Friday Brief for 3 September 2021

The INTEL on COVID's origins; the great chip heist; & growing government use of facial recognition tech

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Thoughts on the IC’s COVID Origins Report

What’s New: The U.S. Intelligence Community (IC) has released an unclassified summary of its assessment on the origins of COVID-19.

Why This Matters: “After examining all available intelligence reporting and other information … the IC remains divided on the most likely origin of COVID-19,” concludes the report.

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    Bradley Alpert

    The ARM breach is highly disturbing, since the company's influence on the CPU marketplace has become very powerful. Overall, feels nearly catastrophic.

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