North Texas Teen Honored as TIME's 2025 Kid of the Year for Cybersecurity Efforts

Tejasvi Manoj, a 17-year-old from Plano, Texas, was named Time's 'Kid of the Year' for creating 'Shield Seniors,' an AI-powered app and website that educates and helps seniors identify and avoid online scams, especially as scammers increasingly use AI to make their frauds more convincing. She also teaches seniors about cybersecurity and aims to expand her project to protect more vulnerable populations.