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College students’ use of AI has surged — despite boos at graduation ceremonies

College students’ use of AI has surged — despite boos at graduation ceremonies 2026-08-05 at 00:48 By mvartabediancap, Marc Vartabedian The share of business school students relying on artificial intelligence as a routine part of their academic experience has surged over the past few years, according to a new survey. This article is an excerpt […]

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Apple asks judge to slam breaks on OpenAI’s hardware ambitions, latest twist in high-stakes suit

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Apple asks judge to slam breaks on OpenAI’s hardware ambitions, latest twist in high-stakes suit 2026-08-05 at 00:16 By James Franey OpenAI said Apple now admits its outside lawyers emailed the wrong man after mixing up two Asian surnames and the company only came clean once OpenAI pointed out the blunder. This article is an

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Author who lost $2M book deal over AI concerns claims allegations are racially motivated: ‘Definitely innocent!!!’

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Author who lost $2M book deal over AI concerns claims allegations are racially motivated: ‘Definitely innocent!!!’ 2026-08-05 at 00:14 By Alexandra Steigrad Jerry Falade spoke out on Tuesday after his own reps pulled the plug on the sale of his first crime novel, “Call Me, I’ll Hide the Body.” This article is an excerpt from

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Parent believe children should be taught digital literacy at an early age, new survey shows

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Parent believe children should be taught digital literacy at an early age, new survey shows 2026-08-04 at 22:16 By SWNS As screens become a bigger part of childhood, the average parent says digital literacy education should start before kindergarten, according to new research. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News | New York

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TikTok settles trio of social media addiction lawsuits in Los Angeles

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TikTok settles trio of social media addiction lawsuits in Los Angeles 2026-08-04 at 20:42 By Thomas Barrabi The terms of the TikTok settlements are confidential and subject to the finalization of written settlement agreements, plaintiffs’ attorneys Joseph VanZandt of Beasley Allen and Emily Jeffcott of Morgan & Morgan said in a joint statement. This article

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Greatness PhaaS Adds Device Code Phishing to Bypass MFA and Steal Tokens

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Greatness PhaaS Adds Device Code Phishing to Bypass MFA and Steal Tokens 2026-08-04 at 20:27 By The commercial phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) toolkit known as Greatness has become the latest crimeware solution to add support for device code phishing, a rapidly growing cyber threat that abuses the legitimate OAuth 2.0 Device Authorization Grant to bypass Multi-Factor Authentication

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BNY to offer institutional crypto staking through Galaxy partnership

Black Hat USA 2026 – Summary of Vendor Announcements (Part 2)

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Black Hat USA 2026 – Summary of Vendor Announcements (Part 2) 2026-08-04 at 19:49 By SecurityWeek News Many companies are showcasing their products and services this week at the 2026 edition of the Black Hat conference in Las Vegas. The post Black Hat USA 2026 – Summary of Vendor Announcements (Part 2) appeared first on

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Bitcoin coils at $64K as Hormuz reopening timeline sends S&P 500 to $70T record

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Bitcoin coils at $64K as Hormuz reopening timeline sends S&P 500 to $70T record 2026-08-04 at 19:38 By Cointelegraph by William Suberg Bitcoin built on $64,000 as hopes of the Strait of Hormuz reopening to oil traffic sent the S&P 500 index to a record $70 trillion market cap. This article is an excerpt from

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Things You Won’t Want to Miss at Black Hat USA 2026

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Things You Won’t Want to Miss at Black Hat USA 2026 2026-08-04 at 19:24 By Paul Miller If you thought AI was a focus last year, buckle up This article is an excerpt from SECURITY.COM View Original Source

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Rethinking AI Security: Why CASB and DLP Need an Interaction-Aware Layer

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Rethinking AI Security: Why CASB and DLP Need an Interaction-Aware Layer 2026-08-04 at 19:15 By Etay Maor Build your strategy around answering these questions to ensure employees use AI productively while keeping sensitive data, IP, and agent behavior within the boundaries set for safe AI use. The post Rethinking AI Security: Why CASB and DLP

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Bitdeer expands AI infrastructure with long-term $4.7B data center lease

Oligo Raises $60 Million for Runtime Security

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Oligo Raises $60 Million for Runtime Security 2026-08-04 at 18:00 By Ionut Arghire The company will use the investment to accelerate product innovation and expand go-to-market operations. The post Oligo Raises $60 Million for Runtime Security appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source

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At least 15 attackers exploited Coldcard vulnerability: Galaxy

CISO Conversations: Russ Kirby – Passion Is the Antidote to Burnout

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CISO Conversations: Russ Kirby – Passion Is the Antidote to Burnout 2026-08-04 at 17:30 By Kevin Townsend Russ Kirby, CISO at Ping Identity, shares how passion, courage, and “good enough” thinking shaped his path from HP to the C-suite—and what keeps him up at night. The post CISO Conversations: Russ Kirby – Passion Is the

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AI developers targeted via trojanized GitHub repositories

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AI developers targeted via trojanized GitHub repositories 2026-08-04 at 17:10 By Sinisa Markovic Cybercriminals are cloning popular GitHub repositories for AI tools and developer resources to distribute an infostealer, according to Netskope Threat Labs. (Source: Netskope) Netskope came across the campaign while tracking a Windows-based MaaS infostealer, first reported in April 2026, that was spread

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Deployed Is Not Defended: The Quiet Gaps Hiding in Your Zscaler Environment

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Deployed Is Not Defended: The Quiet Gaps Hiding in Your Zscaler Environment 2026-08-04 at 17:00 By Jason Sargent You deployedZscaler, passed the audit, and got leadership’s sign-off. The project closed, and the dashboard has been green ever since. That moment is usually right about when the real risk starts to take shape. This article is

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Weaponized Email AI Assistants Could Help Attackers Hijack Accounts

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Weaponized Email AI Assistants Could Help Attackers Hijack Accounts 2026-08-04 at 16:54 By Kevin Townsend Researchers demonstrate how attackers could abuse built-in email chatbots to evade detection, impersonate trusted employees, compromise executive accounts, and facilitate financial fraud. The post Weaponized Email AI Assistants Could Help Attackers Hijack Accounts appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is

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Sevii APS Module preempts attacks with autonomous cyber defens

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Sevii APS Module preempts attacks with autonomous cyber defens 2026-08-04 at 16:48 By Industry News Sevii has announced a major expansion of the Sevii Autonomous Defense & Remediation (ADR) platform with the general availability of an Autonomous Preemptive Security (APS) module. The new module complements ADRs autonomous defense against threats, extending the platform to continuously

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Zenity Raises $125 Million in Series C Funding

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Zenity Raises $125 Million in Series C Funding 2026-08-04 at 16:40 By Ionut Arghire The AI security company will invest in product innovation, global expansion, and customer experience. The post Zenity Raises $125 Million in Series C Funding appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source

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