“The output appeared like random data, with no visible patterns or markers to indicate how it was encoded. In effect, while the data could be intercepted, it could not be read or understood,” an Army official explained. He added that the systems are part of a broader push towards “quantum-safe” encryption, meant to remain secure...Read More

Gov. Maura Healey proposed a series of mandates on social media companies that include default settings limiting app-use times for teens, as well as deactivation of location tracking programs and youth-targeted advertising, but fell short of endorsing the outright ban on social media apps for those younger than 14 years old across the state that...Read More

Dario Amodei, chief executive officer of Anthropic, at the AI Impact Summit in New Delhi, India, on Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026. Ruhani Kaur | Bloomberg | Getty Images Anthropic on Thursday announced a new artificial intelligence model, Claude Opus 4.7, which the company said is an improvement over past models but is “less broadly capable”...Read More

Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning , Finance & Banking , Industry Specific Officials Warned New Models Could Accelerate Cyber Risks Faster Than Rules Chris Riotta (@chrisriotta) • April 17, 2026     Image: Kristi Blokhin/Shutterstock Senior international financial officials warned this week that a new generation of artificial intelligence models from U.S. technology companies could...Read More

WASHINGTON (TNND) — A powerful new artificial intelligence model is drawing attention in the tech and cybersecurity world — not just for what it can do, but for how it could be used if it falls into the wrong hands. Anthropic, one of the leading AI firms, is developing an experimental system known as “Mythos.”...Read More

For organizations that want to keep company data within their own systems and have more control over how AI is deployed, Mozilla is offering an alternative to externally hosted AI services with Thunderbolt, an open-source AI client designed for self-hosted use. Thunderbolt is available through a waitlist, with native applications for web, macOS, Windows, Linux,...Read More

Ontario’s education minister is considering a total, province-wide prohibition on cellphones in elementary and high schools, along with a potential social media ban for children under the age of 16 — following a growing global trend to reduce addiction and distraction. In an interview with Focus Ontario to discuss his overhaul of school board governance,...Read More

With the busy travel season approaching, a data breach at Booking.com is leading to warnings about phishing scams known as “reservation hijacking.” Amy Warms got an email written in Catalan from Booking.com warning about a data breach that allowed a third party to access booking details, including contact information. “What I was able to read...Read More

By Nadia Dreid ( April 17, 2026, 10:37 PM EDT) — Home security camera company Wyze has been sued in Washington federal court for allegedly tracking and sharing the activity of people who visit its website with social media companies like TikTok and Meta, even if they reject all nonessential cookies…. Law360 is on it,...Read More

National governments can equally design their own apps, and the apps are meant to work together to allow for smooth age checks across the bloc.  But critics of age blocks say the technology to check people’s ages with proper privacy and data protections just isn’t ready — and even if it was, internet users would...Read More