A House committee is planning to take up legislation aimed at protecting kids online once lawmakers return from the holiday recess in another push to safeguard youth from social media dangers and new ...

Heidi J. S. Tworek receives funding from the Bridge Research Consortium (BRC), part of Canada’s Immuno-Engineering and Biomanufacturing Hub, which in turn is funded by the Canada Biomedical Research ...

Marshall Gunnell is a Tokyo-based tech journalist and editor with over a decade of experience covering IT, cybersecurity and data storage. Alongside CNET, his work has appeared in ZDNET, Business ...

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Let's face it: Social media can feel like a minefield. Between oversharing personal details, friend requests from strangers and sneaky scams sliding into your DMs, it's easy to put yourself at risk ...

How do you protect yourself from zyranium gas in The Outer Worlds 2? Eden, and Arcadia more broadly, is fraught with perils. While you can shoot your way through hordes of Raptidons, and sneak your ...

Scammers aren’t just taking your money. They can wipe out your entire account. And your bank might not be able to help you once it’s gone. Criminals are staying one step ahead of consumers as they ...

On Thursday, a single user on the decentralized trading platform Hyperliquid lost about $21 million after a private key leak led to an exploit involving the platform’s Hyperdrive lending protocol.

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Thursday welcomed the signing of a new law in Brazil designed to protect children’s rights online, describing the legislation as a significant advancement and encouraging ...

It has been more than 18 months since the CEOs of major American technology companies appeared on Capitol Hill to testify about the crisis of online sexual exploitation of children. It was a powerful ...

In August 2025, a claim circulated online that putting an emoji over a child's face in photos — a practice popularized by celebrity parents — does not protect their privacy. One Facebook page shared ...

The global online safety movement has paved the way for a number of artificial intelligence-powered products designed to keep kids away from potentially harmful things on the internet. In the U.K., a ...