Since I have a number of similar questions on my Inbox, it will be easier to reply to them here :)
No, I'm at at BlackHat and DefCon (I'm an independent contractor now so I have no company to send the bills to and I was not able to get O2 to generate enough revenue to organize a BH/DC gathering)
Regarding what has been going on, here is a selection of blog posts that cover the last couple months:
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