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Biological Smoke Detectors: Why Censoring AI Capabilities Will Miss the Point, And What We Should Build Instead

David Bray — Mon, 15 Jun 2026 18:33:00 +0000

The assumption that we can prevent AI from being used for harmful biological research rests on a flawed premise: that we can control access to both the AI models and the underlying biological data.

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Hadrian Adds Veteran Security and Defense Leaders to Support Next Phase of Growth

OODA OG Analyst — Mon, 15 Jun 2026 16:28:30 +0000

Hadrian, the advanced manufacturing company building AI-powered factories for America, today announced that Caleb Sima has joined the company as Chief Security Officer and Wallis Laughrey will join as Vice President of Munitions. These additions to the executive team follow Hadrian’s recent unveiling of Factory Four, a 2.2 million square foot facility located just outside […]

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At least 31 dead after bus crashes in Ethiopia

OODA OG Analyst — Mon, 15 Jun 2026 16:25:29 +0000

Police in Ethiopia say at least 31 people are dead and dozens more injured after a bus crash in the conflict-hit northern Amhara region. The overcrowded bus was traveling from the Dessie area to the capital, Addis Ababa, early Monday when it veered off the road and plunged into a ravine, according to the Kombolcha […]

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African migrants with deep roots in South Africa flee xenophobic attacks

OODA OG Analyst — Mon, 15 Jun 2026 16:23:56 +0000

When 33-year-old Princess Adjei set up her hair salon in downtown Durban in November, she had lived in South Africa since moving from Ghana as a toddler; there was no other place she called home. Adjei did all her schooling in South Africa, has local friends and speaks Zulu, the lingua franca of this eastern […]

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Ugandan forces arrest lawyer of opposition figure facing treason charges, party says

OODA OG Analyst — Mon, 15 Jun 2026 16:20:59 +0000

Ugandan security forces have arrested Erias Lukwago, a senior opposition figure ‌and lawyer representing detained People’s Front for Freedom party leader Kizza Besigye, who is on trial for treason, the PFF said on Monday. Lukwago was picked up at his home, the PFF party said in a post on the X platform.“We wish to inform […]

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Congo says 782 Ebola cases confirmed, two new health zones affected

OODA OG Analyst — Mon, 15 Jun 2026 16:19:39 +0000

The number of confirmed Ebola cases in ‌Democratic Republic of Congo has increased to 782 after 72 new cases were documented in 24 hours, one of the biggest single-day jumps during ⁠the ongoing outbreak, government data showed on Sunday. The confirmed Ebola cases include 181 deaths, according to the government’s latest situation report. The data […]

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Magnitude 6.6 quake strikes southern Philippines, no damage expected

OODA OG Analyst — Mon, 15 Jun 2026 16:16:57 +0000

A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck the southern Philippine island of Mindanao on ‌Monday, the Philippine state seismology agency Phivolcs said. The quake that struck 164 km (102 miles) southeast of Governor Generoso in Davao ⁠Oriental province had a depth of 86 km, Phivolcs said, adding that no damage is expected. Phivolcs director Teresito Bacolcol told […]

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The quiet escalation unfolding around Taiwan’s remote outposts as Beijing sends ships

OODA OG Analyst — Mon, 15 Jun 2026 16:15:28 +0000

Taiwan has for the first time reported mainland Chinese law enforcement vessels near an island it controls in the South China Sea, a development experts say could form the basis of Beijing’s effective control in the waters. The move comes after Beijing accused Taiwan’s ruling Democratic Progressive Party of inaction in the face of Japan-Philippines […]

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China Is Rehearsing More Than Amphibious Landings

OODA OG Analyst — Mon, 15 Jun 2026 16:11:04 +0000

For years, the public debate over a possible Chinese Communist invasion of Taiwan has focused on a single question: Does the People’s Liberation Army have sufficient amphibious lift to move an invasion force across the Taiwan Strait? That question remains important. However, recent Chinese exercises suggest that the People’s Liberation Army is not simply trying […]

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Amazon voiced concerns about Anthropic AI models before US crackdown, source says

OODA OG Analyst — Mon, 15 Jun 2026 16:07:42 +0000

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy was among tech leaders who raised concerns to senior Trump administration officials this week about security risks in Anthropic’s most ‌advanced AI models, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters. Jassy’s involvement sheds light on the extraordinary move by Anthropic on Friday to shut down its latest models globally in […]

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