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In the newest Cybersec & Digital Insider edition, we're unpacking the federal regulations on AI systems issued by President Biden, shedding light on the intensifying workloads and burnout crisis in the cybersecurity realm and diving into Google's AI bug bounty program.

Our selected editorial pieces on green technology versus green colonialism and the potential rise of a digital totalitarian dystopia should feed your critical thinking as well. Last, but not least, we've got a sneak peek into Cybernews' monthly wrap-up with some all the in-depth discoveries by our team. And don’t forget to tune into our podcast, where our hosts have an intriguing discussion whether humans are underrated. Enjoy!

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📰 Biden issues first US federal regulations on AI systems: what’s in them? - US President Joe Biden’s White House has outlined the federal government’s first regulations on artificial intelligence. The administration's powers are limited, though.

📰 Workloads in cybersecurity still increasing, burnout an issue - A new survey of cybersecurity professionals has revealed that more than half of them are experiencing burnout, with increasing workloads to blame.

📰 Google announces AI bug bounty program - In a sign of growing concerns about artificial intelligence (AI) being leveraged in cyberattacks, Google has announced that it will reward cybersecurity researchers who uncover glitches that can be exploited by the technology.

📰 Meta's Instagram linked to depression, anxiety, insomnia in kids - Dozens of US states are suing Meta Platforms and its Instagram unit, accusing them of fueling a youth mental health crisis by making their social media platforms addictive.

📰 Social media is drowning in misinformation on the Israel-Hamas conflict - Nobody is unbiased, all sides participate in some sort of propaganda, and social media is filled with misinformation, Dr. Roberto Mazza warns. No slickly edited five-minute video can explain the Israeli-Palestinian conflict with adequate context. And while both sides could benefit from removing the terrorist organization Hamas, there are also no recipes for peace.

📰 Extragalactic radio waves reached the Earth - Astronomers have detected an intense flash of radio waves coming from what looks like a merger of galaxies dating to about 8 billion years ago. It is the oldest known instance of a phenomenon called a fast radio burst that continues to defy explanation.

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🤖 Cars will have holographic displays thanks to deep learning - Japanese scientists have found a way to generate 3D holograms from 2D images made by a simple camera using deep learning. This will open up numerous possibilities for low-cost 3D displays and immersive worlds.

🤖 Experts name essential skills to beat the robot takeover - Tech is advancing into high and low skill jobs alike. Cybernews asked experts what traits do we, as human beings, need to focus on to ensure that we still have jobs after the robot revolution. 

🤖 Google image search just got better: revealing the origin of goods and information - Google announced three new methods, useful for both researchers and consumers, to analyze images online and help to track sources, descriptions, and edit history.

💭 From green technology to green colonialism: the lithium debate - As nations enthusiastically embrace the promise of zero-emission transportation, our insatiable hunger for this vital resource raises a profound question: Could the quest for a cleaner tomorrow unwittingly give rise to even greater challenges?

💭 A digital totalitarian dystopia in the making - Apathy to data breaches and privacy erosion enables a dystopian reality, with a vanishing line between public and private life. Are we heading towards digital totalitarianism?

🔐 Russia creating VirusTotal alternative to escape Western 'surveillance' - Russia is creating a national-level antivirus system, similar to VirusTotal, owned by Google’s subsidiary Chronicle.

🔐 Nature top threat to space cybersecurity, Estonia’s space chief warns - Nature, inexperienced operators, and hackers are the top three threats to consider when it comes to cybersecurity in space networks, Estonia’s space policy and technology head says.

🔐 The art of open source intelligence - Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) is the art of mining public information, websites, and social media for secrets and insights through the use of open-source tools and publicly available resources. A hacker's treasure trove.

🔐 Google Chrome may soon change your IP address for added protection - Google is working on a free VPN-like feature that may soon be introduced in its Chrome browser. Two IP hops in the same country will add a layer of privacy security for users. However, it won't be useful for accessing services abroad.

🔐 New England Biolabs leak sensitive data - Leaving environment files open to the public is one of the simplest mistakes that web admins can make, but it can have disastrous consequences. Despite leaving some of its sensitive credentials exposed, New England Biolabs seems to have dodged a bullet.

Cybernews monthly wrap-up is here👇 Our team has been working hard to detect, identify, and responsibly report cybersecurity threats and vulnerabilities across the online world.

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In case you missed ⤵

📌 Seaports in India were left vulnerable to takeover by hackers:  https://cnews.link/cybernews-nlp-data-leak/ 

📌 Anonymous-affiliate Discord leak spells bad news for Russia: https://cnews.link/cybernews-anonymous-discord-leak/ 

📌 Zero-day bugs: what they are and how to defend against them: https://cnews.link/cybernews-zero-day-vulnerabilities-explained/

📌 Hacktivists in Palestine and Israel after SCADA and other industrial control systems: https://cnews.link/cybernews-palestine-israel-attack/ 

📌 Exposed security cameras in Israel and Palestine posing significant risks: https://cnews.link/cybernews-exposed-cameras-israel-palestine/

📌 SCADA: the invisible backbone of modern industry: https://cnews.link/cybernews-scada-vulnerabilities-explained/ 

📌 Californian IT company leaks private mobile phone data: https://cnews.link/cybernews-dna-micro-data-leak/ 

📌 Russian retailer Kant exposes business and customer data: https://cnews.link/research-kant-exposes-business-customer-data/

📌 New England Biolabs leak sensitive data: https://cnews.link/cybernews-li-biolabs-leak-data/ 

📌 Hello Alfred app exposes user data: https://cnews.link/cybernews-li-hello-alfred-data-leak/ 

📌 WiHD leak exposes details of all torrent users: https://cnews.link/cybernews-li-wihd-leak-torrent-users/

🎓 Women in STEM - Cybernews Academy spoke to three individuals who specialize in separate areas of STEM (Shirley Disseler, CEO of BrickEd & More; Eleonora Giunchiglia, Post Doctoral Research Associate at Vienna University of Technology; Maria Klawe, Former President of Harvey Mudd College and Former Director of Microsoft, New York, United States) to discuss the relationship between gender, STEM subjects, and how we can promote female representation in STEM.

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