Ryan Lovelace

San Francisco mayor says city failed kids, should have focused on returning to schools

San Francisco Mayor London Breed said Sunday that her city failed its kids by not prioritizing returning children to classrooms as the COVID-19 pandemic changed.

February 20, 2022

Kamala Harris says U.S. energy costs may rise if war breaks out in Ukraine

Vice President Kamala Harris said Sunday that Americans may feel the cost of war in Ukraine through rising energy costs at home.

February 20, 2022

Experts warn that China outpaces the U.S. in cyberwarfare weapons

China views social media networks as tools for cyberwarfare and America does not have the defenses to fight off China in the long term, according to experts on China and cybersecurity.

February 18, 2022

Administration to tackle cryptocurrency crimes with new FBI unit and Justice Department leader

The Biden administration said Thursday it is escalating the fight to crack down on cryptocurrency-fueled crimes through the formation of a new specialized FBI unit and the naming of a Justice Department prosecutor to lead a national enforcement team.

February 17, 2022

Sens. Blumenthal, Blackburn propose to overhaul digital rules to protect kids from social media

Two senators are proposing to write legislation to protect children online after a series of hearings with tech executives spotlighted social media's alleged danger to children regarding substance abuse, suicide and eating disorders.

February 17, 2022

Privacy legislation stalled in Congress, lawmakers turn attention to midterm elections

Data privacy legislation has lost momentum in Congress despite bipartisan support for developing new laws to protect Americans.

February 16, 2022

Biden admin urging cyber pros to closely guard critical infrastructure because of Ukraine crisis

The Biden administration is warning critical infrastructure operators to brace for battle spilling over into the cyber realm if the conflict between Russia and Ukraine gets hot.

February 15, 2022

Facebook to pay $90 million to settle data privacy lawsuit

Facebook is set to pay $90 million to settle a privacy lawsuit alleging the social network impermissibly tracked users after they logged out of the platform, according to a proposed preliminary settlement filed in federal court.

February 15, 2022

Cyberbullies hammer GiveSendGo after an outpouring of donations to anti-mandate protesters in Canada

Cyberattackers are bombarding the crowdfunding platform GiveSendGo and threatening to expose the identities of donors to the trucker protesters in Canada, spreading fear of reprisals against donors and intimidating others from contributing to the anti-mandate cause.

February 14, 2022

San Francisco 49ers suffer ransomware attack ahead of Super Bowl

The San Francisco 49ers are the victims of a cyberattack, and the BlackByte ransomware gang is claiming responsibility.

February 14, 2022

GiveSendGo co-founder vows Canadian government can’t stop money from reaching protesting truckers

GiveSendGo will not let a Canadian order to freeze funds stop the crowdfunding platform from getting money to the trucker protesters.

February 11, 2022

Crackdown on tech for child sexual exploitation slammed as ineffective, affront to privacy rights

A bipartisan Senate proposal to make tech platforms like Facebook or Twitter aggressively fight child sexual exploitation online cleared a key Senate hurdle on Thursday, but privacy advocates remain a major obstacle.

February 10, 2022

Sen. Maria Cantwell: NASA’s role in space travel is confusing Americans

NASA's days aren't numbered but it's billionaires with aspirations of conquering other planets that are capturing people's imagination and changing the trajectory of American exploration of outer space.

February 9, 2022

Microsoft outlines vision for app store, aiming to neutralize regulatory scrutiny

Microsoft outlined Wednesday a new vision for its app store business that aims to court support among regulators and lawmakers who are dogging market leaders such as Apple and Google.

February 9, 2022

Cybersecurity experts struggle to answer lawmakers’ questions on Log4J hacking

Cybersecurity experts struggled Tuesday to answer lawmakers' basic questions about the danger of a flaw in the open-source logging platform Apache Log4J that could plague computer network defenders for years to come.

February 8, 2022

Meta warns data transfer rules could mean end of Facebook and Instagram in Europe

Facebook and Instagram's services in Europe will end unless new transatlantic transfer rules on user data are established, Meta said in paperwork filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

February 7, 2022

Code Pink staging antiwar protests but says Dems mum on Biden’s hawkish moves at Russia

The liberal activist group Code Pink is galvanizing its antiwar activists in more than 60 U.S. cities to rally this weekend in opposition to President Biden's war footing against Russia, though prominent Democratic groups such as MoveOn are shunning the protests.

February 4, 2022

News Corp hit by cyberattack, investigators believe intelligence gathered for China’s interest

News Corp said Friday it suffered a cyberattack in January affecting its journalists and other employees, and investigators think the hackers gathered intelligence to benefit China.

February 4, 2022

Bill hitting Apple, Google over app stores’ dominance clears key hurdle in Senate

A bill that would blunt Apple and Google's alleged monopoly power received the overwhelming approval of the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday, moving a crackdown on the companies' app stores toward final consideration by the full chamber.

February 3, 2022

Antitrust panel examines bill to give news publishers more negotiating power against Big Tech

A Senate antitrust panel reviewed a bipartisan proposal intending to give news publishers more leverage to negotiate with large tech platforms.

February 2, 2022