breaking news

Breaking News & Related Articles 4-4-2025

US and Chinese military officials hold talks on maritime security in bid to lower risks

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. and Chinese military officials have met for their first working-level talks since President Donald Trump took office for the second time, with the two sides sharing their respective concerns over military safety on the seas.

The U.S. Indo-Pacific Command said in a statement that the talks, held Wednesday and Thursday in the eastern Chinese city of Shanghai, were focused on “decreasing the incidences of unsafe and unprofessional” actions by China’s naval and air forces. {Read full article here}

In this video, Wayne Pollock (Founder of Copo Strategies and the Law Firm Editorial Service) explains how thought leadership can be a proactive—and effective—crisis management tool for lawyers and law firms who are prolific creators of thought leadership content. {Read full article here}

This sneaky Android spyware needs a password to uninstall. Here’s how to remove it without one.

Consumer-grade phone surveillance apps aren’t only intended to stay stealthy; some of these apps are also making it increasingly difficult to remove them. 

TechCrunch has identified a stealthy phone monitoring app for Android that requires a password to uninstall, effectively blocking Android device owners from being able to remove the app. {Read full article here}

April 3, 2025
In response to the assassination of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson, companies are reassessing their executive protection strategies, with 360 Privacy leveraging data analytics to stay ahead of modern threats.

In a volatile socioeconomic climate, the role of executive protection has undergone rapid evolution. Traditional security measures, including manned guard forces and physical surveillance, are no longer sufficient to mitigate modern threats. The tipping point erupted in raw video footage on December 4 last year when United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson was assassinated outside his New York City hotel. Thompson was alone on the street with no security detail despite having received recent threats from the killer. {Read full article here}

Posted in In the News.