Tech/Gear

If you have ever asked a teenager to put down a phone and heard, "Just one more minute," you already know how hard screen limits can be to enforce.Now Meta has agreed to a sweeping child-safety settlement that could reshape how teens use Facebook and Instagram across much of the United States.A judge approved the agreement on Aug. 27. Under the deal, Meta will put a default two-hour daily cap […]

You can be careful with your passwords and still get caught in a breach at a company you may have never heard of. That is one of the frustrating parts of the CareCloud data breach. More than 3.75 million people had personal information and medical records stolen after hackers gained access to a CareCloud cloud environment earlier this year.CareCloud provides electronic medical record technology and other services to tens of […]

You buckle into the back seat of a Waymo, the doors close and there is nobody behind the wheel. For some riders, that empty driver's seat still takes a little getting used to. Then another thought creeps in. What happens if the Waymo computer doing all the driving suddenly fails?Waymo has now given us its first detailed look at the powerful computing system hidden inside its driverless vehicles. The company […]

For years, many people thought of identity theft as a specific event. Someone opens a credit card in your name, runs up a balance and leaves you to clean up the damage. That still happens, but identity theft has become more complicated. Criminals may take over an existing bank account instead of opening a new one. They may transfer your phone number to another device or expose your payment-card information. […]

IN TODAY’S NEWSLETTER:- One of the world's hottest industries is sparking a blue-collar jobs boom- From Netflix to GPS: 10 ways this hidden tech infrastructure quietly powers modern life- OpenAI, 100+ companies warn of coming surge in AI-powered cyberattacks, call for global defense pushHARD HAT HYPE: The race to build the infrastructure behind artificial intelligence is creating a new boom for America's blue-collar workforce, as construction firms scramble to fill […]

Some cyberattacks start with a suspicious email. Others begin somewhere you would probably never think to look. It could be an old router in someone's home. Maybe it is a forgotten security camera that still connects to the internet. Hackers can compromise vulnerable connected devices and use them to disguise where an attack really comes from.That tactic played a role in a China-linked hacking operation that U.S. authorities say took […]

Your next Uber Eats order could arrive without a car pulling up outside your home. Uber Eats drone delivery is moving closer to everyday life through a new partnership with Zipline, one of the most established names in autonomous delivery.Uber and Zipline announced the deal earlier this month. The companies say the first deliveries will begin later this year in existing Zipline markets. From there, they plan to expand into […]

Medicare Open Enrollment doesn't start until Oct. 15. So why am I telling you to worry about this in August? Because by the time Oct. 15 arrives, scammers aren't starting their work. They're finishing it.The scam calls you may hear this fall, including fake Medicare card offers and urgent Social Security warnings, are only the final step. Scammers often build their target lists long before they make contact. Here is […]

The World Humanoid Robot Games made headlines this week, putting robotics experts in awe and leaving social media scrollers laughing at the robots’ histrionics, viral stumbles, and dramatic crashes and burns.In its second year, it is making an annual event out of stress-testing the limits of technological advancement, while allaying fears to the public that SkyNet is not on the verge of taking over the world."The goal of this event […]