As artificial intelligence rapidly advances, some Las Vegas residents and experts are weighing what an AI takeover could look like locally — and what parts of the city could be most vulnerable.

More than 200 Flock license plate readers are operating across the Las Vegas Valley, giving police a tool to locate stolen vehicles, missing people and suspects while raising questions about the information collected from drivers who are not accused of crimes.

Data centers have become a flashpoint in Southern Nevada, with Boulder City leaders fighting a proposed project on Bureau of Land Management land and the Nye County Commission working on a plan that would give voters the final say on a proposed data center in Pahrump.

Are Las Vegas casinos doing enough to protect their customers’ data? Host Jesse Merrick sits down with Greg Moody, director of UNLV’s cybersecurity program, to find out.

With so many academic programs for cybersecurity still playing catch-up, the bipartisan, bicameral Cyber Ready Workforce Act would create a grant program to support registered cybersecurity apprenticeships.

At UNLV, which in March formally launched its Institute of Cybersecurity, the two-year Youth Rebel Start Academy within the College of Education, allows high schoolers to earn college credit and gain real-world experience through paid apprenticeships in multiple fields, including IT and cybersecurity. The UNLV Cyber Clinic also offers cybersecurity services at no cost to businesses that may need them, giving participants the chance to develop their skills in a hands-on environment.

Nevada ranked third nationally in the number of criminal cyber complaints in 2025, according to a report from the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center. The report said about 400 people out of every 100,000 reported a cybercrime last year, losing more than $302 million.

Nevada ranks third in the number of criminal cyber complaints filed in 2025, according to an annual report by the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3), a division of the FBI. The report said roughly 407 people for every 100,000 reported a cybercrime in 2025. The report said Nevada was also third for the highest amount of monetary loss per 100,000 people.