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Trump will order a plan to shut down the US Education Department

The order would direct Sec. McMahon “to take all necessary steps to facilitate the closure” of the Education Department and return authority to the states. The post Trump will order a plan to shut down the US Education Department first appeared on Federal News Network.
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DOGE official takes a leadership role at USAID, an agency Musk’s team has helped dismantle

A senior official at Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency is taking a leadership role at the U.S. Agency for International Development, giving DOGE a top job at an agency that it has helped dismantle. That’s according to an email by State Department official Pete Marocco obtained by The Associated Press. Jeremy Lewin played a central role in DOGE’s government-cutting efforts at USAID and other federal agencies. He becomes at least the second DOGE lieutenant to be appointed to a top job within an agency, further formalizing the work of Musk’s associates in the federal government. Marocco will serve as the State Department’s director of foreign assistance. The post DOGE official takes a leadership role at USAID, an agency Musk’s team has helped dismantle first appeared on Federal News Network.
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Can online games be an effective intervention to help adolescents reduce substance abuse?

For adolescents struggling with substance abuse, traditional in-person interventions such as counseling are not always effective, and rural areas often lack access to these services. A researcher is thinking outside the box, aiming to help game designers develop fun, digital games that make ditching bad habits easier by meeting adolescents where they already are: online.
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Machine learning aids in detection of ‘brain tsunamis’

Scientists have recently detailed how automation and machine learning can aid clinicians treating patients with spreading depolarizations, sometimes referred to as ‘brain tsunamis.’
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Record-breaking 12,900 km ultra-secure quantum satellite link

Scientists have successfully established the world’s longest intercontinental ultra-secure quantum satellite link, spanning 12,900 km. Using the Chinese quantum microsatellite Jinan-1, launched into low Earth orbit, this milestone marks the first-ever quantum satellite communication link established in the Southern Hemisphere.
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RansomHub affiliate leverages multi-function Betruger backdoor

A RansomHub affiliate is leveraging a new multi-function backdoor dubbed Betruger to perform various actions during their attacks, Symantec researchers have discovered. The Betruger backdoor The malware can take screenshots, log keystroke, scan networks, dump credentials, upload files to a command and control (C2) server, as well as be leveraged for privilege escalation. “Betruger was found while investigating an attempted attack. From there we found another case where it was used,” Dick O’Brien, Principal Intelligence … More → The post RansomHub affiliate leverages multi-function Betruger backdoor appeared first on Help Net Security.
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