| By Linyi Zheng | The US and China held the first meeting of the bilateral Counternarcotics Working Group to jointly combat global drug trafficking, following up on agreements President Biden and President Xi made in their 2023 summit.
Intelliwings Blog
Aviation Business USA
January 30, 2024
Federal Judge Blocks Merger between JetBlue and Spirit Airlines
| By Lauren LaPorta | The airline industry faced a significant turn of events when a federal judge, siding with the Biden Administration, blocked JetBlue’s attempt to acquire Spirit Airlines for $3.8B.
AI Innovation Technology
January 29, 2024
AI Startup ElevenLabs Gallops to Unicorn Status
| By Loc Le | After raising $80M in a Series B funding round, the London and Brooklyn-based voice AI startup ElevenLabs has reached a valuation of $1 billion.
Climate Environment EU Sustainability
January 24, 2024
New EU Law Empowers Consumers to Combat Greenwashing by 2026
| By Linyi Zheng | The European Parliament approved the new Directive on Empowering Consumers for the Green Transition to protect consumers from misleading marketing practices and aid them in making better purchasing decisions by prohibiting deceptive environmental claims.
China Cybersecurity Hackers Malware Microsoft Russia
January 24, 2024
Microsoft Hacked by Russian State-Sponsored Group
| By Loc Le | Microsoft announced the company experienced a cyberattack perpetrated by the Russian-state-sponsored hacker group Midnight Blizzard.
Cybersecurity Google Hackers Malware Microsoft Russia
January 23, 2024
Spica Uncovered: Google’s Response to Russian APT ColdRiver’s Latest Malware
| By Lauren LaPorta | Russian advanced persistent threat ColdRiver has expanded and evolved its phishing campaigns against Western officials and allies of Ukraine through the deployment of a new custom backdoor, Spica. Google’s Threat Analysis Group continues to protect user safety through Safe Browsing blocklists and user safety alerts.
AFWERX Innovation Sustainability
January 19, 2024
Intelliwings Showcases Repy Boards® at AFWERX Expedient Basing Challenge
Intelliwings exhibited Repy Board® deployable surface boards at the US Air Force AFWERX Expedient Basing Challenge in Las Vegas. AFWERX promotes industry innovation to accelerate the development and fielding of tools and technologies.
Apple Business Patents Technology
January 17, 2024
Apple Watch Faces Patent Scrutiny
| By Loc Le | Apple’s latest iteration of their flagship Apple Watch has been under scrutiny in the US as the tech giant found itself in a legal dispute with medical tech company Masimo.
Innovation Sustainability
January 16, 2024
US Air Force Selects Intelliwings for AFWERX Challenge
The US Air Force AFWERX Challenge innovation division selected Intelliwings to exhibit at this week’s AFWERX Challenge Expedient Basing Innovation Showcase at the University of Nevada in Las Vegas.
Aviation Boeing Transportation
January 16, 2024
Boeing Experiences Another Aircraft Malfunction
| By Loc Le | The new year for Boeing has already begun with a turbulent start. After what has been a disastrous past few years for the aircraft manufacturing company, Boeing finds itself making headlines in the news once again as another incident involving one of its aircraft has occurred.