Podcast appearances and mentions of katrina manson

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2026 19:05 Transcription Available

In the first 24 hours of US attacks on Iran, the scale of firepower more than doubled that of the US’ initial assault on Iraq in 2003 — an expansion made possible by the Pentagon’s embrace of AI. Just hours before the attack, the US parted ways with AI company Anthropic, after the company raised concerns over how the Defense Department might use its tools. The Pentagon says it wants the ability to use the tools for “all lawful purposes.” On today’s Big Take podcast, host David Gura sits down with Bloomberg national security and tech reporter Katrina Manson — author of the upcoming book Project Maven: A Marine Colonel, His Team, and the Dawn of AI Warfare — and Bloomberg senior editor Mike Shepard to discuss how the US is integrating AI into its warfighting machine and the guardrails in place for the military as it utilizes AI technology to make life-and-death decisions. Read more: ‘God, It’s Terrifying’: How the Pentagon Got Hooked on AI War Machines Katrina Manson’s book is Project Maven: A Marine Colonel, His Team, and the Dawn of AI Warfare. Hosted by David Gura; Produced by Julia Press; Reported by Katrina Manson and Michael Shepard; Edited by Jeffrey Grocott. Fact-checking by Eleanor Harrison-Dengate; Engineering by Alex Sugiura. Senior Producer: Naomi Shavin; Deputy Executive Producer: Julia Weaver. Executive Producer: Nicole Beemsterboer.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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The ‘Everything, Everywhere, All at Once' Cyber Threat

Big Take DC

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2025 13:34 Transcription Available

US intelligence officials say that a hacking campaign known as “Volt Typhoon” has the potential to disrupt critical infrastructure systems in Guam — a significant hub for the US military that holds particular importance in US-China relations. On today’s Big Take DC podcast, Bloomberg national security reporter Katrina Manson shares what she’s learned about the threat and how it could limit America’s ability to push back if China were to invade Taiwan. Read more: The US’s Worst Fears of Chinese Hacking Are on Display in GuamSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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The ‘Everything, Everywhere, All at Once' Cyber Threat

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2025 13:34 Transcription Available

US intelligence officials say that a hacking campaign known as “Volt Typhoon” has the potential to disrupt critical infrastructure systems in Guam — a significant hub for the US military that holds particular importance in US-China relations. On today’s Big Take DC podcast, Bloomberg national security reporter Katrina Manson shares what she’s learned about the threat and how it could limit America’s ability to push back if China were to invade Taiwan. Read more: The US’s Worst Fears of Chinese Hacking Are on Display in GuamSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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The Pager Attack Was a Deadly Warning About Supply Chains

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2024 14:39 Transcription Available

Fighting has escalated in the Middle East after thousands of pagers and walkie talkies held by Hezbollah operatives exploded across Lebanon last week. That attack is the most recent example of supply chain interference — a global problem that national security officials say is now “rampant.” Bloomberg cybersecurity reporter Katrina Manson and defense and intelligence reporter Peter Martin sit down with Big Take host Sarah Holder to break down what we know about how and when the Hezbollah pagers were turned into bombs — and what countries like the US and China are doing to protect their supply chains from foreign infiltration. Read more: Exploding Pagers Raise Global Supply-Chain Security ConcernSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Inside Project Maven, the US Military's Mysterious AI Project

Big Take DC

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2024 20:42 Transcription Available

On today's episode, the US military's mysterious project to bring modern artificial intelligence to the battlefield — told by the defense official behind it, whose job was so secretive he couldn't even tell his wife about it. Bloomberg's Katrina Manson takes host Saleha Mohsin behind the scenes for an unclassified look at Project Maven.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Inside Project Maven, the US Military's Mysterious AI Project

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2024 21:00 Transcription Available

On today's episode, the US military's mysterious project to bring modern artificial intelligence to the battlefield — told by the defense official behind it, whose job was so secretive he couldn't even tell his wife about it. Bloomberg's Katrina Manson takes host Saleha Mohsin behind the scenes for an unclassified look at Project Maven.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Team Favorite: There's A Lot You Don't Know About The US Space Force

Emily Chang’s Tech Briefing

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2023 38:41 Transcription Available

We're taking a break this week for the Thanksgiving holiday, so here's an episode you might have missed. We'll be back on Monday with a new episode. The US Space Force, established in 2019, is the first new branch of the military to be created since 1947, and its mission is vast: defend US interests in space. But what exactly is the Space Force? And what does defending US interests in space mean or look like practically? As the nearly $900 billion defense spending bill winds its way through Congress, Wes went to the Pentagon to sit down with General David Thompson, the Vice Chief of Space Operations to learn what US interests in space are, and how the branch is developing. Bloomberg cybersecurity reporter Katrina Manson joins later to describe her visit to Space Command in Colorado and the importance of the US keeping a watch on its adversaries in zero gravity. Listen to The Big Take podcast every weekday and subscribe to our daily newsletter: https://bloom.bg/3F3EJAK Have questions or comments for Wes and the team? Reach us at bigtake@bloomberg.net. This episode originally aired on 7/26/23.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Bay Area tech giant Cisco sets its eyes on acquiring a new company

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2023 3:15

San Jose based Cisco has agreed to buy San Francisco based Splunk in a deal valued at 28 billion dollars. That's Cisco's biggest ever acquisition. For more, KCBS Radio's Holly Quan spoke with Bloomberg's Katrina Manson.

