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Plus, I talk to Shreya Datta, a tech exec who fell for a scammer. She shared how she lost $450,000. The FTC takes on Publishers Clearing House, Facebook’s new child protection tools, and how to preserve your VHS memories the easy way.
Scammers are a lot of things: Cruel, insidious and greedy. One thing they are not? Dumb.
Scammers keep getting more creative, and consumers like us must constantly update our knowledge on how to avoid these scams — especially when it comes to travel!
Journalists everywhere are getting laid off. But in South Carolina, newspapers are doing the opposite … hiring more writers and investigating local corruption. The results? Check them out!
There is no instruction manual on how to be the perfect pet owner. Luckily, there are many resources you can rely on. Tap or click for nine things Kim buys for her dog Abby that your dog deserves, too.
There are apps for veterinary care, nutrition, grooming and even plain old getting social with other local dog moms and cat dads.
They’re mesmerizing, a little magical and … pretty dangerous. That’s why a handful of cities are going high-tech this year, replacing their Fourth of July fireworks with drone shows.
In California, Lake Tahoe, La Jolla and Ocean Beach are going the drone route this year. The same goes for Salt Lake City, Utah, and Boulder, Colorado. That is not surprising, given how dry those states are. Utah is one of the states most prone to wildfires, with 800 to 1,000 yearly.
A Nebraska family caught this crazy scene on their SimpliSafe home cam last year — I’ve never seen anything like it. Thankfully, no one was injured. Be very careful this Fourth of July!
If trying to cancel your Amazon Prime membership feels like taking the SATs, it’s not just you. According to new leaked internal documents, they set it up like that on purpose.
Because of the confusing maze of instructions, Amazon reduced cancellations by 14%. So, what did they do? And is Prime even really worth it?
One of the most unexplored places on Earth is the ocean’s deepest points. We know more about the moon’s surface than what may be down there. A few people have gone deep, and what they have discovered is incredible.
The idea of a digital detox is nothing new. Heck, the phrase brings up 66.6 million Google Search results.
Speaking of Google, you should hide your address, phone number and any other private details that come up in a search. Get the simple steps to do that here.
In the not-so-distant future, you could walk in on a teddy bear reading a bedtime story to your child. And it wouldn’t be just any story — it’d be a saga tailored to everything the toy knows about your child, including likes, dislikes and even their deepest secrets.
Have you heard the theory that it’s impossible to keep your eyes open when you sneeze? That’s just one strange fact of life. Another is that you can’t walk without blinking. Is that true? The surprising answer is yes. But why is this the case, and what does it mean about our biology?
