Hello. Richard Moore, former head of Britain’s MI6 foreign intelligence service, says Western nations have to maintain a relationship with China for many reasons, not least to guide the development of AI. 

"If we think about how we’re going to evolve AI in a way we all feel comfortable, that agentic AI is under the control of the human race, then a conversation with the Chinese is going to be necessary on that subject at some point," he said, speaking Wednesday at a WSJ event at the World Economic Forum in Davos.

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Fortinet is expected to issue a second patch for a vulnerability in its FortiGate firewalls after customers reported hackers getting around the first one, which rolled out in December. (Bleeping Computer)

Tesla hacks: Security researchers uncovered 37 vulnerabilities in Tesla cars at Pwn2Own Automotive, an annual hacking contest, hosted by tech provider Trend Micro, to discover bugs and other cyber problems in connected vehicles. Hacking teams found bugs in the infotainment and electric charging systems, among other spots. 

CISO move: Ken Ricketts joined tech provider Teradata as CISO. Most recently, Ricketts was CISO in residence at investor Insight Partners. 

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