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Amazon’s Alexa can now verify suspicious messages

Tech/Gear

Amazon’s Alexa can now verify suspicious messages

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 […]

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Amazon’s Alexa for Shopping can now verify suspicious messages

Tech/Gear

Amazon’s Alexa for Shopping can now verify suspicious messages

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 […]

todaySeptember 9, 2026

3 R&B Songs for Couples in a Long-Distance Relationship Missing Their Partner

Music

3 R&B Songs for Couples in a Long-Distance Relationship Missing Their Partner

Nothing hurts quite like being in love in a long-distance relationship. While other couples get to be with their loved one, you’re left with FaceTimes and taking trips. You sacrifice the short term to build for the long term, so you can afford to live together and finally be in each other’s space for good. Some days, it can be hard to keep that vision intact because all you want […]

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Dolly Parton Revisited an Old Hit for This 1980s Icon’s Posthumous Release, and Now It’s a Memorial to Them Both

Music

Dolly Parton Revisited an Old Hit for This 1980s Icon’s Posthumous Release, and Now It’s a Memorial to Them Both

Dolly Parton’s “Jolene” was originally released in 1973. Three years later, Olivia Newton-John recorded a cover for her 1976 album Come On Over. This cover sparked a longtime reverence for “Jolene”, later culminating in a duet with Parton. It would become Newton-John’s final recording before her death. In August 2026, Dolly Parton passed away at age 80, four years after Olivia Newton-John’s death in August 2022 at age 73. Revisiting […]

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Blue-city police chief draws scrutiny after referring to known gun violence suspects as ‘trigger pullers’

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Blue-city police chief draws scrutiny after referring to known gun violence suspects as ‘trigger pullers’

Seattle’s interim police chief referred to known gun-violence suspects as "trigger pullers" during a Labor Day weekend news conference where he discussed three separate shootings and his department’s response.Three people were killed and three others were injured in the shootings over a 24-hour stretch, FOX 13 Seattle reported.Interim Chief Andre Sayles said the Seattle Police Department was increasing patrols, coordinating with business owners and deploying its community response group and […]

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3 Grunge Bands That Never Got As Big As Nirvana (And I’m Still Mad About It)

Music

3 Grunge Bands That Never Got As Big As Nirvana (And I’m Still Mad About It)

In the early 90s, grunge music emerged into the mainstream and dominated alternative music. Nirvana lit this fire with their hit, “Smells Like Teen Spirit”. In early 1992, Nirvana’s Nevermind went to No. 1 on the Billboard 200. Other grunge bands followed Nirvana into stardom, but the grunge movement was rather brief. Many claim grunge ended when Kurt Cobain died in April 1994. Therefore, up-and-coming grunge bands were then labeled […]

todaySeptember 9, 2026

Proposal would pay homeowners ‘data center dividends’ to counter growing backlash

Politics

Proposal would pay homeowners ‘data center dividends’ to counter growing backlash

As opposition to artificial intelligence data centers spreads across rural America, one group is proposing "data center dividends" to counter the backlash by allowing residents to share directly in the wealth generated by the technology hubs.A new report from the Bitcoin Policy Institute, a think tank based in Washington, D.C., proposes that data center dividends are a model that would return part of the property tax revenue generated by AI […]

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