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Daily News Egypt
27 minutes ago
- Politics
- Daily News Egypt
Egypt's Al-Sisi, Italian defence minister discuss Gaza, security cooperation
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi met with Italian Defence Minister Guido Crosetto in Cairo on Wednesday to discuss strengthening bilateral cooperation in the military and security fields, as well as the war in Gaza, the Egyptian presidency said. The meeting, which was also attended by Egypt's Minister of Defence, General Abdel Meguid Sakr, and the Italian ambassador, covered ways to enhance cooperation between the two countries to consolidate their strategic relationship and advance mutual interests amid regional and international challenges. According to a statement from the presidency's spokesperson, the Italian minister conveyed greetings from Italy's prime minister, and Sisi highlighted the importance of continuing the positive momentum in bilateral relations. The talks addressed the situation in the Palestinian territories and Egypt's efforts to secure a ceasefire. 'The necessity of a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, immediate action to end the humanitarian suffering of the sector's residents, work to release hostages and detainees, and begin the reconstruction process were affirmed,' the spokesperson said. The statement added that both sides stressed their rejection of the displacement of Palestinians from their land and the importance of implementing the two-state solution through the establishment of an independent Palestinian state as the only way to achieve lasting peace. The officials also discussed ways to continue enhancing cooperation in combating illegal migration. In this regard, the Italian minister expressed his country's appreciation for the efforts made by Egyptian authorities, which have resulted in stopping the departure of any boats carrying illegal migrants from Egyptian coasts towards Europe since 2016, the statement said. The meeting also touched on developments in a number of other crises in the Middle East, with both sides affirming the need to support peace efforts and establish security and stability. They also discussed Italy's strategy of openness towards the African continent, which aims to enhance development and joint cooperation, and explored opportunities for Egypt to engage in cooperation projects with Italy within this framework.
Euronews
3 days ago
- Politics
- Euronews
How can people fight back against AI deepfakes? More AI, experts say
Artificial intelligence (AI) will be needed to fight back against realistic AI-generated deepfakes, experts say. The World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) defines a deepfake as an AI technique that synthesises media by either superimposing human features on another body or manipulating sounds to generate a realistic video. This year, high-profile deepfake scams have targeted US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Italian defense minister Guido Crosetto, and several celebrities, including Taylor Swift and Joe Rogan, whose voices were used to promote a scam that promised people government funds. Deepfakes were created every five minutes in 2024, according to a recent report from think tank Entrust Cybersecurity Institute. What impacts do deepfakes have? Deepfakes can have serious consequences, like the disclosure of sensitive information with government officials who sound like Rubio or Crosetto. 'You're either trying to extract sensitive secrets or competitive information or you're going after access, to an email server or other sensitive network,' Kinny Chan, CEO of the cybersecurity firm QiD, said of the possible motivations. Synthetic media can also aim to alter behaviour, like a scam that used the voice of then-US President Joe Biden to convince voters not to participate in their state's elections last year. "While deepfakes have applications in entertainment and creativity, their potential for spreading fake news, creating non-consensual content and undermining trust in digital media is problematic," the European Parliament wrote in a research briefing. The European Parliament predicted that 8 million deepfakes will be shared throughout the European Union this year, up from 500,000 in 2023. What are some ways AI is fighting back? AI tools can be trained through binary classification so they can classify data being fed into them as being real or fake. For example, researchers at the University of Luxembourg said they presented AI with a series of images with either a real or a fake tag on them so that the model gradually learned to recognise patterns in fake images. 'Our research found that ... we could focus on teaching them to look for real data only,' researcher Enjie Ghorbel said. 'If the data examined doesn't align with the patterns of real data, it means that it's fake". Another solution proposed by Vijay Balasubramaniyan, CEO and founder of the tech firm Pindrop Security, is a system that analyses millions of data points in any person's speech to quickly identify irregularities. The system can be used during job interviews or other video conferences to detect if the person is using voice cloning software, for instance. Someday, deepfakes may go the way of email spam, a technological challenge that once threatened to upend the usefulness of email, said Balasubramaniyan, Pindrop's CEO. 'You can take the defeatist view and say we're going to be subservient to disinformation,' he said. 'But that's not going to happen". The EU AI Act, which comes into force on August 1, requires that all AI-generated content, including deepfakes, are labelled so that users know when they come across fake content online.
