Most teenagers intend to opt out of the Government’s planned social media curfews, polling has suggested. Sir Keir Starmer unveiled plans for a voluntary curfew for 16 and 17-year-olds in his final weeks in office. The curfew would prevent teenagers accessing social media sites between midnight and 6am by default, but could be turned off....Read More
Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Ranking Member Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) confer during a markup hearing on August 5. Yuqing Liu/Tech Policy Press. WASHINGTON — The Senate Commerce Committee advanced four bills Wednesday aimed at protecting children from harmful online content and giving parents more control over how minors use social media, artificial...Read More
In an aerial view, pools of water are visible at Central Marin Sanitation Agency wastewater treatment plant in in San Rafael, Ca. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Justin Sullivan/Getty Images In the past week, seven U.S. states have reported cyberattacks on their water facilities. Some in the cybersecurity industry suspect Iran was responsible....Read More
In an aerial view, pools of water are visible at Central Marin Sanitation Agency wastewater treatment plant in in San Rafael, Ca. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Justin Sullivan/Getty Images In the past week, seven U.S. states have reported cyberattacks on their water facilities. Some in the cybersecurity industry suspect Iran was responsible....Read More
As cybersecurity incidents continue to affect several water systems across the country, some advocates are now calling for new legislation, funding and federal direction. The FBI and Environmental Protection Agency confirmed last week malicious cyber activity involving Internet-facing operational technology at water and wastewater systems in seven states. Although federal authorities have not identified the...Read More
By David Antonov, consultant in AI technology. Eurasia Business News, August 8, 2026. Article n°3065. OpenAI has slowed parts of the development of its upcoming Astra AI model after internal testing indicated that the system may possess advanced cybersecurity capabilities. The company said it cannot rule out that Astra has reached the “Critical” level under its...Read More
When Megan Garcia told lawmakers about how her 14-year-old son died by suicide after months of conversations with a chatbot from Character. Al, one of her main requests might have been, on the face of it, the simplest — restrict access for those under a certain age. “I don’t think that chatbot technology in its...Read More
Children and young people spend a lot of time online, and many of them play online games every day. These online environments can also expose them to risks such as cyberbullying, exploitation, recruitment, radicalisation or grooming. The EU-funded project The Gaming Police brings Finnish police into digital spaces, reaching vulnerable young people through the gaming...Read More
Another local business fights off an online attack Thursday. Woodhaven Lakes said on Facebook they caught and quickly stopped a ransomware attack which was encrypting files on their on premise storage devices. Initial analysis said the attack was limited to locally stored Microsoft Office files and documents with no breach to the Property Owners database...Read More
Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGO) has drawn significant market attention in 2026 for its custom AI chips. But the company’s August 6 announcement of new VMware vDefend and Avi Load Balancer capabilities is a reminder that its infrastructure software business, the one built to throw off steady, high-margin cash, is still evolving too. With the stock sitting roughly...Read More