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TEAM FAVORITE: How A Satellite Hack Became a Cybersecurity Wakeup Call

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2023 32:35 Transcription Available

We're taking a break this week, so here's a favorite episode you might have missed. Thanks so much for listening. We'll be back with new episodes next week. People around the world rely on satellites for their internet connections, credit card transactions–and even to keep track of time. Last year, a suspected Russian-led satellite hack exposed how vulnerable they are to security breaches, from individual hackers seeking to pilfer information for profit and governments looking to weaken their adversaries. Bloomberg reporter Katrina Manson joins this episode to discuss the fallout of the hack, and what companies and governments are doing to harden their systems against future attacks. Plus, James Pavur, a hacker and Pentagon cybersecurity expert, walks us through how satellites are compromised, and what we can do to keep our own data from being stolen. Read more here: The Satellite Hack Everyone Is Finally Talking About. Listen to The Big Take podcast every weekday and subscribe to our daily newsletter: https://bloom.bg/3F3EJAK Have questions or comments for Wes and the team? Reach us at bigtake@bloomberg.net. This episode originally aired in March 2023.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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There's A Lot You Don't Know About The US Space Force

Emily Chang’s Tech Briefing

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2023 38:19 Transcription Available

The US Space Force, established in 2019, is the first new branch of the military to be created since 1947, and its mission is vast: defend US interests in space. But what exactly is the Space Force? And what does defending US interests in space mean or look like practically? As the nearly $900 billion defense spending bill winds its way through Congress, Wes went to the Pentagon to sit down with General David Thompson, the Vice Chief of Space Operations to learn what US interests in space are, and how the branch is developing. Bloomberg cybersecurity reporter Katrina Manson joins later to describe her visit to Space Command in Colorado and the importance of the US keeping a watch on its adversaries in zero gravity. Listen to The Big Take podcast every weekday and subscribe to our daily newsletter: https://bloom.bg/3F3EJAK Have questions or comments for Wes and the team? Reach us at bigtake@bloomberg.net.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Federal agency uses preemptive messages to stop ransomware attacks

Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2023 4:10

A federal agency has managed to prevent hundreds of cyberattacks by notifying the organizations that were being targeted before the hacking took place. Today, we're joined by Bloomberg's Katrina Manson, Bloomberg Cybersecurity Reporter.

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How A Satellite Hack Became a Cybersecurity Wakeup Call

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2023 31:54 Transcription Available

People around the world rely on satellites for their internet connections, credit card transactions–and even to keep track of time. Last year, a suspected Russian-led satellite hack exposed how vulnerable they are to security breaches, from individual hackers seeking to pilfer information for profit and governments looking to weaken their adversaries. Bloomberg reporter Katrina Manson joins this episode to discuss the fallout of the hack, and what companies and governments are doing to harden their systems against future attacks. Plus, James Pavur, a hacker and Pentagon cybersecurity expert, walks us through how satellites are compromised, and what we can do to keep our own data from being stolen. Read more here: The Satellite Hack Everyone Is Finally Talking About. Listen to The Big Take podcast every weekday and subscribe to our daily newsletter: https://bloom.bg/3F3EJAK Have questions or comments for Wes and the team? Reach us at bigtake@bloomberg.net.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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US tech stocks volatility, Apple’s commits to free speech and human rights policy, US space weapons

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2020 8:38

The technology stocks that have powered US equities to record highs this summer went into sharp reverse on Thursday, and Apple has for the first time published a human rights policy that commits to respecting “freedom of information and expression”. Plus, the FT’s Katrina Manson will explain why the US military is eyeing a new generation of space weapons. US shares slide 3.5% as tech stocks go into sharp reversehttps://www.ft.com/content/acbd4efd-e8ef-4d16-bf0c-83fc4df83601Apple commits to freedom of speech after criticism of China censorshipft.com/content/a88f5d3d-0102-4616-8b3f-cb0661ba305d?US military officials eye new generation of space weaponshttps://www.ft.com/content/d44aa332-f564-4b4a-89b7-1685e4579e72 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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Pentagon chief breaks with Trump, hydroxychloroquine, Warner Music IPO

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2020 8:52

US defence secretary Mark Esper breaks with Donald Trump on sending the army to clamp down on protests, and his predecessor James Mattis joins the president’s critics. The FT’s Katrina Manson explains why the rift is so significant. Plus, a study casts doubt on whether taking hydroxychloroquine is an effective treatment for Covid-19, and Warner Music scored the biggest US IPO of 2020 on Wednesday. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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Monday, January 6

