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☆ NASA now has an instrument orbiting Earth that can see major air pollutants across North America, tracing them down to an exact neighborhood
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-26 | by ( Katie Hawkinson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

NASA released test scans from TEMPO, a new Earth-orbiting instrument that measures pollution levels. It takes hourly scans of North America, tracking air pollutant levels down to the neighborhood. NASA has now revealed the first images from a new instrument launched alongside the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory that can track pollution levels with unprecedented precision. Thanks to the Tropospheric Emissions: Monitoring of Pollution instrument, called TEMPO, NASA can now track air pollution across North America with enough detail to pinpoint pollutant levels in exact neighborhoods, according to a NASA press release. Credits: Kel Elkins, Trent Schindler, and Cindy Starr/NASA's Scientific Visualization StudioTEMPO will be especially helpful for improving studies on rush-hour traffic pollution, according to researchers.

Persons: Kel Elkins, Trent Schindler, Cindy Starr, Kelly Chance, Chance, Kevin Daugherty Organizations: NASA, Service, Smithsonian Astrophysical, Northeast, SpaceX Locations: America, Wall, Silicon, North America, Northeast United States, Angeles, Las Vegas, United States

☆ Moscow was again forced to shut down its major airports after Ukraine drones again targeted Russia's capital
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-26 | by ( Katie Hawkinson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

For the third time in a week, Ukrainian drone strikes have forced Moscow to shut down its airports. Ukraine has recently stepped up its attacks on Moscow as its counteroffensive continues to push back. State officials temporarily shut down three major airports near Moscow following a drone attack early Saturday morning, Russian state media reported. Ukrainian drone attacks have at least twice before caused shutdowns of all major airports in the greater Moscow area, disrupting and delaying dozens of flights. AdvertisementAdvertisementThese shutdowns come amid a streak of near-daily Ukrainian drone attacks on Moscow and the surrounding region, the Associated Press reported.

Organizations: Service, State, Russian Defense Ministry, Associated Press Locations: Ukrainian, Moscow, Ukraine, Russia, Wall, Silicon, Russia's

☆ The pedestrian detection systems in self-driving cars are less likely to detect children and people of color, study suggests
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-26 | by ( Katie Hawkinson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Pedestrian detectors in self-driving cars are less likely to detect kids and people of color, study shows. A team of researchers in the UK and China tested how well eight popular pedestrian detectors worked depending on a person's race, gender, and age. While gender only presented a small discrepancy in accuracy, researchers found the detection systems were less accurate at detecting pedestrians with dark skin tones. The detection systems were 19.67% more likely to detect adults than children, and 7.52% more likely to detect people with lighter skin tones than people with darker skin tones, according to the study. AdvertisementAdvertisementThe research team called on lawmakers to regulate self-driving car software to prevent bias in their detection systems.

Persons: ChatGPT, Jie Zhang, Zhang Organizations: King's College London Locations: China

☆ 85,000 healthcare workers are voting to authorize a strike. If they do, it will be the largest healthcare strike the nation has ever seen.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-24 | by ( Katie Hawkinson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

85,000 Kaiser Permanente workers are voting on whether to authorize a strike. If the Kaiser strike is authorized, it would be the nation's largest healthcare strike in history. As this summer — already jam-packed with labor activity — turns to fall, tens of thousands of Kaiser Permanente healthcare workers could find themselves on the picket line. The vote will last through mid-September, said Dave Regan, president of the SEIU United Healthcare Workers West, at a press conference on Thursday. With 85,000 members in its ranks, it would be the largest healthcare strike in the country's history, organizers say.

