Brian New
Investigative Reporter at KTVT-TV (Ft. Worth, TX)
Investigative Reporter at KTXA-TV (Ft Worth, TX)
Investigative Reporter for CBS News Texas (KTVT) @CBSNewsTexas, Email tips to [email protected]
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1 month ago |
cbsnews.com | Brian New
Millions of dollars of Texas' cybersecurity funding for schools left unspent The first call came in the early hours of the morning in the fall of 2021, informing the Allen Independent School District Director of Technology, Nelson Orta, that there was an issue. A ransomware attack had paralyzed Allen schools. "We got people back online that same day, within hours," Orta said.
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1 month ago |
cbsnews.com | Brian New
Rise of AI-generated deepfake videos spreads misinformation including fatal Frisco stabbing FRISCO – Online trolls and race baiters have seized on the tragic stabbing at a Frisco high school track meet, spreading misinformation online and creating AI-generated deepfake videos. In one AI-generated video posted to Instagram this week, a clip of CBS News Texas anchor Doug Dunbar was manipulated to make it appear as though he said something he didn't.
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2 months ago |
cbsnews.com | Brian New
When Deborah Hernandez went to the hospital in December of 2023 with abdominal pain, she wasn't expecting a cancer diagnosis or what would become a year-long struggle to pay down the resulting debt. But doctors told her she had ovarian cancer and needed 14 rounds of chemotherapy. So, she quit her job at the elementary school where she worked with special education students. "Any school kid's going to carry a lot of germs," Hernandez said.
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2 months ago |
cbsnews.com | Brian New
A disabled Marine's fight for care amid VA shake-up Marine veteran James Carey's life changed forever 15 years ago when a training exercise at Camp Pendleton left him with a traumatic brain injury. Now 38, Carey is blind, unable to use his body, and suffers from dementia. For years, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs provided Carey with a homecare worker around the clock. But in January, the VA abruptly cut his homecare hours from 168 a week to 16, citing a clerical error.
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2 months ago |
cbsnews.com | Brian New
Misinformation spreads after Frisco stabbing FRISCO – In the wake of a fatal Frisco high school stabbing, people far from Texas have amplified the story on social media, often injecting misinformation to push false narratives. This misinformation has come from individuals claiming to support Austin Metcalf, as well as those claiming to support Karmelo Anthony, despite having no connection to the families or the community.
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