The decision to add more insurance comes during a time of recent and high-level attacks not only against Mower County, which happened just a few days shy of a year ago, but also attacks on the city of St. Paul and two on Winona County this year already. Radar signs going up County Engineer Mitch...Read More
Marine Corps veteran Austin Parker, president of the McLennan County Veterans Association, joins KWTX@4’s Justin Earley and Lauren Westbrook to share why it’s so important for civilians, families, and young people to take part in honoring fallen service members on Memorial Day. He walks through what to expect at Monday’s community-wide ceremony at the Doris...Read More
WILLIAMSON COUNTY, Texas (KWTX) — The Williamson County Sheriff’s Office Organized Crime Unit arrested a 36-year-old man on child exploitation charges. Investigators arrested Evan Jackson on one count of online solicitation of a minor and two counts of possession of child pornography depicting a child engaging in sexual conduct, the sheriff’s office said. Investigators arrested...Read More
Unicorn BigID is laying off about 20% of its workforce, including several dozen employees at its development center in Tel Aviv. The company says the restructuring reflects a shift toward a more advanced “AI-first” operating model. BigID develops solutions for data security and compliance for the public and private cloud. It has developed an AI-based...Read More
New Delhi: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Tuesday rejected social media claims that its On-Screen Marking (OSM) system had been hacked, even as scrutiny over the board’s digital examination and post-result systems widened, with a parliamentary panel summoning top education officials, technical experts beginning an audit of recent glitches, and the Union...Read More
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KATV) — Invitation scams that mimic legitimate online event services are becoming a growing cyber threat, with attackers exploiting people’s desire to stay socially connected to trick them into clicking malicious links or handing over login information. Chris Wright, a cybersecurity expert and co-founder of Sullivan Wright Technologies, said scammers often latch...Read More
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico state prosecutors are seeking fundamental changes to Meta’s social media apps and algorithms to safeguard children in the second phase of a landmark trial on allegations that platforms such as Instagram have created a public safety hazard. Opening statements began Monday in the three-week bench trial to decide...Read More
Most people who behave cruelly online do not think of themselves as cruel, and in fact may not be especially so. Subjectively, they may be speaking from a sense of conviction, righteousness, or simply what feels like playful competition. Give Us This Day Our Daily Dread As a psychiatrist and psychoanalyst active online and in...Read More
Starmer vows to act on social media after meeting bereaved parents BBC Labour set to announce crackdown on social media for children within weeks The Guardian Social media as bad for children as smoking, British doctors say Reuters ‘We need social media to survive’ – teens oppose ban BBC Social media as dangerous as smoking for children, doctors warn the-independent.com...Read More
