Microsoft commits USD 10 bln to AI infrastructure, cybersecurity in Japan Microsoft has announced plans to invest USD 10 billion in Japan between 2026 and 2029, focusing on AI infrastructure, cybersecurity partnerships and workforce development, as demand for cloud and AI services grows in the country. The company said it will collaborate with domestic providers...Read More

Japan is confronting mounting concerns over child safety, as data from education and police authorities point to record levels of school refusal, a rise in serious bullying cases, continued disciplinary action against educators for sexual offenses, and record numbers of child abuse cases by parents. Japan’s experience matters beyond its borders: As other advanced Asian...Read More

Depending on which expert you ask, sexting among teens may be extremely common or incredibly rare. Studies have reported rates of youth sexting as low as 1.3% and as high as 60%. Either way, many experts believe that sending and receiving sexually explicit messages is becoming “the new normal” for teens. A new report in...Read More

The Town of Apex in North Carolina said it successfully recovered the personal information of more than 22,000 individuals that hackers stole from its network during a ransomware attack between June and July 2024.   The Town of Apex said in a data breach notification filed with the Office of the Attorney General of Maine...Read More

Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday cautioned that cybercrimes and drug-related offences are on the rise in the state and urged the police to take strong and effective measures to curb them. He also called on the police to make better use of technology to curb such crimes. The chief minister was speaking at the ‘Karnataka...Read More

Privacy-focused technology company Proton has issued a warning about the escalating data breach crisis, revealing that hundreds of millions of stolen login credentials are actively circulating on the dark web. Through its Data Breach Observatory initiative, Proton is directly monitoring underground cybercriminal forums to identify and report data leaks in real time, helping businesses protect...Read More

NEW YORK (WBNG) — Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand is calling for reform and stronger safeguards to protect seniors from scams this holiday season. The senator said more than 4 in 10 Americans have lost either money or their personal information, and on average, seniors have lost $83,000 to scams. “For seniors, scraping by on social security...Read More

Cyberbullying on social media is linked to depression in teenagers, according to new research that analyzed multiple studies of the online phenomenon. Victimization of young people online has received an increasing level of scrutiny, particularly after a series of high-profile suicides of teenagers who were reportedly bullied on various social networks. In 2013, for example, a spate...Read More

Samantha Haviland was a junior and a peer counselor at Columbine High School in April 1999 when two of her fellow students brought weapons to school, killing 12 students and one teacher before dying by suicide. The massacre at the Littleton, Colorado, high school is often cited as the event that launched an era in...Read More

TTA establishes AI security standards group to address emerging risks South Korea’s Telecommunications Technology Association (TTA) has launched a dedicated project group to develop standards for AI security, as concerns grow over the reliability of AI models and the protection of data. The new group, PG507, will focus on areas including information security technologies for...Read More