Persons: Kaiser, Dave Regan, Kaiser Permanente, Regan, Wayne Davis, Davis, Caroline Lucas, Liz Grigsby, COVID, Grigsby, Catherine Engler, Engler Organizations: Kaiser Permanente, Morning, Coalition, Kaiser Permanente Unions, SEIU United Healthcare Workers, Union, Organizers Locations: Kaiser, California , Colorado , Oregon, Washington, DC, Hawaii , Maryland, Virginia, Colorado

☆ California is considering offering unemployment to workers on strike as the Hollywood writers walkout approaches its 4th month
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-23 | by ( Katie Hawkinson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

California is considering a bill that would give striking workers access to unemployment benefits. AdvertisementAdvertisementLegislators are now considering a bill that would make any striking workers in the state eligible for unemployment benefits if their action lasts more than two weeks. AdvertisementAdvertisementAccording to the bill, striking workers would be eligible for payments of up to $450 per week. New York now offers striking workers up to $504 a week, while New Jersey offers up to $830 a week. New Jersey expanded its law in April, decreasing the waiting period for striking workers before benefits kick in from 30 to 14 days.

Persons: Steven Greenhouse, Kate Bronfenbrenner, —, Bronfenbrenner, Robert Moutrie, Moutrie Organizations: Labor, SAG, Service, Guild of America, Cornell University School of Industrial and Labor Relations Labor, New York Times, Century Foundation, New, Cornell University School of Industrial and Labor Relations, California Chamber of Commerce Locations: California, Wall, Silicon, New York, New Jersey, , Connecticut, Massachusetts, COVID

☆ I was a USPS letter carrier for 44 years. To protect us from extreme heat, the postal service needs to provide more training and air-conditioned trucks.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-20 | by ( Katie Hawkinson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Mike Kurz worked as a USPS letter carrier for 44 years before retiring this May. And in the past couple of years, there's been a handful of letter carriers who have died from heat-related illness. I learned the signs of heat-related illness, and it saved meThroughout my career, I suffered heat-related illness often, with at least one incident every few years. In order to protect letter carriers from heat-related illness and death, the postal service should improve the quality of their heat-safety training and invite experienced letter carriers like me to lead them. Letter carriers have to remember their health is more important than the mailI also tell my fellow letter carriers to use wet towels on their heads and neck to keep cool.

Persons: Mike Kurz, Kurz, It's, there's, Andrew Kelly, —, Louis DeJoy, they're, we've, I've, terry Organizations: Service, US Postal Service, USPS Locations: Wall, Silicon, Elizabeth City , North Carolina

☆ Ancient viruses could re-emerge as permafrost melts, posing 'unpredictable threats' to our communities, new study says
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-20 | by ( Katie Hawkinson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Scientists are studying a new threat emerging from melting permafrost: ancient viruses. The authors of the study — published in PLOS Computational Biology, a peer-reviewed scientific journal — used computer simulations to model how ancient viruses could survive, evolve, and persist in our modern-day communities. This research marks the first "extensive exploration of the ecological risk" these viruses pose, according to the authors. In many of the simulations conducted in the study of the ancient viruses, researchers found that they could thrive in modern communities without making a catastrophic impact, but still caused "non-negligible ecological change." This means the viruses most likely to re-emerge successfully could also be the most likely to pose an ecological risk.

Organizations: Service Locations: French

☆ Oil companies are approaching influencers and enlisting PR firms to reach younger generations on social media
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-19 | by ( Katie Hawkinson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

TikTok influencers with millions of followers are partnering with companies like ExxonMobil and Shell. These companies are also using PR firms that help them target millenials and younger generations, The Washington Post reports. Oil companies are paying social media influencers to promote their brands and reach younger audiences, according to reports from The Washington Post and DeSmog. "ExxonMobil, like many companies, works with influencers to educate consumers about the full benefits of our rewards program," Julie King, a spokesperson for ExxonMobil, told Insider. For example, Edelman, a public relations firm, works with Shell to promote it to millenials and younger audiences, the Post reports.

Persons: influencers, Sam Bright, DeSmog's, They're, Curtis Smith, Julie King, Instagram influencer Nora Capistrano Sangalang, —, Meredith Steele, influencer, Edelman Organizations: ExxonMobil, Shell, Washington Post, Morning, The Washington Post, DeSmog, Companies

☆ Ukraine continues to target Moscow with drone strikes, forcing the city to shut down its airports
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-19 | by ( Katie Hawkinson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Moscow has shut down four major civilian airports following a reported Ukrainian drone strike Friday. This comes amid an increase in Ukrainian drone strikes on Russia's capital and other regions. Meanwhile, a city in northern Ukraine is recovering after a Russian missile killed at least seven people and injured 90. The airports affected provide domestic and international flights for civilians, CNN reports, while several other smaller airports and military airports are still in operation. This development comes as Ukraine increases the frequency of drone attacks throughout Russia, according to CNN.

