OpenAI has introduced a Child Safety Blueprint, a policy framework aimed at combating child sexual exploitation facilitated by artificial intelligence. This initiative underscores the urgent need for industry-wide standards as AI rapidly evolves. The blueprint outlines a path to strengthen U.S. child protection frameworks in the AI era. It builds on OpenAI’s existing safeguards and...Read More
Got story updates? Submit your updates here. › As lawmakers grapple with the challenges of regulating children’s access to social media, the underlying digital infrastructure remains a complex, high-tech landscape.Boston Today The Massachusetts House of Representatives voted 129-25 to pass legislation that would ban all kids under age 14 from using social media in the...Read More
In March 2026, global cyber-attack activity showed early signs of moderation while remaining at historically elevated levels. The average number of weekly cyber-attacks per organization reached 1,995, representing a 4% decrease month over month and a 5% decline compared to March 2025. Despite this easing, the overall threat environment remains intense. Nearly 2,000 weekly attacks per organization continue to...Read More
Security researchers have uncovered a hack-for-hire operation targeting journalists, activists, and officials across the Middle East and North Africa, according to a report by TechCrunch. The investigation, conducted by digital rights group Access Now, mobile cybersecurity firm Lookout, and SMEX, documented multiple cyberattacks between 2023 and 2025. The cases involved two Egyptian journalists and one...Read More
HARRISON, Mich. (WJRT) – An arrest has been made in an online predator investigation, as a 44-year-old man was taken into custody on Saturday, March 7. The arrest, carried out by a sergeant from the Clare County Sheriff’s Office, occurred at the suspect’s home on E. Long Lake Road. The investigation began after the nonprofit...Read More
Workers at Samanoud Textiles in Gharbiya governorate have refused to end an all-out strike started on Monday in exchange for half their March salaries, while a company security guard assaulted a worker attempting to join a protest, two female workers told Al Manassa. Employees demand full payment, guarantees against further delays and reinstatement of health...Read More
ISJ hears exclusively from Trevor Dearing, Director of Critical Infrastructure at Illumio. The European Parliament recently announced that it was disabling the AI features on tablets it provides to lawmakers. Tools such as writing aids and virtual assistants were blocked due to AI using cloud services to perform tasks that could be handled locally, sending...Read More
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has said Nigeria’s crude oil production rose from a historic low of 960,000 barrels per day in 2022 to an average of 1.71 million barrels per day, with a peak of 1.84 million barrels per day in 2025, following intensified pipeline security measures in the Niger Delta. The Group...Read More
