Report: cheap Chromebooks, due to their short lifespans and lack of repairability, are less sustainable and more expensive for schools than pricier devices (Monica Chin/The Verge) - TechnW3 Reviewed by TechNW3 on 12:41 Rating: 5

The US Department of Homeland Security announces a task force to explore potential uses of AI to protect the country, including better cargo screening systems (Lauren Feiner/CNBC) - TechnW3 Reviewed by TechNW3 on 16:42 Rating: 5

Documents, photos, and videos show TikTok's US datacenters faced security vulnerabilities and use servers produced by Inspur, which the US sanctioned in March (Emily Baker-White/Forbes) - TechnW3 Reviewed by TechNW3 on 14:41 Rating: 5

Sources: Google has halted construction of its proposed 80-acre mega-campus in San Jose, California, after the first demolition phase, amid cost-cutting efforts (Jennifer Elias/CNBC) - TechnW3 Reviewed by TechNW3 on 13:42 Rating: 5

Mandiant says the North Korea-linked hack of VoIP company 3CX's customers is the first confirmed incident of one software-supply-chain attack enabling another (Andy Greenberg/Wired) - TechnW3 Reviewed by TechNW3 on 12:41 Rating: 5

Mullvad VPN says Swedish police visited its office with a search warrant but left without any customer data after being informed of company's no-logging policy (Michael Kan/PCMag) - TechnW3 Reviewed by TechNW3 on 11:43 Rating: 5

Humane co-founder Imran Chaudhri demoed an AI-powered screenless wearable with a projector to display info, voice and gestures for input, and no phone required (Jon Porter/The Verge) - TechnW3 Reviewed by TechNW3 on 11:43 Rating: 5

Humane co-founder Imran Chaudhri demoed an AI-powered wearable with a projected display that does not need a nearby phone and uses voice and gestures for input (Ina Fried/Axios) - TechnW3 Reviewed by TechNW3 on 21:43 Rating: 5

Austin-based cybersecurity company Halcyon, which provides protection against ransomware, raised a $50M Series A, including $6M in debt, led by SYN Ventures (Kyle Wiggers/TechCrunch) - TechnW3 Reviewed by TechNW3 on 17:42 Rating: 5

Twitter offered LeBron James a complimentary Blue subscription after he said he wouldn't pay for one; Musk says he's paying for "a few" subscriptions personally (The Verge) - TechnW3 Reviewed by TechNW3 on 16:43 Rating: 5