Was this Email Forwarded to You? Subscribe! (Mediantone / Shutterstock) SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITIES Behind the Curtain: We've Been Warned | Axios Axios laid out six facts it says prove AI's power and risk have outpaced public understanding, warning that the technology's builders, its data, and its capabilities are all sending the same alarm. OpenAI and Anthropic briefed House Homeland Security Committee staff in classified sessions on their latest models' cybersecurity risks. Anthropic's...
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Was this Email Forwarded to You? Subscribe! (JarTee / Shutterstock.com) SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITIES Families Sue OpenAI for $1B Over Tumbler Ridge School Shooting Seven families of victims in the Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, school shooting have filed a lawsuit against OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman over the company’s alleged failure to alert law enforcement about the gunman’s threatening activity on ChatGPT, even after the system flagged the shooter’s account for “gun violence activity and...
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Was this Email Forwarded to You? Subscribe! The OPEC headquarters facade and logo on Helferstorferstrasse in Vienna, Austria. (Sodel Vladyslav / Shutterstock) SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITIES UAE Exits OPEC After 60 Years, Reducing the Group's Global Oil Control The United Arab Emirates announced that it will exit the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and OPEC+ on May 1, citing a long-term strategy aimed at maximizing revenue and responding more quickly to rising global demand....
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Was this Email Forwarded to You? Subscribe! DR Congo's M23 rebels after capturing Goma City, on January 28, 2025. Accused to be supported by Rwanda, the rebels captured Goma following heavy fighting between government forces and rebels. (Sam Ngenda / Shutterstock.com) SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITIES Congo Launches $100M U.S. and UAE-Backed Paramilitary Force to Secure Mines The Democratic Republic of Congo announced a $100 million paramilitary mining security force backed by the U.S. and the UAE to...
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Was this Email Forwarded to You? Subscribe! Malian soldiers, assigned to Battalion Autonomes des Forces Speciales (Photo: US Africa Command) SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITIES Mali's Defense Minister Killed in Coordinated Rebel and Jihadist Offensive Mali’s Defense Minister Gen. Sadio Camara was killed Sunday when a suicide vehicle bomb struck his residence in Kati, near Bamako, amid a coordinated nationwide offensive by jihadist and separatist forces against Mali's junta and its Russian allies. Jama’at...
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Each Sunday, we recap the week's top-read reports from each category. Sam Havelock CEO, SOFX Was this Email Forwarded to You? Subscribe! A night-vision screenshot shows U.S. Marines departing USS Tripoli (LHA 7) by helicopter over the Arabian Sea to board and seize the Iranian-flagged vessel M/V Touska, April 19, 2026. (U.S. Central Command) SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITIES CENTCOM Releases Footage of Marines Seizing Iranian Cargo Ship Touska The U.S. Central Command released footage showing Marines...
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We try to keep SOFX apolitical, but as we were picking the title for today’s newsletter I commented to our editor that it should read… “Special Operations Soldier Arrested for What Our Elected Officials Do Every Week” Sam Havelock CEO, SOFX Was this Email Forwarded to You? Subscribe! Venezuela dictator Nicolas Maduro in U.S. custody aboard the USS Iwo Jima enroute to the United States, following his capture by US Special Forces and the FBI (Photo: Donald Trump via Truth Social) SIGNIFICANT...
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Was this Email Forwarded to You? Subscribe! A screenshot from Iranian state television purportedly shows the seizure of container ships MSC Francesca and Epaminondas in the Strait of Hormuz, April 22, 2026. (Tasnim News Agency / Iranian State Media) SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITIES Video Shows Iranian Commandos Storming Container Ships in Strait of Hormuz Iran has released a new video purportedly showing the seizure of two commercial container ships, the MSC Francesca and the Epaminondas, in the Strait...
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Was this Email Forwarded to You? Subscribe! (JRdes / Shutterstock.com) SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITIES Unauthorized Group Gained Access to Anthropic's Exclusive AI Model A Discord-based group reportedly gained unauthorized access to Anthropic’s Claude Mythos, a cybersecurity-focused AI tool the company has warned could become a potential hacking tool. The unauthorized access is said to have begun around April 7, the same day Anthropic announced limited testing of Mythos with select partners, including...
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