[ad_1] Federal safety standards for water bead toys took effect this week, aimed at protecting children from a product blamed for thousands of injuries and at least one death. The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) regulations target the small, colorful polymer pellets that expand dramatically when soaked in water. Between 2017 and 2022, an estimated...Read More

[ad_1] PeopleImages/Getty Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Until now, sexting has been somewhat of a vague phenomenon, without much concrete data on how common it actually is in teen life. Experts have tried to pin down how many and how often...Read More

[ad_1] Fraudsters running cyberscam operations in Cambodia could face life in prison after the Senate approved a new law on Friday targeting criminals involved in the multi-billion-dollar illicit industry. The Southeast Asian nation has emerged as a hotspot for crime syndicates running fake romantic relationship and cryptocurrency investment schemes in which scammers — some willing,...Read More

[ad_1] If you’ve received a data breach notice from a company, you’re definitely not alone. According to a survey from US News, nearly half (44%) of respondents reported being notified multiple times about different breaches involving their personal data. So if you’ve felt like there seems to be another data breach at a familiar company...Read More

[ad_1] San Antonio’s urgent plan aims to shield seniors from soaring holiday scams by enhancing protections and education. SAN ANTONIO — A San Antonio council member is pushing a plan to stop scammers from targeting seniors. This comes in the middle of the holiday season, with online shopping and donations at an all-time high —...Read More

[ad_1] Two misconceptions have been circulating since last week’s landmark ruling in K.G.M. v. Meta et al., which found Meta and YouTube liable for harms to an individual plaintiff: First, that this verdict threatens free speech; and second, that it undermines parental rights and responsibility. Similar concerns have been raised against the nearly dozen state...Read More

[ad_1] The explosion of AI-generated code is creating a security crisis that traditional manual approaches simply cannot handle. At KubeCon and CloudNativeCon, JFrog’s Global SVP, Rafael Santiago, revealed how organizations can maintain security and governance while developers’ productivity multiplies by as much as 12x thanks to AI coding assistants. JFrog Artifactory serves as a single...Read More

[ad_1] Apple has declared that they have a clean record on spyware attacks against any of its devices that are in Lockdown Mode. Lockdown mode is a security feature you can opt into to protect your device, introduced by Apple back in 2022. The feature is available for the Mac, iPhone, and iPad; it significantly...Read More

[ad_1] Microsoft will invest 1.6 trillion yen ($10 billion) in Japan between 2026 and 2029 to expand artificial intelligence infrastructure and enhance cybersecurity cooperation with the government, Reuters reports. The investment aims to address Japan’s growing need for AI expertise while supporting Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s goal of promoting growth through advanced technologies and ensuring...Read More

[ad_1] Meta CEO. Mark Zuckerberg and Apple Inc. CEO, Tim Cook. Jon Putman | Anadolu | Al Drago | Bloomberg | Getty Images Tech’s child safety record is under a microscope. In legal proceedings spanning California, New Mexico and West Virginia this week, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Apple CEO Tim Cook are facing questions...Read More