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Nicolas Chaillan

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Nicolas's latest takes on AI, defense, cybersecurity, and the future of work.

March 20, 2026
Super Micro Co-Founder Charged — $2.5B AI Chip Smuggling to China
The DOJ just charged three people tied to Super Micro Computer — including its CO-FOUNDER — with smuggling $2.5 BILLION in Nvidia AI servers to China. Through Taiwan. Using hair dryers to peel off serial numbers.
March 19, 2026
OpenClaw Agent Team — Agent Map Showcase
A look at the full agent team running 24/7 — managing infrastructure, writing code, processing documents, monitoring investments, and more.
March 18, 2026
F-35 Software Stagnated During Active War
The F-35 — America's most expensive weapon system at over $2 TRILLION — cannot get its software upgrades to work. During an active war. The TR-3 upgrade was "predominately unusable" for most of last year.
March 18, 2026
Pentagon Classified AI Training — Banning the Safe One
The Pentagon is planning to let AI companies train models on classified data. And they just banned Anthropic — the most safety-focused AI company — while handing classified data to whoever is left.
March 17, 2026
Two Medical Device Giants Hacked in One Week
Not ONE but TWO major medical device companies hacked in ONE WEEK. Both by Iran-linked hackers. Stryker — a $140 BILLION company — got completely wiped. 200,000 devices destroyed.
March 17, 2026
Oracle 30K Layoffs — The Pattern Continues
Oracle is planning to cut up to 30,000 jobs — 15% of its workforce — to fund AI data centers. The company is GROWING. And they are still firing 30,000 people.
March 16, 2026
Jensen Huang GTC / OpenClaw Strategy / Autonomous Driving
Jensen Huang just said "Every single company in the world today has to have an OpenClaw strategy." The CEO of the most valuable company on the planet told every enterprise that OpenClaw is not optional.
March 15, 2026
Meta Cutting 20% — AI Eating Its Own Creator
Meta — the company that spent over $200 BILLION on AI infrastructure — is now cutting 20% of its workforce. The company that BUILT the AI is now firing the humans because of the AI.
March 14, 2026
McKinsey Hacked by AI Agent — SQL Injection in 2026
McKinsey — the company that charges millions to advise on AI strategy — just got hacked by an autonomous AI agent in TWO HOURS. Full read AND write access to 46.5 MILLION chat messages.
March 13, 2026
Adobe CEO Steps Down — AI Kills Creative Monopoly
Adobe's CEO just stepped down. The AI revolution is reshaping even the most entrenched creative monopolies.

Articles & Newsletter

Long-form writing on cybersecurity, DevSecOps, and defense technology.

Atlassian breaks itself

Atlassian breaks itself!

April 13, 2022

Friends, Colleagues, Welcome to this first edition of the In the Nic of Time Weekly News! We will be covering top topics around cybersecurity, DevSecOps, and technology…

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Let's catch-up with China

Let's catch-up with China within 6 months

November 24, 2021

I recently released an Op-Ed in the Financial Times describing how the DoD can catch-up with China's innovation in warfighting capabilities, in 6 months…

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Goodbye

It is time to say Goodbye!

September 2, 2021

It is time! It is time for me to say goodbye to the Department of Defense and the Department of the Air Force. It has been an honor serving as the first Chief Software Officer…

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Forbes Article

My first Forbes article: The Two Biggest Disruptions To Cybersecurity Since The Invention Of The Firewall

August 3, 2018

Very excited to see my first Forbes article published! One might consider the firewall the most significant invention in cybersecurity in the last 30 years…

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Intellectual Property is Under Attack; Our Alternative to Litigation

March 30, 2015

The intellectual property (IP) community is under attack. Both lawyers and inventors are keenly aware of it and many are actively trying to minimize the damage…

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