Organizations: Service, CNN, Russia, Air Force, Ukraine — Locations: Moscow, Ukrainian, Ukraine, Russian, Wall, Silicon, Putilkovo, Russia, Chernihiv —, Kyiv

☆ Meta's news ban is preventing Canadians from sharing vital information about the wildfires ripping through western Canada
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-19 | by ( Katie Hawkinson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Now, residents say the ban has prevented people from sharing vital news as wildfires tear through western Canada. Canadians say Meta's news ban is having tangible consequences as they try to share news about a series of devastating wildfires prompting evacuations in Northwest Territories and British Columbia. Here, residents are posting copied-and-pasted versions of news articles and live reported updates to circumvent the ban and continue sharing vital information about the wildfires. As of August 19, there are more than 200 active wildfires in the Northwest Territories. A Meta spokesperson told Insider in a statement that people in Canada can still use other features to share information about the wildfires.

Persons: Meta, Pascale St, Onge, Poul Osted, Osted Organizations: Canada's, Meta, Google, Facebook, Heritage, Northwest, CBC Locations: Canada, Northwest Territories, British Columbia, Yellowknife, Yellowknife —, Kelowna

☆ Cornell University ended its partnership with Starbucks after students claimed the coffee company engaged in union busting. The move could be a major step for unionization efforts, labor experts say.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-18 | by ( Katie Hawkinson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

So they need to think of other ways to generate pressure," Kallas told Insider. "This shows what students and Starbucks workers demanding accountability can look like," Brisack told Insider. Union organizers across these stores, many of whom were also Cornell students, said the closures constituted an act of union-busting. Sara Trilling, president of Starbucks North America, said Starbucks later closed the remaining Ithaca stores in an ongoing effort to "transform our store portfolio." Evan Sunshine, a Cornell student who worked at two different Ithaca Starbucks locations until each one closed, said Cornell's decision is a step in the right direction.

Persons: unionize, Danielle Donovan, Andrew Trull, Trull, Johnnie Kallas, they've, Kallas, Jaz Brisack, Brisack, Nick Wilson, Sara Trilling, Evan Sunshine, I'm, Cornell Organizations: Cornell University, Labor, Starbucks, Service, Privacy Policy Cornell University, Starbucks Workers United, Cornell, Cornell University's Labor, Workers United, Starbucks Workers, Union, National Labor Relations Board, Sunshine Locations: Ithaca , New York, Wall, Silicon, United States, Ithaca, Cornell's, Starbucks North America

☆ I own an energy-efficient, weather-proof dome home. Here's my advice for those who want to own a dome home too.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-13 | by ( Katie Hawkinson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Pamela Voss and her husband own a geodesic dome home on 15 acres of land in eastern Texas. When my husband and I first walked into our 4,000 square-foot Texas dome home in spring 2021, I thought to myself: "Oh my God, this is so cool." Dome homes in our area aren't prevalent enough to have comps, so we fought back and asked if they could use traditional homes of a comparable price. Sometimes, skylights and windows in dome homes can leak at the edges because of how they are built. Keep in mind that many dome homes also need a cupola, which is a gazebo-like structure at the highest point of the dome.

Persons: Pamela Voss, Voss, we've, you've Organizations: Service, Texas Farm Bureau Locations: Texas, Wall, Silicon

☆ Renewable energy sources have kept the Texas power grid stable this summer even as the state breaks record after record for power usage
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-12 | by ( Katie Hawkinson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Renewable energy has kept the power grid "remarkably stable" despite the significant strain, an expert says. Texas leads the nation in wind-generated power and is third in the country for solar power. As these extreme temperatures continue to bake Texas, residents are cranking up their air conditioning, straining the state's power grid. Texas produces more wind-powered electricity than any other state and is a national leader in solar energy alongside California and Florida. Some state and national Republicans, however, have pushed back against legislation that would further strengthen the clean energy sources keeping the air conditioners running in Texas this summer.

