Tech/Gear

We've covered robot dogs patrolling with police and training to handle terrain that could someday take them to the moon. We've even watched wheeled versions tackle some pretty wild ground. And whenever we show these machines, one question keeps coming up: What happens when they reach a flight of stairs? Well, Robot.com may have an answer.Its new four-legged R-dog is built to carry packages where traditional wheeled delivery robots can […]

If you have ever checked a lab result or sent your doctor a message online, you may already know MyChart. It is a widely used patient portal from Epic that hospitals and medical practices use to give patients online access to health information and care teams.That growing reliance on patient portals caught the attention of Mary M. She recently wrote to us after hearing from her primary care physician, or […]

IN TODAY’S NEWSLETTER:- ‘No Kings’ protest network behind fight against AI data centers and Flock cameras- US adversary turns up the heat on America’s AI lead with an underestimated edge- OpenAI's ChatGPT pivots after previously putting Trump alongside Putin as top threats to democracyCROSSED WIRES: The same hard-left network behind "No Kings" and other protests is leading the battle against data centers and Flock surveillance cameras, according to a Fox […]

Ever tried to answer a text from the passenger seat and felt your stomach turn before you reached the second line? For people prone to motion sickness, a phone can go from useful to unbearable fast.Google is now rolling out a great Android tool designed to make that screen easier to tolerate while the vehicle moves. It is called Motion Assist, and it places animated dots around the edges of […]

The moving truck hasn't even left the driveway. Somewhere, a scammer may already know three things about you: your name, your new address and something about your age. Maybe not your exact age, but potentially enough information to make you a more attractive target.Federal law sets specific rules for communities that qualify as housing for people 55 and older. One requirement says at least 80% of occupied units must house […]

Amazon wants to make waiting for a package feel almost old-fashioned. Its Prime Air drone delivery service is gearing up for a major expansion, with plans to reach nearly 500 U.S. cities and towns by the end of 2026. For some shoppers, that could mean getting an eligible Amazon order dropped at home in as fast as 30 minutes.That is a huge jump from where things stand today. Amazon currently […]

Nearly $21 billion. That number jumped out at me when I looked at the FBI's latest cybercrime data. Behind that enormous loss are families who watched savings disappear and people who trusted the wrong investment pitch. Some victims had no clue someone was moving their money until they checked an account.Americans reported nearly $21 billion in losses to cyber-enabled crime during 2025, up 26% from the year before. Investment fraud […]

School, soccer practice, a shift at work or a friend's house. Teens have places to go, and parents can't always be there for every ride. Uber is giving families a new way to check in.The company is adding live video streaming to Uber Teen Accounts, allowing a linked parent or guardian to see their teen inside the vehicle during an active ride. The feed comes from the front-facing camera on […]

Most of us think of home Wi-Fi as the invisible connection that lets a laptop stream a movie, a phone display photos and a printer work from across the room. In practice, it is also the meeting point for many devices, accounts and types of information. A typical home network may include computers, phones, tablets, smart speakers, televisions, cameras, printers and connected appliances. These devices regularly send and receive data.Some […]