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July 10 0000 UTC Brief
In cybersecurity and tech
Experts say the move to post-quantum cryptography is not a quick software patch, it is a multi-year shift that will touch infrastructure, vendors, governance, and policy. The big message is that plenty of organizations are still nowhere near ready.
The European Commission is also taking Spain, France, and other countries to court over delays in implementing the NIS2 cybersecurity law, which is meant to tighten protection for critical infrastructure, from energy and transport to cloud services. Europe, in other words, is still in the thrilling phase where rules exist before the paperwork does.
Barracuda has acquired Evo Security to expand its SMB identity security platform with privileged access management, multifactor authentication, and single sign-on. And this week’s security roundup brought the usual reminder that nobody ever runs out of ways to get breached, with hidden incidents, critical flaws, and new payout numbers all landing at once.
Separately, OpenAI’s Fidji Simo will step down from her full-time role after medical leave, saying she is focusing on recovery from a chronic illness.
In U.S. politics
AIPAC is spending heavily to try to stop Cori Bush’s comeback bid, as the former congresswoman runs again against Wesley Bell and tries to turn anti-establishment energy into a rematch win.
A freshman House Republican has introduced a bill to codify Donald Trump’s birthright citizenship order, aiming to narrow the long-standing principle that citizenship is granted to anyone born on U.S. soil.
New Mexico Attorney General Raul Torrez says the Trump administration is withholding records and obstructing his Jeffrey Epstein investigation, which is a familiar look for an administration that keeps discovering transparency only in campaign speeches.
In Europe
Hungary’s new pro-European prime minister, Péter Magyar, is moving to remove political appointees and institutional heads he says propped up Viktor Orbán’s system. Orbán’s allies are protesting the shake-up after his 16 years in power finally ran into a voter base with a pulse.
In Venezuela
The United Nations has launched a roughly $300 million appeal for survivors of Venezuela’s earthquakes, as the death toll has climbed to 3,889 and the risk of disease is growing.
In science and sports
A new study says giant kangaroos may have survived on New Guinea’s north coast until about 6,500 years ago, far later than scientists once thought, suggesting extinction across Australia and New Guinea happened in a more staggered way than the old story allowed.
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