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One Tech Tip: Protecting yourself against SIM swapping
SIM-swapping is a growing form of identity theft that goes beyond hacking into an email or social media account. Cyber thieves take over your phone number. Any calls or texts go to them, not to you. It can be particularly vicious because…
Webb Space Telescope’s latest cosmic shot shows pair of intertwined galaxies glowing in infrared
The Webb Space Telescope has captured a pair of intertwined galaxies glowing in the infrared. NASA and the European Space Agency's observatory photographed the two galaxies 326 million light-years away, surrounded by a blue haze of stars…
Astronauts confident Boeing space capsule can safely return them to Earth, despite failures
Two astronauts who should have been back on Earth weeks ago say they're confident that Boeing's space capsule can return them safely. NASA test pilots Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams launched aboard Boeing's Starliner capsule early last…
Samsung brings tech’s latest fashion to wearable technology with AI twists in new watch and ring
Samsung is dressing up its wearable devices in technology’s latest fashion — artificial intelligence. The South Korean electronics giant on Wednesday revealed that both its first-ever premium smartwatch and a smart ring heralding its entry…
Samsung Electronics workers announce ‘indefinite’ strike
Unionized workers at Samsung Electronics have declared an indefinite strike to pressure South Korea’s biggest company to accept their calls for higher pays and other benefits. Thousands of members of the National Samsung Electronics Union…
Crew of NASA’s earthbound simulated Mars habitat emerge after a year
Four volunteer crew members who spent more than 12 months inside NASA’s first simulated Mars environment at Johnson Space Center in Houston have emerged from the artificial alien enviroment. Kelly Haston, Anca Selariu, Ross Brockwell and…
Book Review: ‘Hey, Zoey’ uses questions about AI to look at women’s autonomy in a new light
Dolores is going through the motions of life when she finds a potentially marriage-ending surprise in her garage: a high-end, lifelike sex doll imbued with artificial intelligence named Zoey.
There are a lot of places that author Sarah…
Amazon is reviewing whether Perplexity AI improperly scraped online content
Amazon is reviewing claims that the artificial intelligence startup Perplexity AI is scraping content — including from prominent news sites — without approval. A spokesperson for Amazon confirmed Friday that the tech giant was assessing…
NASA’s Voyager 1, the most distant spacecraft from Earth, is doing science again after problem
NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft is sending science data again. The Jet Propulsion Laboratory says the spacecraft's four instruments are back in business after a computer problem in November. The team first received meaningful information from…