2 Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement announcing that he and 50 other attorneys general have reached a settlement with Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, resolving litigation regarding the safety of children while using Meta’s platforms: “This is a proud day for Arkansas. In March 2023, two months after I...Read More
JACKSON, Tenn. (WBBJ) – Millions and millions of dollars. That’s what Tennessee is set to receive after taking on tech giant Meta over claims that some social media apps were hurting kids. Meta, the company that owns Facebook and Instagram, just settled a nationwide lawsuit valued at up to $18 billion. This lawsuit covers 47...Read More
Ransomware kept its grip on organizations through the second quarter of 2026, and the headline number barely moved. What changed underneath that number is more interesting: new research gave us a rare look inside a top tier operation as it was being built, and it revealed just how little it now takes for a small...Read More
A US federal judge has blocked the Pentagon from enforcing its decision to label Anthropic a national security supply-chain risk. The ruling comes after the AI company challenged the designation, arguing that it was retaliation for refusing to allow Claude to be used for autonomous weapons and certain surveillance operations. A US federal judge has...Read More
COMPANY NEWS: The 97% success rate places TrendAI™ ahead of all other entrants on the AI security benchmark The TrendAI™ agentic exploit-remediation engine, codename AESIR, achieved the top position on CyberGym, an independent evaluation benchmark for AI-driven security tooling. The 97% success rate from TrendAI™ surpassed all other entrants currently on the leaderboard and is...Read More
A hacker’s reuse of an online screen name likely helped investigators catch him. On Thursday, law enforcement arrested two men in Australia who are allegedly part of TeamPCP, a hacking gang that’s been spreading malware through open-source software tools. One of the reported suspects, 21-year-old Ruben Thomson, wasn’t hard to identify because of his association...Read More
Shares of Okta (NASDAQ: OKTA) soared on Thursday after the identity management leader delivered strong quarterly profits. Image source: Getty Images. Missed Nvidia in 2009? This Rare Signal Is Flashing Again. In 2009, a “Double Down” signal flashed for a little-known chipmaker called Nvidia. For the first time in years, that same “Total Conviction” signal is flashing...Read More
Visitors take photos at a sign outside Meta headquarters in Menlo Park in March. (AP Photo/Noah Berger) Noah Berger/Associated Press Meta’s blockbuster settlement of up to $17 billion over allegations of child safety failures could influence the regulation of another tech product drawing regulator scrutiny: artificial intelligence chatbots. Experts told the Chronicle that the tech...Read More
BRISTOL, Tenn. — Ballad Health’s Niswonger Children’s Network will host “Beyond the Screen: Helping Youth Navigate Social Media Safely” on Sept. 1 from 9-11:30 a.m. at Bristol Motor Speedway’s Bruton Smith Building. Experts and a youth panel will discuss cyberbullying, online predators, privacy and mental health, offering strategies for safer social media use. Registration is...Read More
Security Alleged crew behind the Shai-Hulud worm and other supply chain attacks nabbed with help from the FBI The Australian city of Perth is by some measures the world’s most isolated major metropolis, but is still sufficiently connected to US law enforcement authorities that the FBI was able to help Australia’s Federal Police (AFP) to...Read More
