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Ed Dept launches investigation into organization allegedly leaking student data to ‘influence elections’
1+ hour, 35+ min ago (192+ words) (Daily Caller News Foundation) " The Department of Education (ED) on Thursday opened an investigation into a program that may be illegally collecting and sharing student information for the purpose of "influencing elections," the Daily Caller News Foundation has learned. ED…...
CIA suddenly ends publication of decades-old public data tool
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (231+ words) (Daily Caller News Foundation) " The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) announced Wednesday it is halting the publication of a decades-old intelligence resource. The'CIA'wrote in an'announcement'that the World Factbook, which first appeared online in 1997, has "served the Intelligence Community and the general…...
CEO says AI risks accelerating faster than controls
1+ week, 3+ day ago (712+ words) The head of one of America's leading artificial intelligence companies is warning about the real dangers of AI." The risks are not inconsequential, he said, and could be just one to two years away from being deployed at scale across…...
Detroit district promises ‘additional security measures’ after phishing email sent to students
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (328+ words) Beware of emails offering "free money" or prizes " or job opportunities at your local school, a Detroit district is warning the community after students received a recent phishing email. The district, which'served'more than 4,600 students in the 2023-24 academic year, is requiring…...
FBI breaks up Chinese AI smuggling network
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (680+ words) U.S. officials have announced the dismantling of a major Chinese smuggling network that attempted to illegally export $160 million in advanced artificial intelligence (AI) chips to China. The chips were subject to export control because of their advanced technology, said a Dec....
RFK Jr. urges global health authorities to make mercury-free vaccines
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (453+ words) In a video message to the Minamata Convention on" Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is calling on world health leaders to eliminate the use of mercury in vaccines." In a video message to the Minamata Convention on…...
AI augments school security with threat detection
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (682+ words) AI companies have ramped up their offerings" As public schools continue to grapple with on-campus violence, U.S. schools are increasingly looking to artificial intelligence to beef up security....
Nebraska school district switches to manual systems after suffering cybersecurity attack
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (468+ words) The announcement regarding our cyber attack has" A Nebraska school district switched to taking attendance manually after its technology network experienced a cybersecurity attack. The announcement regarding our cyber attack has understandably raised concerns among some of our families regarding…...
Another virus in China puts U.S. on alert
5+ mon, 4+ week ago (218+ words) (Daily Caller News Foundation) " A viral illness spread by mosquitoes known as chikungunya is infecting China and other nations across Africa and Europe, prompting the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to issue a travel advisory for Americans. The CDC'identified'outbreak…...
Nearly $2 million in taxpayer funding lost in phishing scam targeting Nebraska school district
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (362+ words) We are committed to keeping our community informed and" A Nebraska school district is working to recover $1.8 million lost in a sophisticated phishing scam, Gray's KSNB news station reports. We are committed to keeping our community informed and to taking…...