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They know where you live. They may know your phone number, your relatives' names and roughly what your house is worth. By now, most people have at least a vague sense that data brokers collect personal information. What many don't realize is what happens next.Data brokers also analyze that information. They use algorithms, compare records from different sources and sort people into categories that predict their interests, circumstances and behavior. […]

You probably don't expect Elon Musk to show up in your child's investment portfolio. But that's exactly what could happen next year. The billionaire behind SpaceX has made a remarkable promise. He says he'll give one share of his space company to every kid in America.We're talking about a potential giveaway worth more than $10 billion. Free SpaceX stock for kids sounds appealing, especially when you're thinking about your child's […]

Space is getting crowded, and I'm not talking about astronauts. Thousands of pieces of junk are circling Earth at incredible speeds. Some are dead satellites. Others are leftover rocket parts or fragments from past collisions. Any one of them could cause serious trouble if it hits a working spacecraft.Now Britain has a pretty wild solution. It's developing a robotic spacecraft with giant claws that can grab dead satellites and move […]

There's something about an email from Social Security that makes you pay attention. After all, we're talking about your retirement benefits and years of earnings. So when a message lands in your inbox saying your statement is ready, clicking to take a look might seem perfectly reasonable. That's exactly what scammers are counting on.Take a look at this email below that recently landed in an inbox. It looks professional, carries […]

You check your credit score, see nothing unusual and assume your identity is safe. But what if someone has already stolen your personal information, and your credit report shows absolutely nothing? That's entirely possible.Credit monitoring can help detect certain types of identity theft, particularly fraud involving new credit accounts. However, criminals can also target your existing bank accounts, retirement savings, government benefits and phone number without triggering a traditional credit […]

Most people see a food delivery robot rolling down the sidewalk and simply walk around it. But one Philadelphia woman decided she wasn't moving. She stood directly in front of an Uber Eats delivery robot, refusing to let it continue. Police eventually arrived, and the 78-year-old retired professor ended up in handcuffs.Her protest has now sparked a much bigger conversation about robots taking over human jobs and how much space […]

Buying a cheap smartphone can feel like a smart move. After all, why spend hundreds more when a phone promises a big screen, decent cameras and all the Android apps you use every day? But what if that bargain phone came with a hidden surprise that was already hiding inside the device when you bought it?Security researchers at Bitdefender have uncovered a malware campaign called Midnight Mimosa that infects certain […]

IN TODAY’S NEWSLETTER:- It took 3 months to get inside this massive Texas data center — here’s what we saw- Google's new AI shopping cart tracks deals across stores- Elon Musk pledges to give every child in America a SpaceX share next yearACCESS GRANTED: During an exclusive tour of Compass Datacenters' sprawling campus in Red Oak, Texas, Fox News Digital got a rare look inside the infrastructure behind the nation's […]

You might use artificial intelligence to write an email, make dinner reservations or plan your next vacation. But would you ever consider dating it? Some people are taking that idea seriously with Meta's new Muse AI agent. They're having romantic conversations with it, developing emotional attachments and even calling it their girlfriend.What makes this especially interesting is that Muse was designed to help people manage their lives. Yet some people […]