Persons: Austin, Emily Foxhall, Joshua Rhodes, Rhodes, we're Organizations: Service, Lone Star, Electric, of Texas, Texas Tribune, CBS, Webber Energy Group, University of Texas, Texas, Republicans Locations: Texas, El Paso, California, Florida . Texas

☆ Moderation on a popular AI image generator can be easily circumvented to create images that drive conspiracy theories, new report finds
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-12 | by ( Katie Hawkinson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

For example, researchers said it's possible for users to use code words to create violent images of political figures. A new report shared with Bloomberg finds that users can easily circumvent filters on a popular AI image generator to create images that perpetuate misinformation. Midjourney, a generative AI platform, allows users to create images with certain guidelines. The terms also ban users from using the service to create images for political campaigns. He was caught in part because one of those campaign images featured a woman with three arms.

Persons: Midjourney, Hillary Clinton, John Podesta, Ron DeSantis, Donald Trump, Anthony Fauci, Anthony Furey Organizations: Bloomberg, Center, News, Toronto Locations: Washington

☆ Marvel's VFX artists become the first in their industry to unionize after months of speaking out about reported bullying and grueling work hours
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-09 | by ( Katie Hawkinson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Marvel Studios' VFX artists became the first in their industry to file to unionize on August 7. "Turnaround times don't apply to us, protected hours don't apply to us, and pay equity doesn't apply to us," one artist wrote. "Turnaround times don't apply to us, protected hours don't apply to us, and pay equity doesn't apply to us," VFX artist Bella Huffman wrote in the press release. Rumors of Marvel Studios VFX artists' discontent and desire to unionize have been swirling for months. "She is known in the industry as a kingmaker," a former Marvel Studios VFX tech told Vulture.

Persons: —, Bella Huffman, who's, Matthew D, Loeb, Vulture, Govil, Marvel, Victoria Alonso, Alonso Organizations: Marvel Studios, International Alliance, Technicians, Artists, Allied Crafts, Marvel, Guild of America, SAG, Entertainment Locations: Hollywood

☆ A US soldier may have falsely reported a US raid in Afghanistan while attempting to secure the adoption of a baby he found in the rubble
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-06 | by ( Associated Press | Katie Hawkinson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +20 min

Maj. Joshua Mast, after a raid on an Afghan village, tried for years to adopt a baby he found in the rubble. The high-profile legal battle pits an Afghan family against an American one, and has drawn responses from the White House and the Taliban. The AP has located no records of the birth of the farmer's baby or photographs of her with the family before the raid. Four of the farmer's children had survived, so covered with dust and dirt they were almost unrecognizable, said neighbor Rahim. Less than two years after the raid, Mast helped the Afghan couple and the toddler flee as the country collapsed and the Taliban took over.

Persons: Joshua Mast, Mast, Major Mast, Patricia Gossman, Gossman, we'd, Neighbor Abdul Khaliq, Khaliq, they'd, aren't, Doe, Abdul Rahim, Rahim, Mohammad Zaman, Zaman, Neighbors, —, Erica Gaston, unquote, Gaston, Joshua Mast's, Richard Mast, Richard Mast's, David Yerushalmi, fidgets Organizations: Service, White, Taliban, Afghan, International Committee, Marine, Associated Press, Department of Defense, United, of Defense, Defense Department, AP, The Defense Department, Human Rights Watch, U.S, American, U.S . State Department, State Department Locations: Wall, Silicon, American, Al Qaeda, Virginia, Afghanistan, United States, Asia, Afghan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, U.S

☆ In every reported case where police mistakenly arrested someone using facial recognition, that person has been Black
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-06 | by ( Katie Hawkinson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

All six known reports of false arrests due to facial recognition technology were made by Black people. As activists have warned for several years, facial recognition technology and AI can exacerbate racial inequity in policing. Several police departments across the country use facial recognition technology to identify suspects in certain investigations. Wired reported that Deborah Levi, a Maryland public defender, said the Baltimore Police Department ran nearly 800 facial recognition searches in 2022. In 2020, Detroit's police chief said their facial recognition technology, when used alone, fails 96% of the time, Insider previously reported.

