TikTok rejected ads from Meta urging it and YouTube to join Meta’s multibillion-dollar child safety settlement with U.S. states, escalating a public fight between some of the world’s largest social platforms. Why it matters. Meta needs its rivals to come to the table. Part of Meta’s settlement is contingent on other major platforms agreeing to...Read More
OUACHITA PARISH, La. (KSLA) – The Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill’s Office (Louisiana A.G.’s Office) says it has arrested a man for video voyeurism, sexual battery, sexual abuse of animals, and the production/possession of child sexual abuse material. James Brannon Allen, 20, of Lyons Hill Road in Homer, was arrested September 9, 2026, on the...Read More
Cybercrime has long relied on deception, but 2026 appears to mark an important turning point. According to a new cybersecurity report from NordVPN, criminals are increasingly using artificial intelligence to transform scams from mass-distributed attacks into highly personalised campaigns designed to exploit trust, familiarity and human psychology. The company’s first flagship Consumer Cybersecurity Report: Dismantling...Read More
Florida’s Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (FLHSMV) said Friday that it’s investigating a data breach, making it the second organization that hosts Americans’ driver’s license information to be hacked this month. The Florida announcement comes on the heels of another incident, in which a vendor that scans Americans’ driver’s licenses for private companies,...Read More
Cisco Systems CSCO, the networking and cybersecurity giant, surged approximately 3.7% to $111.45 Friday after Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang highlighted cybersecurity as AI’s next major opportunity and identified Cisco among Nvidia’s partners. Business Insider reported that Huang sees cybersecurity following AI coding because digital defenses must stay active around the clock—not wait for a prompt....Read More
Agentic AI , Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning , Endpoint Security Nir Zuk’s Startup Targets Firms Unable to Send Sensitive Security Data to the Cloud Michael Novinson (MichaelNovinson) • September 11, 2026 René Bonvanie, chief marketing officer, Cylake (Image: Cylake) A startup led by the founder of Palo Alto Networks raised $245 million...Read More
A Texas judge granted the state partial summary judgment against TikTok over deceptive claims about content safeguards for minors. | Illustration created by DX. A Travis County judge ruled Thursday that TikTok violated Texas consumer protection law by misleading consumers about safeguards meant to protect minors from inappropriate content. Judge Cory Liu of the 250th...Read More
TEXAS (KAUZ) – A Texas 10 Most Wanted Criminal Illegal Immigrant is back in custody after being captured in Travis Co., according to the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS). 24-year-old Fermin Alejandro Calles Garcia, from Venezuela, was taken into custody on Sept. 5 during a traffic stop in Northwest Travis Co. Following up on...Read More
U.S. Reps. George Whitesides (CA-27), Maria Salazar (FL-27) and Don Davis (NC-01) have introduced the bipartisan Protecting Elders from Wire Fraud Act, legislation that would require financial institutions place holds on suspicious wire transactions leaving a senior’s account where financial exploitation is suspected. As scams become more sophisticated and convincing, Congress has a responsibility to...Read More
SEOUL, Sept. 9 (Yonhap) — Nearly 3 in 100 students in elementary through high school reported experiencing school violence, a government survey showed Wednesday, the highest rate since the study began in 2013. The education ministry and 16 regional education offices conducted this year’s survey online for all 3.9 million students in the fourth to...Read More