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2020 9:17

France warns the US about the repercussions of imposing tariffs in response to the digital services tax on the likes of Google and Amazon, Boris Johnson is expected to pressure the European Commission to fast-track Brexit-related trade talks, and Spain is one step closer to its first coalition government in modern times after a parliamentary vote on Sunday. Plus, the FT’s Katrina Manson reports on the fallout from the US assassination of Qassem Soleimani. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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Friday, November 16

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2018 10:06

UK Prime Minister Theresa May's government is in chaos, Facebook denies its knowledge of a smear campaign, and wildfires continue to devastate California. Plus, Katrina Manson takes us to a base in the US where scientists are working to develop technology that will completely transform how we fight wars. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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US goes all out on sanctions against Iran

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2018 12:54

Donald Trump’s decision to step up sanctions on Iran has set up a clash with European allies who still support the 2015 nuclear accord. Roula Khalaf discusses the repercussions of the clash with Najmeh Bozorgmehr, Katrina Manson and Michael Peel.Contributors: Suzanne Blumsom, executive editor, Roula Khalaf, deputy editor, Katrina Manson, US defence correspondent, Najmeh Bozorgmehr, Tehran correspondent and Michael Peel, Brussels correspondent. Producer: Fiona SymonRead more on this story here See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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US tries to bring its longest war to an end in Afghanistan

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2018 10:00

The US is pushing for a deal in Afghanistan amid tentative signs that the Taliban might be ready to end its war in exchange for a role in government. But Isis and others, including the Taliban, still pose a threat. The FT’s Katrina Manson returns to Kabul nearly ten years after her last visit, to report on her trip with Jim Mattis, US defence secretary, and dim prospects for peace Read Katrina's story here See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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Alleged chemical attack raises Syria tensions

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2018 12:06

An alleged chemical attack by the Syrian regime on a rebel stronghold outside Damascus has raised tensions in the region after the United States, Britain and France threatened coordinated action in response. Andrew England discusses the US military options and the risks of escalation with Rebecca Collard in Beirut and Katrina Manson in Washington. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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Donald Trump's visit to Asia

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2017 15:10

The US president is about to embark on a five-country tour of Asia. With tensions mounting over North Korea, what can we expect?Gideon Rachman is joined by Geoff Dyer and Katrina Manson. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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Trump's dangerous war of words with North Korea

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2017 12:17

Tensions between the US and North Korea are at their highest in years over Pyongyang's accelerating efforts to build a nuclear arsenal capable of hitting America. Ben Hall discusses the options for ending the standoff with Katrina Manson, US diplomatic correspondent, and Lucy Hornby, China correspondent. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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Kenya's home grown Islamist militants

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2015 8:26

Kenyans are in mourning after Islamist militants shot their way into a university in the remote northeast, leaving 148 dead. It was the worst terrorist atrocity in the country for nearly two decades and appears to have been carried out by home-grown militants. Fiona Symon talks to Katrina Manson, FT correspondent in Nairobi, about who was behind the attack. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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Bullets and business in Africa's frontier markets

FT Big Read

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2014 13:26

Investors are flocking into Africa's frontier markets. But tapping into such growth brings its own hazards, as Katrina Manson, the FT's East Africa correspondent, reports. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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The legacy of Rwanda's genocide

FT Big Read

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2014 11:35

Twenty years after almost a million people died in Rwanda, Katrina Manson, the FT's East Africa correspondent, reports from Kigali on the fractures that remain in the country, the efforts of President Paul Kagame's government to rebuild, and future threats to stability. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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A resurgence of global terrorism?

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2013 14:22

The terrible attack on the Westgate shopping mall in Nairobi has refocused the world’s attention on the threat of urban terrorism. Gideon Rachman is joined in the studio by defence and diplomatic editor James Blitz, and down the line from Nairobi by Katrina Manson, east Africa correspondent to discuss whether we are facing a resurgence of global terror. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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RVI Nairobi Forum - Art, literature, and reconstruction in the Horn of Africa

Rift Valley Institute

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2013 18:11

The Somali Kenyan MP Yusuf Hassan was a conspicuous absence at a discussion on the role of art and literature in social reconstruction in the Horn of Africa, which took place on 10 December 2012 in Nairobi. The MP was injured by shrapnel in an explosion in his Kamukunji constituency in Eastleigh, a largely Somali community in the Kenyan capital, on 7 December. His place as chair of the event, co-hosted by Kwani Trust, a Kenyan literary network, and the RVI Nairobi Forum, was filled at short notice by the journalist Katrina Manson, who subsequently wrote about the event in the Financial Times. A distinguished panel of writers from across the region included the short story writer Said Jama Hussein; Ayan Mahamoud, managing director of KAYD Somali Arts and Culture, which helps put on the Hargeisa International Book Fair; the columnist Ahmed Abbas; the Ethiopian playwright Meaza Worku; and Joseph Eluzai, a South Sudanese writer of fiction, poems, and short stories.

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