Persons: Porcha Woodruff —, Detroit , Michigan —, Thaddeus L, Johnson, Deborah Levi, Phil Mayor, Robert Williams Organizations: Baltimore, Morning, New York Times, Times, Detroit Police Department, Wired, Baltimore Police Department, The Detroit Police Department, The Baltimore Police Department, American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan Locations: Detroit , Michigan, Maryland, Detroit

☆ Thousands of employees in the US Department of the Interior are using accounts that are easily hacked
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-06 | by ( Katie Hawkinson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A report from the US Department of the Interior showed that 21% of employee accounts could be hacked. The report also noted that nearly 500 employees used "Password-1234" to protect their accounts. A report from the Department of the Interior reveals the most-used password among their employees last year was "Password-1234." "My sneaking suspicion is that Interior Department employees are no different from most Americans in how they use passwords, so if this problem exists in my department, it could exist across the federal government and in business offices and private homes nationwide," Greenblatt wrote. Greenblatt also noted that 99.99% of the 18,000 accounts that staff cracked met the Department's password complexity requirements — including "Password-1234."

Persons: Kathleen Sedney, Mark Lee Greenblatt, Greenblatt Organizations: US Department of, Washington Post, Department of, Integrity, Interior Department Locations: Washington, United States

☆ Lawyers successfully argued that a Jim Crow-era law banning felons from voting is cruel and unusual punishment
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-06 | by ( Katie Hawkinson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Mississippi lawyers successfully argued against a lifetime voting ban for felons. These Jim Crow-era laws included a lifetime voting ban on any Mississippi resident convicted of certain felonies. Previous challenges to the law have argued it violates the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment, the Post reports. While the law is still in effect, if this latest ruling sticks, it could restore voting rights to 30,000 people in the state, according to the Post. Additional requirements in these states include indefinite bans for some crimes or additional waiting periods after someone completes their sentence.

Persons: Jim Crow, Lynn Fitch, — Organizations: Service, Circuit, Washington Post, Post, National Conference of State Legislatures Locations: Mississippi, Wall, Silicon

☆ US postal workers say agency's productivity tracking and inconsistent training is life-threatening amid extreme heat
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-06 | by ( Katie Hawkinson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

The USPS letter carriers who spoke to Insider requested anonymity because they were concerned about possible retaliation. "I've had several days where I'd have to stop and try to cool down," she told Insider. The program is designed to educate letter carriers on the warning signs of heat-related illness and how to stay safe amid high temperatures. This year, the National Associated of Letter Carriers has ordered every local branch to review its training completion records. "This is easily the worst summer yet," the rural letter carrier from Texas told Insider.

Persons: Eugene Gates Jr, Gates, Kimetra Lewis, Eugene Gates , Jr, Albert Ruiz, —, Brian Renfroe, Renfroe, I've, Lewis, Darlene Casey, It's Organizations: Service, US Postal Service, National Association of, Postal, USPS, National Labor Relations Board, South Carolina, National, Carriers, Postal Service, Washington Post, Texas Tribune, Workers Locations: Wall, Silicon, Texas, Dallas , TX, Lakewood, South, South Carolina, United States

☆ Homeowners living in dome-shaped houses say they protect against natural disasters and save them money on bills
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-06 | by ( Katie Hawkinson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Dome homeowners said the structures' energy efficiency saves them money on energy bills. Geodesic dome homes — like this one, pictured in Baiting Hollow, New York — are designed to withstand natural disasters. Voss's home is built out of a geodesic dome, which means their roof is made of triangle-shaped pieces. Courtesy Pamela VossSouth said one bonus of monolithic domes is that the construction yields less waste than geodesic domes since it's one continuous piece of material. Bremner also said monolithic dome homes can be more leak-proof than geodesic domes since no individual components can come apart.

