OZARK, Ala. (WTVY) – Alabama will receive more than $117 million from a settlement with Meta, the company behind Facebook and Instagram, over claims it designed those apps to be addictive to children. Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall said the settlement forces Meta to change how it treats kids after accusing the company of designing...Read More
Long Beach may soon be leading the charge to regulate social media. A watershed bill proposed by the city’s state assemblymember is expected to soon become law in California, prohibiting social media platforms from providing addictive features to kids under age 16. The California legislature on Monday unanimously passed the bill, which will now head...Read More
Jefferson County sheriff’s office warns seniors about scams JEFFERSON COUNTY, Ala. — The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office is warning seniors about scams and providing tips to help them avoid becoming victims. Officials have been visiting local senior centers to share warning signs and advice on what to do if they encounter a scam. The FBI...Read More
Ahead of the start of school on Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026, both the Maplewood and South Orange police departments are sharing crossing guard locations — and travel tips — to help local students get to school safely. The two towns share one school district, with many South Orange residents attending school in Maplewood, and vice...Read More
SAN DIEGO (TCS) — Federal law enforcement has seized core infrastructure reportedly used by a Chinese state-sponsored cyber platform to target high-profile U.S. government entities and critical infrastructure in a campaign dating back to 2018. Authorities said the hacking targets varied from NASA to the Federal Reserve. The U.S. Department of Justice and the FBI...Read More
Aug 31 (Reuters) – Anthropic said on Monday it had resumed external cybersecurity testing of AI models after deploying new safeguards, following incidents last month in which Claude models accessed the internet and other systems during security evaluations. Anthropic disclosed three incidents on July 30, attributing them to a misconfiguration in a third-party evaluation environment....Read More
A landmark agreement between Meta and 48 US states could change the way social media platforms operate, with the company accepting a series of strict new commitments aimed at protecting children and teenagers on Facebook and Instagram. Under the settlement, Meta has agreed to pay at least $12 billion over a decade to resolve a...Read More
PETERS TOWNSHIP, Pa. — A former Washington County high school employee has been sentenced on federal child porn charges. Jason Waynes Ayres, 48, was sentenced to four to eight years in prison on Monday. Ayres was an IT employee at Peters Township High School and pleaded guilty to two felony counts of sexual abuse of...Read More
Lofgren hosted experts to discuss AI’s agricultural applications, water conservation, broadband, workforce, and responsible innovation. Quiver AI Summary Lofgren hosts AI roundtable: Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren held a roundtable at San José State University with civic, academic, agricultural and technology leaders. The discussion focused on how artificial intelligence could affect farm productivity, water security, broadband access...Read More
Berlin’s state government has crossed a line it spent two weeks trying to avoid. On August 31, 2026, officials confirmed that data was actually stolen from the city-state’s administrative network during the Rhysida ransomware attack, moving the story from “hackers claim” to “government admits.” BleepingComputer reported that forensic investigators pinpointed a confirmed data-exfiltration window between...Read More
