Category: Technology

U.S. K-12 schools and the 50 million students served by its institutions are confronting more cyberattacks than ever before, according to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. The amount of incidents have consistently grown each year, from fewer than 100 in 2016 to more than 1,300 incidents in 2021. The pace of attacks jumped at least […]

When you need power from your laptop, it’s smart to plug in the charger to eke out as much performance as possible. However, Apple’s first M1-powered MacBook Pro models marked a seachange in this ideology, offering comparable performance whether you were hooked up to a wall outlet or not. The new 2023 MacBook Pro models—powered […]

When high school English teacher Kelly Gibson first encountered ChatGPT in December, the existential anxiety kicked in fast. While the internet delighted in the chatbot’s superficially sophisticated answers to users’ prompts, many educators were less amused. If anyone could ask ChatGPT to “write 300 words on what the green light symbolizes in The Great Gatsby,” what would stop […]

For years, the cryptocurrency economy has been rife with black market sales, theft, ransomware, and money laundering—despite the strange fact that in that economy, practically every transaction is written into a blockchain’s permanent, unchangeable ledger. But new evidence suggests that years of advancements in blockchain tracing and crackdowns on that illicit underworld may be having […]

Dive Brief: Malicious actors are using remote management and monitoring software to launch phishing attacks against federal employees, authorities warned Wednesday.  The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, National Security Agency and Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center said since June 2022 cybercriminals have sent help desk themed phishing emails to civilian executive branch agency staff […]

If you’re a frequent camper or hiker, or are otherwise away from cell service often, most of these products aren’t going to help you in an emergency. That’s where a satellite messenger comes in. We have a guide with a few picks for different situations, but the Garmin inReach Mini is one of our favorites. […]

Employees are ready to change their jobs, with nearly half of American workers planning to look for a new job in the coming six months. According to a new Robert Half report, which surveyed 2,500 professionals, around 46% of them said they plan on making a career or job change in the first half of the year. Job-hopping has […]

But some may argue that optimizing network connections is a more nebulous task than optimizing test scores.  What, precisely, should the objective function(s) be? One framework for exploring this may involve focusing on how the networks that children and families are enmeshed in form and evolve in the first place.  In the context of schooling, […]

Listen to the article 4 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. For leaders tasked with conducting layoffs, carrying on requires improving morale for those who remain — a tall order in turbulent times.  More than 200 tech employers have laid off nearly 60,000 people this year, according to layoff […]

IT’s been just long enough since the holidays that the deals are starting to roll back in, particularly on that thing you meant to get for your new console or computer that you forgot. Fortunately, right now you can score some sweet deals on headphones, speakers, iPhone cases, and even vacuums. Because let’s face it: […]