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IT directors and cybersecurity professionals in ed tech are no strangers to burnout, and neither are their counterparts in student success. But technology and teamwork may be able to relieve some of that pressure, leaders said at the 2024 EDUCAUSE Annual Conference.

Higher education is uniquely vulnerable to cybersecurity attacks, presenters at one EDUCAUSE Annual Conference session said, and institutions should work together to address their vulnerabilities. Training and awareness are vital.

The Texas Education Agency has issued no guidance on AI, and most San Antonio school districts have yet to adopt formal policies, but some are experimenting with new platforms and weighing risks against potential rewards.

Ten Eleven Ventures, a cybersecurity-focused investment firm, led the funding round that's to help Darkhive increase its offerings, support Defense Department contracts and seek new business.

Starting this fall, the University of Texas at San Antonio offers a digital media influencing degree to help students develop skills in marketing to online consumers.

The U.S. Air Force is indeed considering a $1 billion proposal from Port San Antonio in Texas to relocate its cybersecurity unit there from Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland. The courtship dates to February.

City officials may seek at least $200,000 for the San Antonio Police Department in the next budget, to add roughly 10 security cameras with artificial intelligence as part of a one-year initiative.

Built with about $150,000 in strategic investment funds and opened in June 2023, the University of Texas at San Antonio's outdoor drone enclosure is growing in popularity for research across several departments.

Citing enormous demand, the University of Texas at San Antonio will launch a new concentration under its multidisciplinary studies degree that will focus on game programming, digital art and media, and game studies.

A new four- to six-month adult education program will pay students $4,000 a month during their training with the agreement that they'll work where the company places them for three years upon completion.

The Texas city, already known as Cyber City USA, failed to lure the Space Command. But some leaders are hopeful it has a shot at being home to the U.S. Space Force’s cyber warfare headquarters.

Though no one in the Pentagon asked, Port San Antonio wants to help the 16th Air Force find a new home to carry out its military cyber mission on the organization's Southwest Side industrial campus.

Jim Perschbach, the port's president and CEO, has long said that electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft flying around the city could become common in a few years.

Thousands of students filed into Wolff Municipal Stadium Monday morning to observe the long-awaited solar eclipse as part of a watch party hosted by the Witte Museum and DoSeum.

Plus, stakeholders continue to push for more ACP funding as the program winds down, Connecticut releases $41 million for broadband, and San Antonio is supporting small businesses with digital skills training.

In response to surging student interest, the University of Texas at San Antonio is creating a dedicated college to focus on artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and other programs related to computing and data science.

(TNS) — Construction has turned sections of Lower Broadway, one of the main arteries into and out of downtown, into impassable hellscapes.

The University of Texas at San Antonio will use a grant from the National Science Foundation to establish the National DigiFoundry, a consortium that could enhance management of digital assets such as cryptocurrencies.