Friday’s global computer meltdown Airlines, banks, casinos, package deliveries, and emergency services around the world are recovering today from what could be “the largest tech outage in history.” the root cause was not a foreign agent but linked back to a software update issued by a u-s based cybersecurity firm called “Crowd Strike.” Could this
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On GPS: Is the clock ticking on TikTok? Fareed hosts a spirited debate on the House bill that could lead to a US ban on TikTok, with the American Enterprise Institute’s Kori Schake and Glen Gerstell, former general counsel for the National Security Agency. They discuss national-security risks the Chinese-owned app might pose given its
Continue ReadingStavridis: Americans should be ‘mindful’ of potential AI threats A new government report warns that advanced Artificial Intelligence systems could pose an “extinction-level threat” to humans, and that the US must intervene. “I think we should be mindful of it,” says Ret. Admiral James Stavridis. But he adds, “there have been big inventions in the
Continue ReadingMobile phone theft is rising: What to do if it happens to you In London, a mobile phone is stolen every 6 minutes. “If I steal your phone, I’m stealing a thousand dollars,” says digital identity expert David Birch. But “If I can get into your bank account, I can steal $100,000. So that’s what
Continue ReadingAuthor: Protect kids from phones’ mental health impact “Human beings had a play-based childhood from time immemorial,” says author Jonathan Haidt. What caused teen mental health decline is “between 2010 and 2015, phones, screens come sweeping in…The most important thing that parents can do is delay the age at which their child gets immersed in
Continue ReadingMark Zuckerberg apologizes to families over social media harms in contentious Senate hearing
Mark Zuckerberg apologizes to families over social media harms in contentious Senate hearing 3:41 p.m. ET, January 31, 2024 Mom whose son died from fentanyl-laced pill ordered on Snapchat slams CEO apology as ‘fake’ From CNN’s Catherine Thorbecke Bridgette Norring, a mother whose son died from an accidental fentanyl overdose after ordering a pill off
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