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NBTE assesses Oyo digital academy for skill training centre status

  • Punch Newspapers
  • Published date: 2026-08-19 23:20:12

The National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) has inspected the Ibadan Digital Academy in Oyo State to assess its readiness as a skill training centre. Read More: https://punchng.com/nbte-assesses-oyo-digital-academy-for-skill-training-centre-status/

The National Board for Technical Education has inspected the facilities of Ibadan Digital Academy in Oyo State, as part of the process of assessing the academys readiness to operate as a skill traini… [+2103 chars]

Rivian spinout Also raises $150M to take its small EVs autonomous

  • Duncan Riley
  • Published date: 2026-08-19 23:15:34

Small electric vehicle maker Also Inc. said today it has raised $150 million in a Series D round to accelerate its work on autonomous driving. The money will fund several self-driving vehicle formats at once, all of them built on the electric architecture Als…

Small electric vehicle maker Also Inc. said today it has raised $150 million in a Series D round to accelerate its work on autonomous driving. The money will fund several self-driving vehicle format… [+3648 chars]

Smashing Security podcast #481: Never say this to a robot dog

  • Graham Cluley
  • Published date: 2026-08-19 23:10:23

At Black Hat this month, a group of security researchers took a $9,000 robot dog, plugged Google's AI into its brain, and jailbroke it by telling it - with a completely straight face - that it was a Pokemon. What followed involved a wall, a blue ice chest, an…

You've been listening to Smashing Security with me, Graham Cluley, and huge thanks, of course, to Jenny Radcliffe for joining us this week.And this episode's sponsors are ThreatLocker, BlackKite, and… [+1740 chars]

Transparency issues raised over B.C. gov't decision to remove public employee directory

  • None
  • Published date: 2026-08-19 22:59:00

The B.C. government says it took down its public employee directory due to cybersecurity and privacy concerns, but now some are worried the restricted access amounts to a loss of transparency.

The B.C. government says it took down its public employee directory due to cybersecurity and privacy concerns, but now some are worried the restricted access amounts to a loss of transparency. With … [+4127 chars]

Security, Safety & Smarter WiFi: Comcast Launches Xfinity Shield With Built-In Home Protection

  • Danielle Canada
  • Published date: 2026-08-19 22:58:47

Comcast launches Xfinity Shield, an all-in-one cybersecurity, home monitoring, and family protection platform for Xfinity customers. The post Security, Safety & Smarter WiFi: Comcast Launches Xfinity Shield With Built-In Home Protection appeared first on Boss…

<ul><li>Xfinity Shield protects devices from online threats at the network level, without relying on individual devices.</li><li>The platform includes motion detection, screen time management, and cu… [+3004 chars]

SerpApi Surpasses 1.5 Million Activated User Accounts, Empowering Developers Everywhere with Structured Access to the World's Search Data

  • None
  • Published date: 2026-08-19 22:58:00

AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 19, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- SerpApi, the world's leading platform for structured search data APIs, today announced that it has surpassed 1.5 million activated user accounts. The achievement marks a significant step for SerpApi as demand for t…

AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 19, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- SerpApi, the world's leading platform for structured search data APIs, today announced that it has surpassed 1.5 million activated user accounts. The achi… [+3621 chars]

Stripe buys AI model router OpenRouter in reported $7.5B deal

  • Duncan Riley
  • Published date: 2026-08-19 22:49:06

Stripe Inc. today said it has agreed to acquire artificial intelligence model routing startup OpenRouter Inc. in a deal reported at $7.5 billion or more. Neither company disclosed terms and the reported numbers do not agree. The New York Times said $7.5 billi…

Stripe Inc. today said it has agreed to acquire artificial intelligence model routing startup OpenRouter Inc. in a deal reported at $7.5 billion or more. Neither company disclosed terms and the repo… [+4975 chars]

Thousands of North Korean IT workers are infiltrating corporate America

  • None
  • Published date: 2026-08-19 22:21:07

North Korean operatives use stolen identities, AI and laptop farms to write résumés, help answer interview questions and land U.S. jobs.

