THE News Update
What You Need to Know Now
10/29/2026
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  • Researchers Find AI Is Accelerating Vulnerability Discovery

    AI-powered vulnerability research is contributing to a major increase in security updates, raising concerns that IT teams could fall behind as patching demands grow, according to cybersecurity company ThreatDown.

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  • Stop Asking Whether Students Can Use AI

    As generative AI has become embedded in the tools students use to search, write, create, translate, organize, and receive feedback, the boundary between "using AI" and "not using AI" has become increasingly difficult to define. More importantly, treating AI use as a binary choice does little to help students understand the different roles AI can appropriately play in learning.

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