Jordan News
03-07-2025
- Politics
- Jordan News
Italy: Russia Poses Growing Military Threat to NATO - Jordan News
Italian Defense Minister Guido Crosetto warned on Thursday that Russia could develop the capability to pose a military threat to NATO territory within the next five years. اضافة اعلان Speaking before the Italian parliament, Crosetto presented an overview of last week's NATO summit, where member states agreed to increase defense and security spending. 'The allies expressed shared concern over the growing threat from Russia. There are no signs that Russian production is shifting toward civilian purposes, even in the event of a ceasefire,' Crosetto stated. He also noted that public support within Russia for the war on Ukraine, which began in 2022, remains intact. Without citing specific sources, Crosetto claimed that Russia has lost over one million soldiers, including 200,000 in the first half of this year alone. 'Despite these losses, Russia managed to mobilize an additional 300,000 troops in six months, with no decline in domestic support for the war,' he added. Regarding NATO members' recent commitments to increase defense spending as a percentage of GDP, Crosetto clarified that Italy has already allocated funds in its national budget. He stressed, confirming previous reports by Reuters, that this funding will not come at the expense of the healthcare or pension systems.
Reuters
03-07-2025
- Politics
- Reuters
Russia poses growing military threat to NATO members, Italy says
ROME, July 3 (Reuters) - Russia could have the ability to pose a military threat to NATO territory within five years, Italy's Defence Minister Guido Crosetto said on Thursday. He was addressing lawmakers on the outcome of a NATO summit last week when the military alliance agreed to increase spending on defence and security. "Allies shared concerns about the growing threat from Russia. There are no signs of conversion of Russian production to civilian purposes, not even in the event of a ceasefire," he said. Crosetto also said Russian domestic support for the war in Ukraine, begun in 2022, apparently was intact. Without saying where the figures came from, he said Russia has lost more than a million soldiers, including 200,000 in the first six months of this year. "Yet Russia managed to mobilise another 300,000 in six months without any erosion of domestic consensus," he said. Referring to the targets set last week by NATO members to increase defence and security spending as a percentage of GDP, Crosetto said Italy had already made some provisions in the budget and would not divert resources from health or pensions, confirming a Reuters report.
The Star
03-07-2025
- Business
- The Star
Russia poses growing military threat to NATO members, Italy says
FILE PHOTO: Italy's Defence Minister Guido Crosetto looks on during an interview with Reuters, in Rome, Italy, April 14, 2025. REUTERS/Remo Casilli/File photo ROME (Reuters) -Russia could have the ability to pose a military threat to NATO territory within five years, Italy's Defence Minister Guido Crosetto said on Thursday. He was addressing lawmakers on the outcome of a NATO summit last week when the military alliance agreed to increase spending on defence and security. "Allies shared concerns about the growing threat from Russia. There are no signs of conversion of Russian production to civilian purposes, not even in the event of a ceasefire," he said. Crosetto also said Russian domestic support for the war in Ukraine, begun in 2022, apparently was intact. Without saying where the figures came from, he said Russia has lost more than a million soldiers, including 200,000 in the first six months of this year. "Yet Russia managed to mobilise another 300,000 in six months without any erosion of domestic consensus," he said. Referring to the targets set last week by NATO members to increase defence and security spending as a percentage of GDP, Crosetto said Italy had already made some provisions in the budget and would not divert resources from health or pensions, confirming a Reuters report. (Reporting by Giuseppe Fonte; editing by Barbara Lewis)
