SAN FRANCISCO — Levi Strauss on Friday disclosed a recent cybersecurity incident in which an unauthorized third party gained access to the company’s systems through a social engineering attack targeting three employees. The apparel maker joins a growing list of major firms worldwide that are facing a rise in cyberattacks and ransomware incidents that steal...Read More
The families of four teenagers who died by suicide are suing social media companies Meta, TikTok, Snapchat and YouTube. (AP Photo) The families of four teenagers who died by suicide are suing Meta, TikTok, Snapchat and YouTube over what they describe as “years of escalating harms” from using their platforms that eventually resulted in their...Read More
In a landmark ruling against Meta, a New Mexico judge likened the company’s social media platforms to factories. The psychological harm to children who use Facebook and Instagram, he said, can be seen as their pollution. Judge Bryan Biedscheid fined the company $567 million in his ruling Thursday, but he also prescribed steps to clean...Read More
Trikon, a renowned Web3 infrastructure entity, has partnered with IBVM, the earliest Bitcoin-based zero-knowledge layer 2 ecosystem. The partnership is set to combine AI-led consumer experience infrastructure and blockchain-powered security. As per Trikon’s official announcement, the development attempts to merge a modular blockchain framework with crypto capital within an inclusive Web3 tech framework. Additionally, Trikon...Read More
Students use artificial intelligence in school with impunity. Some use it to write essays or complete math homework. Others may use it to cheat on exams. But one specific and troubling use of AI by students is on the rise—creating fake, nonconsensual videos or images of students and educators. The rapid spread of AI-generated deepfakes...Read More
The reported death of ENHYPEN fan Mina Chan has renewed concerns over cyberbullying, toxic fandom culture and online harassment A 26-year-old Japanese fan of K-pop group ENHYPEN, known online as Mina Chan, has reportedly died by suicide after facing intense online criticism and harassment. Mina, who was based in Seoul, was known within the ENGENE...Read More
Levi Strauss & Co., the denim giant, reported a cybersecurity incident where an unauthorized third party accessed the company’s internal systems via a targeted social engineering attack. According to a regulatory filing submitted to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the attackers manipulated three employees into surrendering access to their company-issued computers, ultimately allowing the...Read More
Sign up to see the future, today Can’t-miss innovations from the bleeding edge of science and tech They’re agile, they’re creepy, and they may be coming for human jobs. Robot dogs affixed with AI-integrated cameras are becoming the latest dystopian fixation of the security industry, especially in the US, where they’re being deployed to patrol...Read More
Threatening people with uncontrollable annihilation doesn’t seem like the most obvious marketing strategy. But ever since the launch of ChatGPT brought generative AI into the mainstream, it appears to have become unavoidable. So it was worrying, but perhaps not quite so surprising, that after OpenAI revealed last week that one if its experimental systems had...Read More
Company brings enhanced artificial intelligence, data analytics and cyber capabilities to strengthen U.S. national security and defend the homeland FALLS CHURCH, Va., Aug. 7, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT), a business unit of General Dynamics (NYSE:GD), announced today that it was awarded the Enterprise Network Operations and Cybersecurity Support (ENOCS) contract to...Read More
