TL;DR: The US is experiencing a surge in scam text messages that federal investigators say has evolved into a coordinated, billion-dollar criminal enterprise with deep ties to China. What began as a ...

Kong Ji Chen, 31 was sentenced to 24 weeks imprisonment after using an SMS blaster to spam commuters with fraudulent text messages during rush hour. The court heard a member of the public received a ...

After previewing last year and sharing more details in May, Key Verifier is “now available to all Android 10+ users” to protect against impersonators and fraudsters. This system uses QR codes to ...

The Federal Communications Commission this year has shut down 1,400 phone companies it alleges failed to protect consumers against unauthorized robocalls, but that hasn’t been enough to stop the ...

An undated video shows how criminals can use stolen credit card numbers in one smartphone to make tap-to-pay purchases using a completely different smartphone. The U.S. is awash with scam text ...

Oct 23 (Reuters) - Microsoft (MSFT.O), opens new tab introduced new features in its digital assistant Copilot on Thursday, including collaboration and deeper integration with other applications such ...

Oct 17 (Reuters) - An explosion at an eight-storey apartment block in Romania's capital Bucharest collapsed floors, killing three people and injuring 14 on Friday, local media reported. The blast ...

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Profiles, tab groups, and ad blockers are on their way. Profiles, tab groups, and ad blockers are on their way. is a London-based reporter at The Verge covering all things AI and Senior Tarbell Fellow ...

When we were kids, “invisible ink” meant lemon juice on notebook paper, write the message, and to see it someone would have to hold it up to the light for the words to appear. Otherwise, it just ...

Instagram is introducing parental controls and limits to conversations on topics like self-harm as concerns grow over how A.I. chatbots affect mental health. By Eli Tan Eli Tan reports on Meta and ...