Anthropic wants comp-sci students to vibe code their way through college
By partnering with CodePath, AI biz aims to modernize how people learn to program
AI + ML13 Feb 2026 | 51
Education
Pakistan to test students for real-world skills before they graduate from IT degrees
Government decides theoretical knowledge vs. experience debate is worth settling
Off-Prem06 Feb 2026 | 45
Warwickshire school to reopen after cyberattack crippled IT
Kids return to classrooms after safety infrastructure knocked out
Cyber-crime19 Jan 2026 | 45
Students bag extended Christmas break after cyber hit on school IT
Phones, email, and core systems knocked out at Higham Lane in Nuneaton
Cyber-crime06 Jan 2026 | 26
Purdue makes 'AI working competency' a graduation requirement
GPT-before-GPA plan has faculty and students scratching their heads
AI + ML17 Dec 2025 | 53
England keeping pen and paper exams despite limited digital expansion
Regulator proposes strict limits on screen-based testing, cites infrastructure concerns and lack of evidence for benefits
Public Sector17 Dec 2025 | 66
NARROWER TOPICS
FTC schools edtech outfit after intruder walked off with 10M student records
Regulator says Illuminate ignored years of warnings, stored kids' data in plain text, and kept districts in the dark
Cyber-crime02 Dec 2025 | 13
Networking students need an explanation of the internet that can fit in their heads
Systems Approach Networks have changed profoundly, except for the parts that haven’t
Networks13 Nov 2025 | 54
Microsoft 'illegally' tracked students via 365 Education, says data watchdog
Redmond argued schools, education authorities are responsible for GDPR
SaaS13 Oct 2025 | 25
This is your brain on bots: AI interaction may hurt students more than it helps
More kids see AI as a friend or romantic interest, but few teachers know how to deal with the fallout, study finds
AI + ML09 Oct 2025 | 20
Schools are swotting up on security yet still flunk recovery when cyberattacks strike
Coursework 'gone forever' as 10% report critical damage
Cybersecurity Month01 Oct 2025 | 10
Callous crims break into preschool network, publish toddlers' data
Images of toddlers and home addresses leaked in reprehensible landmark attack
Cyber-crime25 Sep 2025 | 23
1,200 undergrads hung out to dry after jailbreak attack on laundry machines
Dorm management refuses to cover costs after payment system borked
Offbeat12 Sep 2025 | 96
Hack to school: Parents told to keep their little script kiddies in line
UK data watchdog says students behind most education cyberattacks
Cyber-crime12 Sep 2025 | 54
Flu jab email mishap exposes hundreds of students' personal data
One parent expressed concern for their child's safety
Security10 Sep 2025 | 17
UK schools give system supplier Bromcom an F for Azure uptime
Management software stumbles at start of term, leaving staff unable to track attendance or reach parents
Public Sector10 Sep 2025 | 24
Knock-on effects of software dev break-in hit schools trust
Affinity Learning Partnership warns staff after Intradev breach
Cyber-crime05 Sep 2025 | 5
Microsoft gives in to Chromebook bullies and drops Windows 11 SE
Budget educational computing is now Google's game to lose
OSes01 Aug 2025 | 45
Microsoft pushes $4B at AI education for the masses
Hey, teacher, leave those kids to AI
AI + ML09 Jul 2025 | 13
Brain activity much lower when using AI chatbots, MIT boffins find
EEG and recall tests suggest people who use ChatGPT to write essays aren't learning much
AI + ML18 Jun 2025 | 58
UK students flock to AI to help them cheat
No need to plagiarize if you can have AI do it for you
AI + ML16 Jun 2025 | 112
As AI gallops through the federal workforce, lawmakers once again call for expanded training
The last effort never went anywhere
Public Sector09 Jun 2025 | 6
American science put on starvation diet
National Science Foundation FY 2026 budget cut by more than 60%
Science30 May 2025 | 80
Ransomware attack on MATLAB dev MathWorks – licensing center still locked down
Commercial customers, STEM students all feeling the pain after mega outage of engineering data-analysis tool
Cyber-crime27 May 2025 | 23
Scottish council admits ransomware crooks stole school data
Parents and teachers have personal info, ID documents leaked online, but exam season mostly unaffected
Cyber-crime22 May 2025 | 36
NSF director memo to staff: Don't worry about those job cuts, at least for now
Court orders halt to layoffs – as folks steering American innovation wonder how long injunction will last
Science14 May 2025 | 8
PowerSchool paid thieves to delete stolen student, teacher data. Looks like crooks lied
Now individual school districts extorted by fiends
CSO08 May 2025 | 33
As ChatGPT scores B- in engineering, professors scramble to update courses
Now that AI is invading classrooms and homework assignment, students need to learn reasoning more than ever
AI Software Development Week23 Apr 2025 | 120
Tech suppliers await final grade as Trump prepares to flunk Department of Education
Vendors with millions in federal contracts are watching nervously
Public Sector27 Mar 2025 | 32
Revenge of the nerds: Teachers, professors sue to undo Trump science funding cuts
Who needs studies into diseases, virus infections, US mortality rates ... right?
