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A bipartisan group of state attorneys general have launched an investigation into TikTok examining whether the social media giant is harming children and young adults through the content on its platform.

California Attorney General Rob Bonta is among the eight state AGs leading the probe, which will look into the physical and mental health harms that TikTok may cause. Among other factors, the investigation will focus on whether the Culver City-based firm designs, operates and promotes its platform to minors

High-speed security solution provides scalable encryption to protect classified high-availability data centers and cloud environments, securing critical information access, sharing and collection from around the globe

FAIRFAX, Va., May 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — General Dynamics Mission Systems announced today that it has been awarded a contract from the National Security Agency (NSA) to design, develop, test and deliver a certifiable 400 Gbps high-assurance encryption solution that is compliant with the Ethernet Data Encryption Cryptographic Interoperability Specification (EDE-CIS).  

The winning solution includes the modular TACLANE E-Series Adaptable Security Platform (ASP) and the TACLANE-ES400 Cryptographic Module. Each module supports throughput ranging

America’s baby formula shortage hits some of its biggest brands and leaves parents panicked. An ongoing supply disruption mixed with a recent safety recall leaves shelves everywhere empty. Millions of babies who are not breastfed depend on formula as their source of nutrients. Most baby formulas contain protein from cow’s milk that was altered for easier digestion and enhanced with extra nutrients needed for growth and development. The FDA sets specific nutritional requirements on the formula, and formula makers achieve those levels by adding various sugars, oils, and minerals. The formula mimics breast milk, although study shows breast milk is

Russian military leaders are reportedly struggling to boost soldiers’ morale after a 10th general was killed this weekend in the ongoing war with Ukraine.

Maj. Gen. Andrei Simonov was killed on Saturday near the city of Izyum in the northeastern region of Kharkiv, according to Ukrainian authorities. The general was among 100 soldiers that were killed when a barrage of rockets struck armored vehicles and tanks, in what would mark yet another major loss for the Russian army since the nation first invaded Ukraine on February 24, the Kyiv Post reported.

Newsweek was unable to independently verify Simonov’s death. Simonov