Tech/Gear

International Women's Day celebrates empowerment, independence and resilience. However, people rarely talk about a difficult reality. Women navigating major life transitions, especially widows and divorced women, have become prime targets for sophisticated financial scams. In fact, scammers often look for people going through emotional or financial change. That is exactly what happened to one woman interviewed by ICE after she lost her husband and turned to online dating."Somebody suggested going […]

In the near future, keeping tabs on your digestive health may feel far less intimidating. Instead of booking a procedure that requires prep, sedation and time away from work, you could swallow a small capsule loaded with sensors and microelectronics.As it moves through your gastrointestinal tract, the capsule can gather data on inflammation, tissue integrity and suspicious changes. It then sends that information wirelessly to your doctor for review.Scientists are […]

IN TODAY’S NEWSLETTER:- Pentagon’s AI battle will help decide who controls our most powerful military tech- AI T-shirt could detect hidden heart risks- OPINION: MARGARET SPELLINGS: AI is here — and America's schools aren't preparing our kids to survive itDIGITAL BATTLEFIELD: I spent decades inside the Pentagon watching technology reshape warfare. I saw precision munitions change the battlefield. I watched satellites compress decision cycles. But nothing compares to what is […]

Your next heart test might not happen in a hospital. It could start with something you pull from your dresser. Researchers at Imperial College London are developing an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered T-shirt that monitors the heart for days at a time. The mission is straightforward: detect inherited heart rhythm disorders that often remain hidden until it is too late.These conditions can sit quietly for years. Then they strike without warning. […]

Last summer, a man’s brother-in-law suffered a fatal heart attack. The hospital bill for four hours of emergency care: $195,628.The man’s sister-in-law was ready to pay it. He asked her to wait. He requested an itemized bill with CPT codes, the universal billing codes hospitals use, and fed the whole thing into Claude, an AI chatbot.Within minutes, Claude found duplicate charges, services billed as "inpatient" even though the patient was […]

Some Social Security number requests are not optional. Federal reporting systems rely on the SSN as a primary identifier.Employment offers the clearest example. Employers collect your SSN to report wages and file taxes, including Form W-2 submissions. The Social Security Administration credits your earnings record with it. The IRS uses it to match payroll taxes with reported income. Federal agencies also require your SSN when you apply for certain benefits […]

Scroll your social media feed for five minutes. You will likely see something that looks real but feels slightly off.Maybe it is a viral protest image that turns out to be altered. Maybe it is a slick video pushing a political narrative. Or maybe it is an artificial intelligence voice clip that spreads before anyone stops to question it.AI-enabled deception now permeates everyday life. And Microsoft says it has a […]

Every year during National Consumer Protection Week, you hear warnings about phishing emails, fake IRS calls and identity theft. Those threats are real, but there is another risk that gets far less attention, and it is completely legal.Right now, hundreds of companies collect, package and sell personal information, including your home address, phone number, family members, income estimates and even your daily habits. They are not targeting you because you […]

There was a time when you could not turn on the TV without seeing Susan Powter. Platinum buzz cut. Barefoot. Fierce. Unfiltered. And that battle cry that still lives in pop culture: "Stop the Insanity!"In the 1990s, Powter built a massive wellness brand by pushing back on diet culture and talking about real life. Then the spotlight went dark. The part most people missed was brutal: financial collapse, isolation and […]