Google Fiber announced today that it will be launching “2 Gig” – an internet option “bringing even more bandwidth and speed to customers in internet-intensive households who may need more than a gig to do their thing, whatever that may... Read More
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As we get closer to the election, it’s highly likely that malicious actors will register and leverage election and voting websites to mislead users. We identified 47 potentially malicious domains that were either parked, redirected to a different... Read More
As leaders at higher ed institutions work to sort out the basic logistics of what the campus experience looked like this Fall, many also find themselves facing student backlash regarding remote learning experiences. After this spring’s... Read More
Raising children in the digital age can definitely be an interesting experience. With the internet at their fingertips, new and enriching opportunities are sprouting up each day – but these changes often come with their own set of problems as... Read More
One of the biggest challenges facing educators as they head back to campus in the ‘new normal’ of remote learning environments is trying to make sure that students are using research sources that are safe and unbiased. These fact-checking... Read More
While COVID-19 is having a devastating effect on the global economy and consumers, the use of financial technology services – better known as fintech – is increasing. Consumers, through computers and smartphones, rely on... Read More
The key to building connectivity with students taking classes virtually is regular and personable communication. Here are suggestions that based teaching remote classes and working with others who teach them. 1. Post and email regular... Read More
In conjunction with its new tool to help spot deepfake videos, Microsoft has also launched a quiz to test your skills spotting the fake AI-generated media. The quiz was released alongside the announcement of Microsoft Video Authenticator — a... Read More
As the fall season begins, school does too. Things are a little different this year – some schools will have much smaller class sizes, some will be holding classes on alternating days, some will teach totally virtual courses, some a hybrid of... Read More
The Lost Wages Assistance (LWA) program has launched. It gives eligible Americans who are unemployed or partially unemployed due to COVID-19 an additional $300 a week in unemployment benefits. The funding for it comes from a FEMA disaster relief... Read More
Quarto Kids, the children’s division of book publisher The Quarto Group, has created a free video library on YouTube of expert authors using their educational books as teaching tools to supplement homeschool, remote, and regular curricula. Quarto... Read More
With the increase of social media usage amid the pandemic, internet scams are on the rise. How can you keep your teens safe from the perils of catfishing and get rich quick schemes on their social accounts? Luckily, all it takes is a little education... Read More
As the world’s top pharmaceutical companies work to develop a safe and effective coronavirus vaccine, they have been under immense pressure to produce a vaccine that will eliminate the need for the continued shutdowns that have been... Read More
Students in Hartford, Connecticut, will have to wait at least one more day to start the new school year after a ransomware attack shut down the district’s computer system. Officials informed parents that both online and in-person classes... Read More
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago recently polled nearly 3,000 current or recent parents of teenagers to better understand their most pressing concerns and challenges with social media, as well as trends in behavior... Read More