Tech/Gear

Nobody needs to follow you to know where you went this week. The phone in your pocket can already keep a record of your movements. And parts of that information can end up in the hands of other companies.Your pharmacy. Your cardiologist. The church you attend on Sunday morning. The support group you'd rather nobody knew about. None of it necessarily comes from hacking. It can come from ordinary apps […]

A cyberattack in France forced multiple grocery stores to discard large amounts of temperature-sensitive product after hackers turned the heat up on food refrigerators in hundreds of stores across at least five chain brands.The hack, according to Reuters and European officials, affected chains such as Carrefour, Monoprix, Les Mousquetaires, E. Leclerc and Coopérative U.The CEO of Coopérative U, a retail group structured as a cooperative of independently owned businesses, confirmed […]

You take a great photo, send it to someone and then hear the question nobody wants to hear: "Why does this look blurry?" That can happen because some sharing methods resize or compress photos before they reach the other person. The image may still look fine on a phone screen, but zoom in or try to print it and the lost detail becomes easier to spot.With iOS 27, Apple is […]

You get a text message from a number you don't recognize asking a pretty normal question: "Is this still available for purchase?" Attached to the text is an image that appears to show a Facebook Marketplace listing. Maybe you're confused because you don't remember selling anything. Then you look at the seller's name. It's yours. That small detail could be enough to make you respond with something like, "That's not […]

You can change a password after a breach. You can cancel a credit card. But when your Social Security number gets exposed, you could be dealing with the fallout for years. That is the concern after a major breach involving the Pentagon's Defense Manpower Data Center. If you have served in the military, worked for the Department of War or have other ties to the military community, your information could […]

You could soon be driving down a Texas highway, look over at a massive delivery truck and realize the driver's seat is completely empty. Kodiak AI plans to start hauling IKEA products between the Dallas and Houston areas later this year with nobody in the cab. The company has spent years preparing for this step, but removing the safety observer changes the equation.What happens if something breaks while the truck […]

Have you ever taken a photo you really liked, only to realize later that you stood too close, cut off part of the background or framed the subject in the wrong spot? Normally, fixing that means cropping even more of the photo. Now your phone may be able to go in the other direction.Apple added new Extend and Reframe tools to Photos in iOS 27. Instead of simply cutting away […]

We have all developed little shortcuts for deciding whether something online looks legitimate. You check the account name. You recognize the company logo. Then you spot that verification badge and your guard comes down a little. That can be exactly what scammers are counting on.Microsoft’s official X account became the latest reminder after attackers gained unauthorized access and used the account in an apparent cryptocurrency pump-and-dump scheme. The account has […]

If you've ever wondered how much damage a scammer could really do with your name, phone number and home address, the answer is probably more than you'd expect.Those three details are generally not enough by themselves to empty your bank account, take out a major loan or completely steal your identity. However, they can give a scammer a believable starting point. From there, the goal may be to trick you […]