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Why August is the most dangerous month to ignore your data
Medicare Open Enrollment doesn’t start until Oct. 15. So why am I telling you to worry…
Survivor’s Christian Hubicki marvels at China’s robotics games records: ‘Willing to break the robots to do it’
The World Humanoid Robot Games made headlines this week, putting robotics experts in awe and leaving…
Tap-to-pay charity scam can cost you thousands
Tap to pay has become one of my favorite modern conveniences. I use it all the…
Hurricane Katrina taught me how to prepare for any storm
Aug. 29 marks 21 years since Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast in 2005. I had…
Google Docs password leak reveals a costly security mistake
Passwords have a way of ending up in places they were never meant to live. Sometimes…
AI chatbot privacy: What your AI may know about you
You probably tell an artificial intelligence chatbot things you would never post publicly. Maybe you ask…
Chinese humanoid robot breaks Usain Bolt’s 100m dash record at 9.39 seconds
The world’s fastest man record was shattered on the first day of the World Humanoid Robot…
Trump plan taps US firms to fight foreign cybercrime
Most of the time, when I warn you about cybercriminals, I focus on how you can…
Lock down your ChatGPT account before the next AI attack
OpenAI has admitted that a combination of its advanced AI models found a way out of…
Roblox shares AI child-safety tools parents should know
If your child plays Roblox, chances are plenty of their friends do too. Roblox reported an…
AI firefighting drones take aim at wildfires
Wildfires can get a frightening head start. A small ignition in remote terrain can grow while…
Mystery voicemail scam can hit without your phone ever ringing
It starts quietly. Your phone buzzes with a voicemail notification. The strange part is that your…
SignalTrace can link device signals to your car
Your phone may be giving a roadside sensor clues about where you go and which devices…
Why identity theft comes back for the same people
The Federal Trade Commission is warning about a scam targeting people who have already been robbed.…
Disney settlement could pay YouTube TV and DirecTV users
You may have dropped cable to save money, only to watch your streaming bill creep higher…
Robot learns to dismantle broken machines
Robots have spent decades helping build the products around us. Now researchers are teaching them another…
‘The Odyssey’ streaming scam could steal your bank info
Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” is one of the biggest movie releases of the summer. You have…