Tech

Fun fact:When you set up your iPhone, invisible dots create a detailed map of your face so you can open your phone by looking at it. How many dots are used to map a face? Quiz your friends and family over the holidays. The answer is 30,000. Whoa. I’m giving …

Using the Notes app on your iPhone as a messaging app is a surprisingly clever way to have a discreet conversation. You can use it to plan a surprise party for a loved one or disguise sensitive communication in a public setting. The process of setting it up is easy, …

A new image protection tool was designed to poison AI programs that are trained using unauthorized data, giving creators a new way to safeguard their pieces and harm systems they say are stealing their works. Nightshade, a new tool from a University of Chicago team, puts data into an image’s …

The shopping app TEMU likes to show off its cheap deals, hot steals, and huge discounts. But how reliable are these offers? The app, which is based in China, has topped the charts on both Google Play Store and App Store, but it also raises plenty of security issues. CLICK …

You may have heard of Boston Dynamics, the company that created the famous four-legged robot Spot. Well, now there is another company that is making impressive strides in the field of quadruped robotics. That company is Unitree, a Chinese start-up that has been developing its own line of robot dogs …

SAN FRANCISCO — Apple Inc. has booted a developer and his apps from its applications store after hundreds of hijacked user accounts were used to push his titles to best sellers over the weekend. Developer Thuat Nguyen has been banned for violating an Apple license agreement, “including fraudulent purchases,” Apple …

TUCSON, Ariz. – As artificial intelligence becomes more mainstream, the Pima County Sheriff’s Department is looking at how it can use the emerging technology. At the beginning of the year, deputies began a trial of Axon’s Draft One, which is a program that writes incident reports using AI. A body …

Construction robots are no longer a far-off idea. They’re already changing job sites by tackling repetitive, heavy, and often dangerous tasks. The latest robot comes from Australia, where a spider-like machine named Charlotte is making headlines. Charlotte is designed to 3D print an entire 2,150-sq-ft home in just one day. …

We spend so much time online that how we connect to the internet has become almost as important as the devices we use. Most people never give it a second thought. They connect their computer to Wi-Fi, type in a password and get on with their day. But if you …

Cybercriminals continue to find new ways to target social media users, and Meta accounts remain one of the most common lures. Losing access to Facebook or Instagram can have real consequences for both individuals and businesses, making people more likely to fall for urgent security warnings. Attackers exploit this by …