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• Nevada public colleges eye tuition hikes to spare some 300 jobs January 17, 2026 1:25 am Higher Ed Dive Dive Brief: Nevada higher education officials are considering raising tuition and fees by 12% for public four-year institutions and 9% for two-year colleges amid cost increases and the pending loss of millions in state funding.  The hikes would save the …
• California AG Investigates xAI Over Grok Chatbot Creating Non-Consensual Sexual Images January 17, 2026 1:08 am Mezha Earlier this week, the California Attorney General’s Office announced an investigation into xAI over reports of using the Grok chatbot to create sexual images without the consent of women and minors. On Friday, authorities sent the company a letter …
• Opinion: Will Quantum Computing Be a Quantum Leap for Higher Ed? January 17, 2026 1:06 am Government Technology In the last several years, we have constantly heard about the potential and value of artificial intelligence in nearly every sector of business, government and education. The next great transformation occurring is in quantum computing. Its potential can be …
• OpenAI to start testing ChatGPT ads across free, Go tiers January 17, 2026 12:54 am SiliconANGLE OpenAI Group PBC today announced plans to display ads in ChatGPT. The company will start showing promoted offers to U.S. adults with free accounts in the coming weeks. Ads will also be displayed to consumers with a ChatGPT Go subscription. The plan, which …
• ECU hosts Capture the Flag competition to train future cyber defenders January 17, 2026 12:47 am WITN - North Carolina GREENVILLE, N.C. (WITN) - East Carolina University held a cybersecurity competition today. The North Carolina National Guard (NCNG) and ECU partnered to present the ‘Cyber Capture the Flag’ competition. As cyber threats continue to dominate national …
• SentinelOne (S) Sees a More Significant Dip Than Broader Market: Some Facts to Know January 17, 2026 12:44 am Nasdaq In the latest trading session, SentinelOne (S) closed at $15.81, marking a -1.37% move from the previous day. The stock's change was less than the S&P 500's daily loss of 0.25%. At the same time, the Dow lost 0.45%, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq …
• Why Carney changed course on China January 17, 2026 12:36 am Troy Media Reading Time: 4 minutesCanada ran out of options. Years of damage to farm exports made delay a luxury Canada could no longer afford The trade feud between Canada and China is finally thawing—and it was long overdue. The rupture began in 2018 with the …
• Canada Lowers Tariffs On Chinese Made Cars January 17, 2026 12:29 am CleanTechnica Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. Mark Carney, the prime minister of Canada, went to Beijing this week to talk about trade issues. Currently, Canada imposes a 100 percent tariff on Chinese cars, but as a result …
• Kroll pros say speed defined cyberattacks in 2025 January 17, 2026 12:27 am IT Brew - New York What do thousands of cyberattacks have in common, besides an executive swearing in the conference room? When Dave Burg, global head of cyber and data resilience at financial and risk advisory firm Kroll, reflects on the 2,000 or so cyber incidents he …
• Trump administration wants to claw back state AI laws January 17, 2026 12:27 am IT Brew - New York When it comes to AI regulation, the Trump administration has decided that having one cook in the kitchen is better than 50. In December, the Trump administration issued an executive order seemingly sidelining states’ AI laws in favor of a national policy …
• Defense Unicorns Reaches $1B Valuation After Series B January 17, 2026 12:24 am DevX Defense Unicorns said Tuesday that it raised $136 million in fresh financing, pushing the defense software company’s valuation above $1 billion and marking its entry into the unicorn ranks. The Series B funding signals rising investor interest in software …
• Coupang and the Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Data Breach January 17, 2026 12:23 am Bank Information Security - New Jersey Seoul Accuses E-Commerce Giant of 'Self-Investigation,' Impeding Government Probe Mathew J. Schwartz (euroinfosec) • January 16, 2026     Image: Ki Young/Shutterstock Attempts by South Korean e-commerce giant Coupang to get ahead of a …
• European States Spin Wheels on Cybersecurity Directive January 17, 2026 12:23 am Bank Information Security - New Jersey Standards, Regulations & Compliance NIS2 Directive Lags in Adoption and Implementation David Meyer • January 16, 2026     Image: shuttersv/Shutterstock Uptake by European Union member countries of a measure intended to beef up continental …
• Unlocking Value: Why Certified Pre-Owned Computers Are Smart for Businesses and Students January 17, 2026 12:19 am Small Business Trends In today’s tech-driven world, finding the right computer can feel overwhelming. You want reliability and performance without breaking the bank. That’s where certified pre-owned computers come in. These devices offer a smart solution, providing high-quality …
• Penetration Testing Startup Novee Exits Stealth With $51.5M January 17, 2026 12:13 am Bank Information Security - New Jersey Agentic AI , Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning , Governance & Risk Management Israeli Startup Novee's Custom AI Agents Mimic Human Attackers to Scale Detection Michael Novinson (MichaelNovinson) • January 16, 2026     Ido Geffen, co- …