Science

If you have ever been jolted awake by a car roaring down your street, you know how quickly the sound disappears. By the time someone calls the police, the driver could already be several blocks away. Now cities are turning to technology for help. We've repeatedly reported on Flock license plate readers popping up along roads and in parking lots. Another type of roadside camera is gaining ground, and this […]

If your child plays Roblox, chances are plenty of their friends do too. Roblox reported an average of 123 million daily active users during the second quarter of 2026. Nearly three-quarters of its age-checked users are under 18. With that kind of reach, one of the biggest risks a child can face may begin with a conversation that seems completely harmless. Someone asks what games they like. Later, that person […]

Apple is putting one of its most serious security warnings somewhere you are far less likely to miss it: right on your iPhone Lock Screen. Apple confirmed directly to CyberGuy that it sent a new wave of threat notifications last week, saying, "We can confirm threat notifications were sent on August 13 to targeted users in 110 countries, and to date we have notified users in over 150 countries in […]

Wildfires can get a frightening head start. A small ignition in remote terrain can grow while firefighters are still trying to reach it. Now, a new generation of AI firefighting drones could help shrink that response window.CAL FIRE recently tested Seneca's autonomous suppression drones in California. Meanwhile, teams competing in the $11 million XPRIZE Wildfire competition put other autonomous systems through field testing in Alaska. The goal is to detect […]

The last message in your family group chat may have seemed completely harmless. It could have been a beach photo, a flight arrival time, a dentist appointment or an update about Dad's cardiologist.These are the everyday details that keep families connected. They can also give scammers the information they need to impersonate someone you love.A criminal may already know your relatives' names, phone numbers and addresses before making contact. Your […]

It starts quietly. Your phone buzzes with a voicemail notification. The strange part is that your phone never rang. Then it happens again. Before long, your voicemail inbox is filling up with messages you never heard come in. That's exactly what Mike from Westport, Connecticut, is dealing with right now. He wrote to us saying:"I am so upset. Every 20 to 30 minutes, I am getting voicemails, but what's weird […]

If you or someone you love has had cataract surgery, you know how routine the whole thing can feel. You arrive, the surgeon does the procedure, and you are usually back home the same day. Now a robot is entering that familiar routine.ForSight Robotics says its JASPER Robotic Surgical Platform has now been used in 26 fully robotic-assisted cataract surgeries in human patients. According to the company, every procedure was […]

Your phone may be giving a roadside sensor clues about where you go and which devices regularly travel alongside you. Say you carpool to work with the same person most mornings. Your car passes a license plate reader, which records the plate along with the time and location. Meanwhile, another sensor detects wireless signals coming from devices traveling nearby. Your phone might be there. So could a smartwatch, wireless headphones […]

Robots have spent decades helping build the products around us. Now researchers are teaching them another skill that could become increasingly important: taking those products apart when something goes wrong.More than 4.6 million industrial robots are already operating worldwide. Meanwhile, demand for industrial robots continues to grow as manufacturers automate more production. That creates an obvious question. What happens to all those machines and other complex products when parts wear […]