Persons: Pamela Voss, I'd, Voss, South, Chris Ware, Bryan Bremner, Pamela Voss South, Bremner, " Voss Organizations: Service, Getty, Census, CBS News, National Weather Service, New York Times Locations: Wall, Silicon, Texas, New York, Washington, Voss, South

☆ The safest place for some species of Florida coral is now on land as water temperatures off the coast exceed 100 degrees, researchers say
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-05 | by ( Katie Hawkinson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Water temperatures in the Florida Keys hit 101 degrees late last month, causing rapid coral death. Now, researchers are scrambling to bring surviving species to land to preserve them in the event of even higher temperatures. While coral make up less than 1% of all ocean life, a quarter of marine species rely on them to live. The rise was so extreme, researchers say, that it killed some coral reefs in the Florida Keys almost immediately. On an average day in July, water temperatures off the Florida coast in the Eastern Gulf of Mexico sit in the high 80s.

Persons: Bailey, Thomasson, Jennifer Moore Organizations: Florida Keys, Service, Florida, Coral Restoration Foundation, New York Times, NPR, Times Locations: Florida, Eastern Gulf, Mexico

☆ Researchers in Alaska rescued a walrus too young to be away from his mother. Now, his treatment plan includes 24/7 care and cuddles.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-05 | by ( Katie Hawkinson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

An Alaskan wildlife center rescued a one-month-old, 200-pound Pacific walrus calf this week. He has also already accepted a bottle and will likely acclimate well to his new human caretakers, staff reported. The young calf has already accepted a bottle and will likely acclimate well to human care, staff reported. Alaska SeaLife CenterAlaska SeaLife Center staff reported that the calf has already taken a bottle and is expected to acclimate well to his new human companions. The Alaska SeaLife Center did not respond to a request for an update on the calf's condition ahead of publication.

Persons: —, he'll, Jane Belovarac Organizations: Service, Alaska SeaLife, Alaska SeaLife Center, Staff, Alaska SeaLife Center Alaska SeaLife Center Locations: Wall, Silicon, Alaska, Beaufort, Alaska SeaLife Center Alaska

☆ A proposed 'battle plan' for the next Republican presidency includes eliminating a Biden-era clean energy act that funneled hundreds of billions to primarily red states
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-05 | by ( Katie Hawkinson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Conservative organizations have released a proposed "battle plan" for the next Republican president. The plan calls for the president to end the Inflation Reduction Act, which has primarily benefited red states. The 2022 bill funnels hundreds of billions to states home to major clean energy projects, like Oklahoma and Texas. Paul Dans, a director with the Heritage Foundation, called Project 2025 a "battle plan" for the next Republican president, The New York Times reported. The Heritage Foundation did not respond to a request for comment ahead of publication.

Persons: Dans, we're, Sarah Hunt, Joseph Rainey Organizations: Republican, Service, Biden, Heritage Foundation, New York Times, Times, Joseph Rainey Center for Public Policy Locations: Oklahoma, Texas, Wall, Silicon

☆ Officials found suspected Chinese malware hidden in various US military systems. Its intended use is disruption rather than surveillance, a 'disturbing' change in intent, experts say.
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-31 | by ( Sebastian Cahill | Katie Hawkinson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Suspected Chinese malware has been identified in several US military systems. US officials told the Times that investigations into Chinese malware had been underway for several months and that the malicious code had infiltrated US military systems across the country and abroad. Previous cyberattacks typically aimed to surveil US operations, experts told the Times. "China is steadfast and determined to penetrate our governments, our companies, our critical infrastructure," the deputy director of the National Security Agency, George Barnes, said at the Intelligence and National Security Summit earlier this month. Now, experts say this new wave of malicious code has the ability to disrupt US military and civilian operations.

Persons: George Barnes, Rob Joyce, cybersecurity, Antony Blinken, Adam Hodge, Biden Organizations: Service, The New York Times, Microsoft, Andersen Air Force Base, Times, National Security Agency, Intelligence and National Security, NSA, CNN, State Department, House, National Security Locations: China, Wall, Silicon, The, Guam, United States

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