Thousands of North Korean operatives posing as IT workers are applying for remote jobs at U.S. companies, and many are getting hired.  Using stolen American identities, U.S.-based "laptop farms" and… [+16402 chars]

Independent C3PAO Assessment Provides Real-World Validation of Avatara’s Platform-Based Approach to CMMC Level 2

  • Eric G
  • Published date: 2026-08-19 22:00:00

ST. LOUIS and CHESAPEAKE, Va., Aug. 17, 2026 — Avatara, a provider of compliant IT systems-as-a-service, and AVMAC LLC (AVMAC), an aviation and maritime technical services company supporting the U.S. Department of War (DoW), today announced that AVMAC has ach…

ST. LOUIS and CHESAPEAKE, Va., Aug. 17, 2026 — Avatara, a provider of compliant IT systems-as-a-service, and AVMAC LLC (AVMAC), an aviation and maritime technical services company supporting the U.S.… [+4666 chars]

White House to implement AI cybersecurity framework with NSA-led benchmarking

  • Estefano Gomez
  • Published date: 2026-08-19 21:48:56

The new AI cybersecurity framework could reshape industry standards, influencing market dynamics and strategic decisions among tech companies. The post White House to implement AI cybersecurity framework with NSA-led benchmarking appeared first on Crypto Brie…

The White House is set to implement an AI cybersecurity framework that includes a classified benchmarking process led by the National Security Agency (NSA). This initiative, part of Executive Order 1… [+1357 chars]

Amazon to significantly expand the availability of its Prime Air drone delivery service

  • Maria Deutscher
  • Published date: 2026-08-19 21:09:51

Amazon.com Inc. today announced plans to expand the availability of its Prime Air drone delivery service significantly. The company currently offers aerial deliveries in cities across Arizona, Florida, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Nebraska and Texas. It will …

Amazon.com Inc. today announced plans to significantly expand the availability of its Prime Air drone delivery service. The company currently offers aerial deliveries in cities across Arizona, Flori… [+3908 chars]

The Taliban’s Next Five Years

  • Michael Kugelman
  • Published date: 2026-08-19 21:06:48

The brutish group has been surprisingly stable since snatching power in 2021. Rockier times may lie ahead.

Welcome to Foreign Policys South Asia Brief. The highlights this week: The Taliban mark five years in power in Afghanistan, a Pakistani court orders that former Prime Minister Imran Khan be moved to… [+10129 chars]

AirBoss Announces Change of Auditor

  • GlobeNewswire
  • Published date: 2026-08-19 21:03:22

NEWMARKET, Ontario, Aug. 19, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — AirBoss of America Corp. (TSX: BOS) (OTCQX:ABSSF) (the “Company” or “AirBoss”) today announced that, at the request of the Company, KPMG LLP (“KPMG”) has resigned as auditor of the Company effective August …

NEWMARKET, Ontario, Aug. 19, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) AirBoss of America Corp. (TSX: BOS) (OTCQX:ABSSF) (the Company or AirBoss) today announced that, at the request of the Company, KPMG LLP (KPMG) has … [+7301 chars]

The AI inference race moves beyond GPUs to reshape data center infrastructure

  • Victoria Gayton
  • Published date: 2026-08-19 20:59:28

AI inference infrastructure is becoming a system-level challenge as organizations move generative and agentic applications into production. Graphics processing unit performance remains essential, but storage latency, network bandwidth, data movement and power…

AI inference infrastructure is becoming a system-level challenge as organizations move generative and agentic applications into production. Graphics processing unit performance remains essential, but… [+6473 chars]

From Deep Web To A Police Raid: How A ‘Jailbroken’ AI Relay Station Suddenly Imploded In China After A User Hacked A Government Website And Bragged About It

