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americanbazaaronline. com > 05/12/2026 > canvas-parent-firm-reaches-deal-with-hackers-after-massive-breach-480633

Canvas parent firm reaches deal with hackers after massive breach

5+ day, 18+ hour ago  (326+ words) Instructure, the parent company of the Canvas learning platform, said it has reached an agreement with the hacking group known as Shiny Hunters following a massive cyberattack that disrupted schools and exposed sensitive student information worldwide. The company said the…...

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americanbazaaronline. com > 05/08/2026 > aws-outage-disrupts-services-after-data-center-overheating-480404

AWS outage disrupts services after data center overheating

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (355+ words) Amazon Web Services (AWS) said Thursday that overheating at one of its Northern Virginia data centers disrupted several cloud services, affecting major platforms including Coinbase and derivatives marketplace CME Group. The outage, caused by rising temperatures and related power loss…...

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americanbazaaronline. com > 05/06/2026 > big-tech-and-government-joins-forces-to-police-ai-risks-480218

Big tech and government joins forces to police AI risks

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (401+ words) The United States government will gain early access to some of the world's most advanced artificial intelligence systems through a new agreement with Microsoft, Google, and x AI. This deal aims to identify potential national security risks before the technology…...

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americanbazaaronline. com > 04/28/2026 > social-media-scams-cost-americans-2-1-billion-in-2025-479798

Social media scams cost Americans $2. 1 billion in 2025

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (432+ words) Americans lost about $2. 1 billion to scams that started on social media in 2025, according to a new report from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). The agency said these losses have grown sharply, rising eight times in recent years. Social media has…...

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americanbazaaronline. com > 04/27/2026 > why-governments-fear-ai-what-will-force-them-to-embrace-it-479694

Why governments fear AI: What will force them to embrace it

3+ week, 30+ min ago  (352+ words) For the last 30 years, national bureaucracies and traditional economic institutions have shown the same pattern again and again. It took them nearly a decade to understand the difference between "hardware" and "software." They resisted e-commerce and desktop publishing until the…...

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americanbazaaronline. com > 04/24/2026 > 77-of-asian-americans-fear-ai-scams-survey-finds-479597

77% of Asian Americans fear AI scams, survey finds; deepfake fraud rising

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (547+ words) A new survey by Truecaller finds that 77% of Asian Americans fear AI-powered scams, with nearly one in three already falling victim to deepfake voice fraud, including immigration-based scams. The findings are even more striking for Asian Americans. A significant 77% of…...

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americanbazaaronline. com > 04/16/2026 > stecs-founder-habeeb-gbenle-on-building-ethical-fintech-479018

Stecs Founder Habeeb Gbenle on building ethical fintech for underserved communities

1+ mon, 2+ day ago  (1442+ words) Stecs is positioning itself carefully for growth, balancing regulatory compliance, product-market fit, and sustainability, as it aims to serve a growing demand for ethical finance across emerging markets. In an exclusive interview with The American Bazaar, Gbenle spoke about his…...

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americanbazaaronline. com > 04/17/2026 > anthropic-mythos-sparks-concerns-among-the-finance-community-479170

Anthropic Mythos sparks concerns among the finance community over security risks

1+ mon, 18+ hour ago  (301+ words) Finance ministers, bankers, and financiers have expressed concerns about Anthropic's Claude Mythos, over its potential to undermine security of financial systems. Experts say the model potentially has an unprecedented ability to identify and exploit cybersecurity weaknesses, though others caution further…...

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americanbazaaronline. com > 04/15/2026 > cybersecurity-firm-identifies-108-malicious-chrome-extensions-affecting-20000-users-479022

Cybersecurity firm identifies 108 malicious Chrome extensions affecting 20, 000 users

1+ mon, 2+ day ago  (298+ words) Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new campaign where a cluster of 108 Google Chrome extensions has been found to communicate with the same command-and-control (C2) infrastructure with the goal of collecting user data and enabling browser-level abuse by injecting ads and arbitrary…...

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americanbazaaronline. com > 04/13/2026 > trump-may-be-pushing-banks-to-trial-anthropic-mythos-478825

Trump administration may be pushing banks to trial Anthropic Mythos

1+ mon, 4+ day ago  (356+ words) U. S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell summoned bank executives for a meeting this week, where they encouraged the use of Anthropic's latest model to detect vulnerabilities, according to Bloomberg. While JPMorgan Chase was the only bank…...