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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…

NASA Creates Superhero Robot Named Valkyrie
For the DARPA robotics challenge, NASA has decided to go all out this year. They have effectively designed and created the first robotic superhero, and even if it doesn’t win them first place in the challenge, it will hopefully save some lives one day down the road, as long... Read more
Expect To Pay More For AT&T Smartphones in The Future
If you’re one of the many AT&T customers who have gotten used to paying a “low” amount to upgrade your smartphone every 2 years or so, you may be in for a shock in the coming years. As an AT&T smartphone customer myself, I know I always look forward... Read more
Apple Presents 12 Days Of Gifts For U.S. Users
If you were looking for some good news today and you own an iPhone, iPad, or iPod, you need to look no further.  Apple has decided to give everyone in the United States the opportunity to get some free Christmas gifts this year; 12 gifts to be exact. In... Read more
Metallica Goes Under The Dome In Antarctica
Perhaps taking their cue from Stephen King himself, Metallica recently went under the dome; don’t worry, they’re not stuck inside the dome without any connection to the outside world, they just decided to perform a special concert in a dome. Oh yeah, if this isn’t news worthy enough for... Read more
Make Your Smartphone Smarter With Agent
I love my smartphone, but I’ll be the first to admit that for a smartphone, it can sometimes be rather dumb. For example, when my battery is on the fritz, the phone will exert an endless amount of energy telling me that it’s about to die. It will beep,... Read more
Are Your Internet Passwords Secure?
We might as well just go ahead and admit it: sometimes, we get lazy with our internet passwords. After all, it seems like anymore we have way too many passwords to remember. There’s the email password, the online banking password, the Facebook password, the work email password, and on... Read more
Birth Simulator Will Help Doctors Prepare For Live Births
Computers are slowly taking over the world; in a good way, of course. Doctors and midwives will soon have access to a new virtual reality tool that could help them immensely as they prepare to deliver babies in the future. For years, they have had to use models as... Read more
US Government Can Read Your Emails Without A Warrant
This may scare some people while others may think it’s really no big deal at all. As of right now, the US Government can read your private emails without any kind of a warrant whatsoever. Some think if people don’t have anything to hide that this news shouldn’t bother... Read more
Father Arrested For Plugging in Electric Car
Okay, this is just ridiculous. I’ve heard of people getting arrested for some crazy things before, but never have I heard of someone getting arrested for using a power outlet; until now, that is. That is exactly what happened to a father by the name of Kaveh Kamooneh in the... Read more
US Government Fined $50 Million For Pirating Software
This is just not a good year for the US Government when it comes to public relations. In the past year alone, revelations from attack drones around the world to the media leaks with Edward Snowden have done everything but bolster faith in the US Government. If anything, these... Read more
President Obama Not Allowed To Use iPhone
It’s a common misconception that the President of the United States can do whatever he wants to do. One would be easily forgiven for thinking that the President could have whatever kind of technology he wanted in his hands at any moment of the day or night. He’s the... Read more
Iron Man Suits Coming To US Army
As one of the many fans who watched Iron Man 3 over the last summer, I wondered after leaving the theater how long it would be until someone actually developed a suit based off of the invincible Iron Man armor. Well, it only took me about 6 months to get my answer.... Read more