Science25 Mar 2025 | 112
Attackers swipe data of 500k+ people from Pennsylvania teachers union
SSNs, payment details, and health info too
Cyber-crime19 Mar 2025 | 3
Cybersecurity not the hiring-'em-like-hotcakes role it once was
Analysis Ghost positions, HR AI no help – biz should talk to infosec staff and create 'realistic' job outline, say experts
CSO03 Mar 2025 | 15
Tech jobs are now white-collar trades that need apprentices, not a career crawl
APRICOT With a generation of networking engineers set to retire, is this how to give their successors a faster start?
Networks27 Feb 2025 | 76
PowerSchool theft latest: Decades of Canadian student records, data from 40-plus US states feared stolen
Updated Lawsuits pile up after database accessed by miscreants
Cyber-crime22 Jan 2025 | 31
Ransomware attack forces Brit high school to shut doors
Students have work to complete at home in the meantime
Cyber-crime20 Jan 2025 | 103
Database tables of student, teacher info stolen from PowerSchool in cyberattack
Class act: Cloud biz only serves 60M-plus folks globally, no biggie
Cyber-crime09 Jan 2025 | 23
No, Broadcom did not just end VMware's flagship VCDX certification program
Sure, it sent an email and FAQ saying it had – but that was a mistake, you see
Virtualization28 Nov 2024 | 9
Academic papers yanked after authors found to have used unlicensed software
Updated Dam, the consequences
Software14 Nov 2024 | 80
Arecibo telescope might have failed because of weak sockets
Electromagnetic radiation contributed to that zincing feeling: analysts
Science06 Nov 2024 | 68
Parents take school to court after student punished for using AI
Claims their child will 'suffer irreparable harm' if the record stays
AI + ML16 Oct 2024 | 178
Mind the talent gap: Infosec vacancies abound, but hiring is flat
ISC2 argues security training needs to steer toward what hiring managers want
Security11 Sep 2024 | 8
Brit teachers are getting AI sidekicks to help with marking and lesson plans
Updated Isn't the education system in enough trouble already?
AI + ML29 Aug 2024 | 34
This uni thought it would be a good idea to do a phishing test with a fake Ebola scare
Needless to say, it backfired in a big way
CSO22 Aug 2024 | 116
Attacker steals personal data of 200K+ people with links to Arizona tech school
Nearly 50 different data points were accessed by cybercrim
Cyber-crime12 Aug 2024 | 7
MDM vendor Mobile Guardian attacked, leading to remote wiping of 13,000 devices
Singapore Ministry of Education orders software removed after string of snafus
Security06 Aug 2024 | 9
An attorney says she saw her library reading habits reflected in mobile ads. That's not supposed to happen
Feature Follow us down this deep rabbit hole of privacy policy after privacy policy
Personal Tech18 May 2024 | 140
Cops cuff man for allegedly framing colleague with AI-generated hate speech clip
Athletics boss accused of deep-faking Baltimore school principal
Cyber-crime25 Apr 2024 | 18
Netherlands arm of KPMG fined $25M for cheating in exams
Staff followed US lead and shared answers after move to online testing
Legal11 Apr 2024 | 19
Fresh version of Windows user-friendly Zorin OS arrives to tempt the Linux-wary
Adding extra shine to Ubuntu Jammy… with the lightweight edition to follow
OSes15 Mar 2024 | 109
VMware by Broadcom promises more, cheaper, training, starting around May
Exclusive But for now, smaller customers have been cut off from on-demand training content
Channel11 Mar 2024 | 8
Researcher claims Harvard nixed social media research after getting Zuck bucks
University says ties to Meta execs and a $500 million donation played no role
Personal Tech04 Dec 2023 | 10
Duke Uni libraries decamp from 37Signals' Basecamp over CTO's blogs
We're canceling our subscriptions, say librarians citing co-founder's views
SaaS01 Dec 2023 | 43
Ex-school IT admin binned student, staff accounts and trashed phone system
After getting the tintack, IRL BOFH went rogue
Public Sector01 Dec 2023 | 56
Zuckerberg accused of OK'ing Insta plastic surgery filters despite fears of harm to kids
'Meta knows what it is doing is bad for children ... it is now there in black and white'
Bootnotes29 Nov 2023 | 15
No more staff budget for UK civil service, but worry not – here's an incubator for AI
Today's story was brought to you by the words politician and silly
AI + ML22 Nov 2023 | 62
Pope tempted by Python! Signs off on coding scheme for kids
In the name of the firewall, the server, and the home page default, amen
Bootnotes28 Oct 2023 | 41
Microsoft creates a new kind of credential: the 'Applied Skill'
Poll Shorter and more specific than certifications, but still tied to Microsoft products. Would you do one?
On-Prem26 Oct 2023 | 13
Big Tech offers free training courses on India's new digital skills platform
Mobile-first service aims to bring e-learning to the masses, covering tech and plenty more
Software15 Sep 2023 | 1
This profiler chatbot promises to help speed up your Python – we can believe it
Interview Scalene, Scalene, Scalene, Scalene, I'm beggin' of you please improve my code
Software30 Aug 2023 | 12
University cuts itself off from internet after mystery security snafu
Updated Halls of learning are stuck offline, but go Wolverines!
CSO29 Aug 2023 | 21
Bomb scare causes mass evacuation at DEF CON
DEF CON Summer Camp is over and what has been done? Have aspirations shriveled in the Sun?
Black Hat and DEF CON14 Aug 2023 | 6
Cyber-extortionists pillage Colorado education dept
Hey, breacher, leave those kids alone
Cyber-crime08 Aug 2023 | 7
Biting the hand that feeds IT
