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These are five bills struggling as session nears end
1+ hour, 47+ min ago (818+ words) TALLAHASSEE " As the scheduled end of the legislative session nears and committees are slated to stop meeting after Tuesday, some bills that had a fighting chance in January are now on life support. With less than two weeks remaining in…...
Hackers are helping hijackers steal cargo shipments in real life, researchers find
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (46+ words) Researchers say hackers are using their tech skills to help criminals hijack cargo shipments in real life. Hackers are helping hijackers steal cargo shipments in real life, researchers find Researchers say hackers are using their tech skills to help criminals…...
Flushable wipes and Iran: Water treatment facility adds cyber attacks to worry list
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (1315+ words) In a small town in southern Vermont, not far from the lauded ski slopes of Okemo, there's water gushing out of the back of a treatment facility. Hughes is a master at fixing whatever's broken. But now, he's facing a…...
How a small Vermont town is protecting its water from hackers
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (49+ words) NPR's Jenna McLaughlin got an inside look at how one small Vermont town is protecting its water from hackers. How a small Vermont town is protecting its water from hackers NPR's Jenna McLaughlin got an inside look at how one…...
Whistleblower says Trump officials copied millions of Social Security numbers
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (661+ words) A whistleblower says that a former senior DOGE official copied the Social Security numbers, names, and birthdays of over 300 million Americans to a private server accessible by other former DOGE employees and lacking adequate security, potentially putting an enormous amount…...
Vaccines hold tantalizing promise in the fight against dementia
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (724+ words) Over the past two centuries, vaccines have been critical for preventing infectious diseases. The World Health Organization estimates that vaccination prevents between 3 million and 5 million deaths annually from diseases like diphtheria, tetanus, influenza, measles and, more recently, COVID-19. While there…...
Two data breaches in one week on social media site Tea
7+ mon, 5+ day ago (61+ words) A dating app, Tea, that was created to privately share information has been breached -- twice. We learn more about the user information that was hacked. Two data breaches in one week on social media site Tea A dating app, Tea,…...
Denmark introduces legislation to protect its citizens from AI deepfakes
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (70+ words) Denmark hopes to pass new legislation that aims to protect its citizens from deepfakes. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to AI expert, Henry Ajder, about the potential impact of the bill. Denmark introduces legislation to protect its citizens from AI deepfakes…...
Democratic senators raise concerns about a new Trump citizenship data system
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (643+ words) Three Democratic U.S. senators are raising concerns about a searchable citizenship data system developed under the Trump administration, warning that its use could lead to the disenfranchisement of eligible voters. NPR was the first news outlet to report in detail about…...
Impostor uses AI to impersonate Rubio and contact foreign and U.S. officials
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (579+ words) WASHINGTON " The State Department is warning U.S. diplomats of attempts to impersonate Secretary of State Marco Rubio and possibly other officials using technology driven by artificial intelligence, according to two senior officials and a cable sent last week to all embassies…...