Tag: tech

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Give your sick computer a free AI checkup (without handing over your files)

Before you pay the Geek Squad $100 or panic-buy a laptop you don’t need, let AI read your computer’s own health report. Works on Windows and Mac. And it never touches your files.

AI predicted a Category 5 hurricane 5 days early. The same tech is in your weather app.

While the old supercomputer models were still guessing, an AI nailed Hurricane Melissa’s path days ahead of time. Here’s how it works, plus the free apps that put that forecasting power in your pocket today.

Make AI your contract fine print detective

A $120 monthly fee can become a $2,000+ renewal with one tiny clause. This’ll give you copy-paste AI prompts to turn contracts into plain-English risk checklists, negotiation emails and signing summaries before your deposit gets politely abducted.

40 million Americans are paying for charges they never authorized on their phone bill. Here’s how to find them and get your money back.

It’s called cramming. Third-party companies slide $3 to $15 a month onto your phone bill, and the FTC says tens of millions of people pay it without knowing. You can get 90 days refunded tonight.

There’s a new kind of camera spreading across America. It doesn’t care how fast you’re going. It’s listening.

No radar gun. No officer. Just a very patient microphone running 24 hours a day. And the tickets are already in the mail.

He lost his wife of 40 years. Now he talks to her AI every morning.

Millions of grieving people are turning to AI to hear their loved ones’ voices again. The technology is real, the comfort is real and the questions it raises will stay with you all day.

Tech giants got caught. The settlement money is sitting there. Here’s how to claim yours.

Apple, Amazon and others have paid billions in class action settlements. The problem? 91% of eligible people never file. Here’s exactly where to look and how to collect what’s yours.

What phone does the president use? The answer will make you appreciate yours

Happy Presidents’ Day. The president’s phone has no apps, his car has a fridge full of blood, and someone once sent the nuclear launch codes to the dry cleaners.

The eBay mafia: How tech executives tried to silence a newsletter with psychological torture

A bloody pig mask and live cockroaches were just the beginning. The Current exposes the disturbing true story of eBay executives who launched a campaign of psychological terror against a small publication. From anonymous threats to federal prison time, discover how a Fortune 500 giant tried to crush the truth.

Chatbots are outdated: A guide to AI agents from The Current

If your phone starts planning your vacation and grocery shopping without you, don’t panic. Kim Komando breaks down why 2026 is the year of AI agents.

The fourth credit freeze you missed: A security guide from The Current

I put together a quick reference with the links to all four agencies, their phone numbers, and what to expect when you freeze.

Don’t mail that return: A guide to beating AI fraud bots

Retailers are using AI to fight fraud, but it’s flagging honest folks like you.

Stop the clock! 4 last-minute tax moves you can still make for 2025

You still have time to save a ton on your taxes. If you run a small business, you really need to check this out.

They found a match on 23andMe and wanted money

Turns out DNA tests don’t just tell you you’re 3% Viking; they might also come with surprise lawsuits.

How AI tricks you into spending more (and what to do about it)

AI is the new pushy salesman, and it doesn’t breathe, sleep or blink.

Tech secrets only the pros know

We’ve all been there. Your screen goes black, but you can still hear the audio. You’re trying to move the cursor on your phone, but your thumb’s too big to land in the right spot. Or your Android suddenly turns into a sluggish mess, and you’re ready to throw your $1,000 phone out the window. […]

See if license plate readers are in your neighborhood

A woman in Colorado was falsely accused of theft because a Flock camera that looks like the one in the image above spotted her car near the scene. She wasn’t even close. She had to dig up dashcam footage, GPS, even her outfit to prove it. The charges were dropped, but the stress? Very real. […]

You might be yelling at a toaster

Quick question: When’s the last time you really knew if you were chatting with a real human on a customer-service call? Turns out, in more places than you think, it’s not a person at all. It’s AI. That might be fine when you’re asking a dumb question like, “What time do you close?” But what […]

Stop one-touch theft

Tap-to-pay is slick, fast and super convenient until it isn’t. Scammers have figured out how to use that same technology to steal your money without you even knowing. It’s called “ghost tapping,” and it’s spreading so fast, the BBB issued a major alert about it. 💳 How it works A scammer carries a hidden NFC […]