  • Rohail Saleem
  • Published date: 2026-08-19 20:46:13

An illegal intrusion into an IT system is a serious criminal offense in China, one that carries a 3-year jail term. Even so, some adrenaline junkies inadvertently go to great lengths to invite the ire of law enforcement agencies, as members of an API relay st…

An illegal intrusion into an IT system is a serious criminal offense in China, one that carries a 3-year jail term. Even so, some adrenaline junkies inadvertently go to great lengths to invite the ir… [+2998 chars]

US warns Siemens PLC devices can be hacked

  • None
  • Published date: 2026-08-19 20:33:00

Amid fears Iran is breaching water plants.

Several US government agencies warned that ⁠unidentified ⁠hackers are trying to breach devices made by Siemens that are used to monitor and operate water facilities and other critical infrastructure … [+1889 chars]

US warns Siemens PLC devices can be hacked

  • None
  • Published date: 2026-08-19 20:33:00

Amid fears Iran is breaching water plants.

Several US government agencies warned that ⁠unidentified ⁠hackers are trying to breach devices made by Siemens that are used to monitor and operate water facilities and other critical infrastructure … [+1889 chars]

US warns Siemens PLC devices can be hacked

  • None
  • Published date: 2026-08-19 20:33:00

Amid fears Iran is breaching water plants.

Several US government agencies warned that ⁠unidentified ⁠hackers are trying to breach devices made by Siemens that are used to monitor and operate water facilities and other critical infrastructure … [+1889 chars]

US warns Siemens PLC devices can be hacked

  • None
  • Published date: 2026-08-19 20:33:00

Amid fears Iran is breaching water plants.

Several US government agencies warned that ⁠unidentified ⁠hackers are trying to breach devices made by Siemens that are used to monitor and operate water facilities and other critical infrastructure … [+1889 chars]

Layered data architecture turns enterprise data into a system of intelligence

  • Ryan Stevens
  • Published date: 2026-08-19 20:30:12

The knowledge graph is fast becoming a foundational layer for enterprise AI, as organizations race to turn scattered data into answers that leaders can trust. As IT stacks that went cloud-native now go AI-native, a new class of layered data architecture is ta…

The knowledge graph is fast becoming a foundational layer for enterprise AI, as organizations race to turn scattered data into answers that leaders can trust. As IT stacks that went cloud-native now … [+4672 chars]

Block II Upgrades for E-2D Advanced Hawkeye Clear Critical Design Review

  • Parth Satam
  • Published date: 2026-08-19 20:28:48

The Block II’s open architecture for the E-2D’s mission systems, computers and displays enhance cockpit functionality, support future upgrades and improve sensor fusion. The U.S. Navy’s E-2D Advanced Hawkeye Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) aircraft…

The U.S. Navys E-2D Advanced Hawkeye Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&amp;C) aircrafts Block II upgrades have completed the Critical Design Review (CDR), Northrop Grumman and the U.S. Navy ann… [+8464 chars]

FBI Warns That Hackers Are Targeting Siemens Equipment Amid Recent Water Plant Breaches

  • Bruce Gil
  • Published date: 2026-08-19 20:10:36

The advisory says attackers are using AI to go after the company’s industrial computers used in water plants and other critical infrastructure facilities.

Hackers are actively targeting Siemens equipment used in water plants and other critical infrastructure, several U.S. agencies are warning. The National Security Agency (NSA) and Cybersecurity and I… [+2810 chars]

OpenAI to enhance safety processes for paid tool customers

  • Bloomberg News
  • Published date: 2026-08-19 19:59:37

OpenAI said it will enhance safety processes for paying users who have access to its most advanced artificial intelligence models. Read here

OpenAI said it will enhance safety processes for paying users who have access to its most advanced artificial intelligence models, stepping up its safeguards at a time when customers are entrusting A… [+4007 chars]