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USA Today
4 days ago
- USA Today
17-year-old boy missing after boat found circling Georgia lake
17-year-old boy missing after boat found circling Georgia lake "We want to bring this family some closure," Georgia DNR Public Affairs Officer Mark McKinnon said. "It's a very tragic situation and it's one that none of these officers enjoy." Authorities are searching for 17-year-old boy who went missing from a Georgia lake on Thursday evening. Officials say Jackson Cole Craft went missing at Allatoona Lake on the evening of Thursday, June 5. Located in northwest Georgia, the lake is about 35 miles north of Atlanta. At around 5:20 p.m. ET on Thursday, June 5, authorities received a call about a boat circling the lake with no driver, Mark McKinnon, Georgia Department of Natural Resources public affairs officer, said during a news conference on June 6. After securing the boat, the search for the driver began. Sonar technology was ran in the lake and divers were on standby, in case recovery was needed, McKinnon said in a statement obtained by USA TODAY. The search was suspended at dark on Thursday and resumed Friday morning. The Georgia Department of Natural Resources Game Wardens, Cherokee County Fire Department, Cherokee County Sheriff's Office, and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers are all involved in the search. "We want to bring this family some closure," McKinnon said during the news conference. "It's a very tragic situation and it's one that none of these officers enjoy." Allatoona Lake is a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reservoir that spans more than 12,000 acres. Greta Cross is a national trending reporter at USA TODAY. Story idea? Email her at gcross@
Business Insider
28-05-2025
- Business
- Business Insider
Okta CEO: Four of our top ten deals in Q1 were in the public sector
In an interview on CNBC's Mad Money, Todd McKinnon said he's more excited than ever about the long-term potential of Okta 's (OKTA) business. The company's go-to-market specialization that was rolled out in Q1 is doing better than expected, according to McKinnon. Okta is taking a conservative approach to guidance due to the uncertain economic environment, not the company's prospects, he noted. Confident Investing Starts Here: Easily unpack a company's performance with TipRanks' new KPI Data for smart investment decisions Receive undervalued, market resilient stocks right to your inbox with TipRanks' Smart Value Newsletter
CNBC
27-05-2025
- Business
- CNBC
Okta CEO Todd McKinnon on the security risks of agentic AI moving 'from prototypes to production'
In a Tuesday interview with CNBC's Jim Cramer, Okta CEO Todd McKinnon described cybersecurity challenges that are coming up as agentic artificial intelligence models move "from prototypes to production." "When you move into production, what that means is you have to give them access to real systems, real data, real customer data, your customer data," McKinnon said. "And the only way to do that securely is with Okta, and with a great identity management foundation that can manage the right access not only to your people and your customers, but also your agent." Okta is a cybersecurity outfit that focuses on identity management and verification. According to McKinnon, "identity is security," and identity is increasingly important as AI agents proliferate and require access to tons of information. It's now necessary to have a "real" security solution in place, he continued, not just one that looks "good in the demo." While the potential for this new technology is "tremendous," he added, the risks are high as well. The company released its quarterly report Tuesday after close and beat on earnings and revenue. However, Okta maintained revenue guidance as management struck a more conservative tone due to macroeconomic uncertainty. Shares plummeted more than 11% in extended trading. McKinnon told Cramer the world is a more uncertain place than it was just a month or two ago, and Okta's conservative attitude for the next quarter or few quarters doesn't make the company less excited about its long-term future. McKinnon also suggested that some people want long-term growth and market penetration to take place faster — but he indicated that such an expedited timeline is not always realistic. "Sometimes these things take time to play out, and it's prudent to have short-term conservatism with long-term optimism," McKinnon said. Click here to download Jim Cramer's Guide to Investing at no cost to help you build long-term wealth and invest
The Age
25-05-2025
- Business
- The Age
The Victorian schools where enrolments are booming
Almost 20 Victorian schools have more than doubled in size over the past five years as the state's surging population growth and online education sector fuel an enrolment boom. At McKinnon Secondary College in the city's south-east, where enrolments increased by 30 per cent between 2019 and 2024 to just over 2870, principal Michael Kan has had to hire 70 new employees in just two years to keep pace with the growth. 'That's a lot,' Kan said. 'I have more people starting in my school than many schools would have in their entire staff. So it's pretty crazy. 'It's a challenge, but it's also an opportunity because there are so many great young teachers coming through, and it's a great time to refresh.' Loading Kan said the school had met the challenge of managing rapid enrolment growth while maintaining its status as one of the top academic performers in the government sector. He credited his colleagues – there are now assistant deputy principals at McKinnon – a strong culture of excellence among the staff and a new $70 million campus for the school's ability to survive and thrive as families flock into its tightly controlled entry zone. 'In the past two years, we've seen increased achievement, being the top non-select-entry school in the state in terms of our VCE results,' he said. 'We had last year over 500 year 9s. They were the highest growth in the southern region. So scale is not upsetting our culture of success, and that's really pleasing to me.'
Sydney Morning Herald
25-05-2025
- Business
- Sydney Morning Herald
The Victorian schools where enrolments are booming
Almost 20 Victorian schools have more than doubled in size over the past five years as the state's surging population growth and online education sector fuel an enrolment boom. At McKinnon Secondary College in the city's south-east, where enrolments increased by 30 per cent between 2019 and 2024 to just over 2870, principal Michael Kan has had to hire 70 new employees in just two years to keep pace with the growth. 'That's a lot,' Kan said. 'I have more people starting in my school than many schools would have in their entire staff. So it's pretty crazy. 'It's a challenge, but it's also an opportunity because there are so many great young teachers coming through, and it's a great time to refresh.' Loading Kan said the school had met the challenge of managing rapid enrolment growth while maintaining its status as one of the top academic performers in the government sector. He credited his colleagues – there are now assistant deputy principals at McKinnon – a strong culture of excellence among the staff and a new $70 million campus for the school's ability to survive and thrive as families flock into its tightly controlled entry zone. 'In the past two years, we've seen increased achievement, being the top non-select-entry school in the state in terms of our VCE results,' he said. 'We had last year over 500 year 9s. They were the highest growth in the southern region. So scale is not upsetting our culture of success, and that's really pleasing to me.'
