href="https://news.mit.edu/2025/to-keep-hardware-safe-cut-out-codes-clues-0211" target="_blank" ></a> </span> ] <div style="margin-top:5px;margin-bottom:0px;color:#666666;"> <i>MIT News<span style="color:#666666">; Alex Shipps (February 11, 2025)</span></i> </div> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="word-break:break-word;padding:10px 0px 10px 0px;" class="mobilePadding" align="left"> <div class="desktopFontSize" style="cursor:auto;color:#000;font-family: verdana, arial, sans-serif;line-height: 1.23;"> <a name="1304284"></a> <br> <img src="https://news.content.smithbucklin.com/c3/images/attachments/225/GettyImages-183805843.jpg" alt="funky-data" border="0" height="auto" style="width: 77%;">  <span class="desktopFontSize" style="color: #005985; font-family: verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size:20px;">  <div style="margin-top:5px;margin-bottom:5px;"> <a name="1304284"></a> <a href="https://www.ciodive.com/news/java-turns-thirty-oracle-open-source-azul/739500/" target="_blank"><b>After 30 Years, Java Still An Enterprise Cornerstone</b></a> </div>  </span> <span style="font-size:14x;font-family:verdana;line-height:1.3;color:#2c2c2c">In a survey of more than 2,000 developers by Java support service provider Azul, close to 70% of respondents said more than half of their organization's applications run on Java. In addition, about half of respondents said they are using Java to build AI applications.<br /></span> [ <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#005985;">»</span> <a style="font-size:14px;" href="https://www.ciodive.com/news/java-turns-thirty-oracle-open-source-azul/739500/" target="_blank" >Read full article</a> <span class="desktopFontSize" style="color: crimson; font-family: verdana, arial, sans-serif;"> <a href="https://www.ciodive.com/news/java-turns-thirty-oracle-open-source-azul/739500/" target="_blank" ></a> </span> ] <div style="margin-top:5px;margin-bottom:0px;color:#666666;"> <i>CIO Dive<span style="color:#666666">; Matt Ashare (February 7, 2025)</span></i> </div> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="word-break:break-word;padding:10px 0px 10px 0px;" class="mobilePadding" align="left"> <div class="desktopFontSize" style="cursor:auto;color:#000;font-family: verdana, arial, sans-serif;line-height: 1.23;"> <a name="1304283"></a> <br> <img src="https://news.content.smithbucklin.com/c3/images/attachments/225/67a99669a310a2ab87b6a717.jpg" alt="An AI vehicle charging robot" border="0" height="auto" style="width: 77%;">  <span class="desktopFontSize" style="color: #005985; font-family: verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size:20px;">  <div style="margin-top:5px;margin-bottom:5px;"> <a name="1304283"></a> <a href="https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202502/10/WS67a99669a310a2ab06eab353.html" target="_blank"><b>China Registers Over 450,000 Smart Robotics Firms</b></a> </div>  </span> <span style="font-size:14x;font-family:verdana;line-height:1.3;color:#2c2c2c">Data from China's State Administration for Market Regulation show 451,700 companies registered in the intelligent robotics sector as of the end of last year, up 19.39% from the end of 2023 and 206.73% from the end of 2020. Scientific research and technical services; IT, software, and IT services; and wholesale and retail businesses accounted for 80% of those companies.<br /></span> [ <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#005985;">»</span> <a style="font-size:14px;" href="https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202502/10/WS67a99669a310a2ab06eab353.html" target="_blank" >Read full article</a> <span class="desktopFontSize" style="color: crimson; font-family: verdana, arial, sans-serif;"> <a href="https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202502/10/WS67a99669a310a2ab06eab353.html" target="_blank" ></a> </span> ] <div style="margin-top:5px;margin-bottom:0px;color:#666666;"> <i>China Daily<span style="color:#666666">; Sun Chi (February 10, 2025)</span></i> </div> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="word-break:break-word;padding:10px 0px 10px 0px;" class="mobilePadding" align="left"> <div class="desktopFontSize" style="cursor:auto;color:#000;font-family: verdana, arial, sans-serif;line-height: 1.23;"> <a name="1304398"></a> <span class="desktopFontSize" style="color: #005985; font-family: verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size:20px;">  <div style="margin-top:5px;margin-bottom:5px;"> <a name="1304398"></a> <a href="https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/apple/apple-fixes-zero-day-exploited-in-extremely-sophisticated-attacks/" target="_blank"><b>Apple Fixes Zero-Day Exploited in 'Extremely Sophisticated' Attacks</b></a> </div>  </span> <span style="font-size:14x;font-family:verdana;line-height:1.3;color:#2c2c2c"><img align="right" alt="" height="113" src="https://news.content.smithbucklin.com/acm_TechNews/images/thumbnails/Apple-headpic.jpg" style="margin-left:20px; margin-right:20px" width="200" />Apple issued emergency security updates to fix a zero-day vulnerability that allowed attackers to bypass USB Restricted Mode, which prevents accessories from making a data connection with iPhones and iPads that are locked for more than an hour. 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