Hackers are using the Gemini chatbot for coding, to identify attack points, and for creating fake information, Google said.

Donald Trump, after taking oath as the President of the United States, signed an executive order titled "The Iron Dome America."

Newly sworn secretary of state is to maximize American interest and counter China to secure regional peace in Southeast and East Asia

(Reuters) - Russia signed a strategic partnership treaty with Iran on Friday that follows similar pacts with China and North Korea. All three countries are adversaries of the United States, and Russia has used its ties with them to help blunt the impact of Western sanctions and boost its war effort in Ukraine.

The impeached president is using unsubstantiated claims of election interference by China and North Korea to justify his failed self-coup bid.

Pyongyang has since reopened the border to some trade and official delegations, and North Korea last year permitted Russian tourists to enter the country for the first time since the pandemic.

The United States, Australia, India, and Japan reaffirmed their partnership at a meeting focusing on countering China's influence. Hosted by Marco Rubio, the Quad grouping emphasized a Free and Open Indo-Pacific.

With the fate of suspended South Korean president Yoon Suk-yeol hanging in the balance, the country has also been left facing an uncertain future as it battles through the resulting political turmoil.

Google's own cybersecurity teams found evidence of nation-state hackers using Gemini to help with some aspects of cyberattacks.

With China, Russia, and Islamists scratching at the door, peace costs money. America is upgrading its needed nuclear arsenal, but the cost is huge. Over one trillion dollars is the price America will pay for peace. It’s very simple, very real. Without upgrades, the US military can’t defend anyone against more advanced adversarial weapons.

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and President Donald Trump will discuss the Indo-Pacific region and bilateral support between Japan and the United States on Feb. 7.