Barbara is a tech writer specializing in AI and emerging technologies. With a background as a systems librarian in software ...

Data loss can be a devastating experience, whether it’s due to accidental deletion, hardware failure, or even malware. Fortunately, there’s a powerful tool known as TestDisk that can help recover lost ...

Bartlett’s work as a chef within the farm-to-table movement inspired her queso brand. She built the business in Napa Valley, starting with small batches and plenty of experimentation. Now, Legit Queso ...

A chilling new scam uses AI to clone your child's voice, tricking parents into paying ransom. Here's how the horror unfolds—and how to avoid it. I review privacy tools like hardware security keys, ...

Malwarebytes has launched Scam Number Check, a free tool for checking if a phone number may be linked to scam activity. The tool doesn’t require sign-in and uses Malwarebytes’ threat intelligence, ...

Missed calls from unknown numbers used to be easy to ignore, but now they’re harder, especially since scammers spoof real local numbers and clone familiar voices with AI. Malwarebytes has launched a ...

The Northlake Police Department issued a warning about a new scam at gas stations that is low tech, but effective. Known as a "screw scam," Northlake police said scammers jam a small screw into the ...

Sony has quietly nuked another major “studio” behind dozens of scam games and shovelware on the PS Store, along with all of its games. Folks who love browsing PS Store sales will have come across ...

Australians scammed out of A$3,000 or less could be able to claim automatic reimbursement from banks, phone companies or tech companies, under a new federal government proposal. Last year, there were ...

In 2023, The Knot reported that the average bridal party had four bridesmaids. Today that number is ballooning, with Chiefs’ heiress Gracie Hunt boasting of having 14. Ruhama Wolle — author of new ...

The spatial computing experience isn't as immersive as an XR headset, but maybe it doesn't need to be. Reading time 4 minutes I came to Google I/O 2026 to try out Google and Xreal’s “Project Aura” XR ...