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Asking Siri to call your credit card company sounds about as routine as asking for the weather. You say the company name, Siri finds a number and the call begins. For Virginia, an 82-year-old woman from Concord, Massachusetts, that simple request nearly turned into a financial nightmare.She says she asked Siri to call American Express. Instead, she reached a bogus number. From there, the conversation eventually moved to her Bank […]

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Apple finally did it. After years of watching Samsung, Google and other phone makers experiment with foldables, Apple has entered the race with iPhone Duo, its first foldable iPhone.It's the announcement everyone is talking about, but it was hardly the only thing that stood out. Apple also showed us an iPhone camera that can help prove a photo is authentic. Siri AI is getting far more personal. Apple Watch will […]

A scammer doesn't need to hack your homeowners association. They may only need to look at information your community already makes available.Meeting minutes, membership records and other association documents can contain details about the people who live in a community. Depending on the HOA and state law, some records may be available to association members while others could appear on an association website or another online system.You probably didn't put […]

What if your town could build a solar farm without giving up acres of valuable land? Lima, Ohio, is trying something different. The city has completed a 2-megawatt solar array that floats on the Twin Lakes Reservoir, its primary drinking water source.More than 3,000 solar panels now sit on the water and feed electricity to the nearby water treatment plant. The city projects the system will save nearly $10 million […]

We have seen plenty of scams borrow Amazon's name, and some of them look convincing enough to make almost anyone hesitate.Earlier this summer, we showed you a fake Amazon email that claimed there was unusual activity on an account and pushed the recipient to "Sign In to Verify." The message even suggested a document might need to be uploaded. We have also warned about fake Amazon recruiting texts promising hundreds […]

We have seen plenty of scams borrow Amazon's name, and some of them look convincing enough to make almost anyone hesitate.Earlier this summer, we showed you a fake Amazon email that claimed there was unusual activity on an account and pushed the recipient to "Sign In to Verify." The message even suggested a document might need to be uploaded. We have also warned about fake Amazon recruiting texts promising hundreds […]

Lindsey Brooke Isaacs was asleep at home when police arrived and told the 23-year-old that her car had been involved in a crash that killed three people. She knew they had the wrong person. Her black Dodge Durango showed no obvious collision damage, and she had a receipt showing where she had been.Still, the investigation eventually led to her being arrested and 13 days in jail. "My heart was in […]

Artificial intelligence is making its way into the grocery aisle, and it could have an unexpected effect on how much you spend. You grab a grocery cart, start working through your list and notice a screen on the handle offering directions, coupons and product suggestions. It can keep a running total and may even let you skip the checkout line. That sounds convenient. It also gives the store a new […]