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Deepfake Safety: Five Things You Can Do Today

The generation of images, videos, and voices through artificial intelligence is evolving at a pace that demands we establish clear criteria and good habits to defend ourselves from the dangers of abusing these technologies. Deepfakes are already part of our everyday online life, so it is a very good idea…

Top Online Scams to Be Aware of in 2025

The internet is undoubtedly full of great content, hobbies, information, offers, products, and people, but there’s also a darker side to it. We might not realise it, but every day we’re exposed to threats and scams as we navigate the online world. Curiosity and trust can be exploited to lure…

Meet the new features for Avast Free AV and Avast Premium Security

With millions of active users worldwide, Avast stands as a benchmark in cybersecurity. Why? Because of the quality of its solutions, the reach of its tools and because it is a platform in continuous evolution. A platform that today, once again, places our security at the forefront by reinforcing every…

@Everyword Tweets Every Word in Dictionary
There are all kinds of interesting accounts in the Twitter sphere (Twittersphere?) It seems everyone these days has a Twitter, from the President of the United States, to musicians, famous athletes, actors, and even the CIA of all organizations! While most of those are more serious accounts in nature,... Read more
Google Now Wakes You Up At Your Bus Stop
I might as well admit it – even though I use an iPhone, I am pretty impressed with Google Now. Every few weeks it seems the service is updated to allow another awesome feature. I thought it keeping track of all of your favorite sports team’s scores was pretty... Read more
CIA Joins Facebook & Twitter
Well, you just never know who you’ll find on social media these days. Of course there are all kinds of people who you would expect – celebrities, athletes, big-name type people – but there are some organizations and people who you wouldn’t exactly expect to see sending out a... Read more
Happy Belated 30th Birthday Tetris!
I don’t know if you missed this big piece of news a few days ago, but on June 6th, the classic game Tetris turned the big 30. Wow – Tetris is just a couple of months older than me. Tetris is one of the first games I can remember... Read more
Toilets Are Getting Smarter At Heathrow Airport
It seems there will be no end to the gadgets and devices getting “smart” upgrades. It seems the new popular item everyone wants to make smarter is their toilet. Indeed, it seems I can’t watch an hour of television without seeing at least one ad that focuses solely on... Read more
This Smart Ceiling Fan Does All The Hard Work For You
Ceiling fans don’t really have all that much to them, and they don’t really require a whole lot of extensive knowledge before someone can figure out how to use it. All it really takes is flipping on a switch and maybe yanking on a chain. (You might even have... Read more
Man Drops Smartphone in Toilet & Gets Stuck for 6 Hours
What won’t a person do for their beloved smartphone? Just within the past few months, Techbeat has written more than one article detailing the importance we as a society now place on our phones. In one of those articles, it was revealed that more than two thirds of all... Read more
The NSA Knows What You Look Like (Yes, You)
If there’s an organization that can’t catch a break lately, it has got to be the National Security Agency (NSA). Ever since Edward Snowden dropped several NSA spying bombshells to the media, it seems like we can’t go more than a week at a time without hearing of another... Read more
Google Could Soon Protect Your Home
Here I thought Wal-Mart was taking over the world, and it turns out Google may not be too far behind them. Google seems to be trying their hand at everything, and rather successfully I might add. Just mention the name “Google”, and many products and services will probably come... Read more
Virgin Galactic Wants To Take You To Space This Year
I think everyone wants to go to space sometime, especially when they’re younger. If you gather a group of kids together and ask them what they want to be when they grow up, someone’s bound to say they want to be an astronaut and fly into outer space. While... Read more
Lookout App Tries To Help You Catch Your Phone Thief
I’ve had a lot of things happen to my smartphones over the years, but I’ve thankfully never had one stolen from me. (Knock on wood). Having known several people who have had the misfortune of having their phone(s) stolen, I know it’s quite the headache to try and retrieve... Read more
Will This House Be Built On The Moon By 2015?
Who hasn’t dreamed about going to the moon? Ever since Neil Armstrong and his Apollo team stepped foot there in the 1960’s, most all of us, at one time or another, have fantasized about retracing their steps. We’ve longed to echo the famous words, “That’s one small step for... Read more
E.T.’s Original Look Would’ve Freaked Your Kids Out
I remember watching E.T. several times when I was a kid, but besides the way he looked, I don’t really remember all that much about the movie. Oh, I remember him eating Reese’s Pieces, touching Drew Barrymore’s finger, and riding/flying the bike, but that’s really about all I can... Read more
New Facebook “Ask” Feature Aims to Matchmake
Facebook is anything but static. The social media giant is constantly changing and evolving, and it seems like every few months they announce some other big change they’re making. Well, in that same spirit of change, Facebook has added a new feature that’s sure to have many people asking... Read more
THIS is The Most-Watched YouTube Video Ever
Isn’t Youtube great? There are few easier and more entertaining ways to pass your time than with a good Youtube video. (Or 10). With all of the different Youtube videos out there, it’s only natural to sometimes wonder what the most popular video of all time is. Is it... Read more
Play Marco Polo With Your Lost iPhone!
If you spent hardly any time swimming while you were growing up, you more than likely played several rounds of Marco Polo. You know the game, where one person closes their eyes, yells “Marco?”, and they try to find the other person who yells, “Polo!” wherever they are in... Read more
Furze Recreates Pyro From X-Men
Techbeat has recently reported about X-Men enthusiast and inventor Colin Furze, who has somehow figured out how to create real-working Wolverine claws, as well as magnetic boots reminiscent of Magneto himself. Well, it turns out Mr. Furze isn’t content to just let his past successes carry him into the... Read more
Woman Incorrectly Fined For Facebook Post
Facebook is wonderful – except of course when it’s not. For as huge of a communication tool as it is, sometimes it’s really hard to communicate on the social media giant. Oh, it’s terribly easy to write messages and comments to other users and post updates to your status,... Read more