Scam watch: 3 scams spreading like fire across the U.S.
There might be a tricky scam already sitting in your inbox. Here are three nasty scams making the rounds and how to outsmart ...
Bill Gates and lunch
If you’re ever in a position to make lunch for Bill Gates — the founder of Microsoft, worth an estimated $111.4 billion — ...
Respectfully, shut up
You’re in a meeting and your phone rings. Instead of hitting “Ignore,” press the volume down button to mute the ringer. Bonus ...
Father takes on website after son's tragic death
Open/download audio This episode discusses suicide. If you’re struggling, reach out to the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988. You’re not alone. Last year, Brett Allred’s world shattered when his ...
Coming to Thursday Night Football
Football: Defensive Alerts is Amazon’s new AI that tracks defensive players’ movements before a play and predicts who’s most likely to rush the quarterback. You can catch it in action this Thursday ...
Another China ban
The House of Representatives just voted to ban new DJI drones in the U.S. The Chinese spy balloon incident, along with China’s threats to invade Taiwan and drag America into a Pacific war, have led to ...
This is awful
The Washington Post found Google Trends offers an unsettling peek into what people are trying to kill. Top targets? Bugs like ants, fleas and flies. Grass, mold and weeds are also on the hit list. It ...
What could go wrong? A lot
Soon, Nevada will use Google AI to rule on unemployment benefit cases. The tech will analyze appeal hearing transcripts to clear the backlog of claims human workers can’t keep up with. A human will ...
‘Your spouse is cheating’
That’s the message in a new sextortion email scam. It includes a link to the “proof,” along with your full name. Whatever you do, don’t click the links. Mark the email as spam, delete it and give your ...
This is your hacker speaking
There’s an app small airlines use to upload flight crew to precleared TSA lists. Cybersecurity researchers found they could edit photos and names in the app, meaning fake pilots could bypass security ...
Return of the Sith
James Earl Jones signed over the AI voice rights to his Darth Vader character before he died. At 91, he was ready to step back from the role. AI company Respeecher cloned his voice using sound bites ...
Recent health studies you need to know now
🕜 Fast and furious: The fasting fad might not be as good as it seems. In a recent study of over 20,000 adults, those who ...