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Identity theft now hits people in sneaky ways. Criminals no longer stop at credit cards or loans. They test stolen personal data by applying for deposit accounts under your name, which confuses many victims and leaves them unsure how to respond. Brian in Clinton, Pennsylvania recently experienced this twice in the same week. Here is the email he sent us:"I was recently notified by two different banking institutions that someone completed […]

Parents everywhere wrestle with one big question. What is the right age to let a child have a smartphone?Tweens ask for one long before many adults feel ready. At the same time, researchers keep sounding alarms about how early access may shape health and behavior. Now, a large new study gives parents even more to think about.Published in Pediatrics, the research tracked more than 10,500 children in the national Adolescent […]

Elite universities like Harvard, Princeton and Columbia spend fortunes on research, talent and digital infrastructure. Even then, they've become easy targets for attackers who see massive databases filled with personal information and donation records as a goldmine. Over the past few months, breaches across Ivy League campuses have exposed the same problem. These institutions handle huge amounts of sensitive data, but their internal defenses often don't match the scale of […]

Air taxis keep gaining momentum, yet one challenge keeps resurfacing: many cities have few places for them to land. AutoFlight believes it has an answer. The company introduced a zero-carbon water vertiport that moves across rivers, lakes or coastal zones. This solar-powered platform works as a mobile hub for electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft and aims to remove one of the biggest barriers to growth.Sign up for my […]

IN TODAY’S NEWSLETTER:- OpenAI's Sam Altman issues ‘code red’ to bolster ChatGPT’s quality, delays other products: report - Chinese hackers turned AI tools into an automated attack machine- AI Melania: First lady rolls out audiobook of first memoir in Spanish'MORE INTUITIVE': OpenAI CEO Sam Altman declared a "code red" effort within his company to improve the quality of ChatGPT The Wall Street Journal reported, citing an internal memo. BOTS GONE ROGUE: Cybersecurity […]

Holiday shopping creates a perfect storm for cybercriminals. The FBI says scammers target Gmail, Outlook and nearly every other inbox this time of year as they push fake messages that trick you into giving up money or sensitive information.These schemes move fast, and victims often do not realize what happened until their bank accounts show charges they never made.Sign up for my FREE CyberGuy ReportGet my best tech tips, urgent security […]

Heading home for the holidays gives you a great chance to help older parents with their tech. The visit often comes with questions about phones, computers, smart TVs and the new artificial intelligence tools they hear about. Instead of feeling overwhelmed, you can use this time to set them up for a safer and smoother tech year.You may guide them through FaceTime or phone calls during the rest of the […]

Scientists in Switzerland have built a robot as small as a grain of sand. Surgeons control it with magnets and move it through blood vessels to place medicine exactly where it is needed.Bradley J. Nelson, an author of the paper in Science and a professor of robotics at ETH Zurich, said the team has barely begun to understand what this technology will make possible. He expects surgeons will find many […]

Most major platforms have dealt with large-scale data leaks tied to weak or unprotected APIs. You've seen this play out with Facebook, X and even Dell.The pattern is always the same. A feature meant to make life easier becomes a gateway for bulk data collection.WhatsApp is now part of that list after researchers managed to scrape 3.5 billion phone numbers by exploiting a simple gap in the app's contact-discovery system.Sign […]