1) Closing apps does nothing.  iOS and Android engineers have confirmed that if anything it could hurt your phone by swiping away apps all at once.  So don't bother. 2) Check your background app usage.  Go to S [...]

The virtual assistant listens for your voice commands. But police in Bentonville, Arkansas, think it overheard a murder. They have issued Amazon a warrant for audio files. The device's owner was charged earlier this year. Pol [...]

Google just tweaked its algorythm for search results after receiving a lot of backlash.   Searching for "Holocaust" would show several racist websites before those with factual information.   So Google rightly adjus [...]

A new government report says 47% of jobs are at risk! The movies were right!  Sort of... It's not apocalyptic but for the people affected- it's bad news.  According to the gov report file clerks, travel agents [...]

UberX is now offering a fleet of self-driving Volvo XC90s.  Uber's driverless SUVs are a pilot program (no pun intended) in San Francisco and Pittsburgh.   The cars will be easy to spot with lidar remotes and a grid [...]

A tale of two content creators... Amazon Prime Video and Netflix have been neck and neck for awhile. Not in streaming though. Netflix has reigned supreme at 37% of all streamed videos for a few years.  Beating YouTube at [...]

This subject is never fun, but at the end there's a cute cat gif waiting for you... How to spot scams: Email scams are based on the hopes that you believe their message is real and click on whatever link they provide. This wa [...]

Change your password immediately! I use Yahoo Mail for some of my personal accounts.  It's never been a secure server.   "I would have trouble trusting Yahoo going forward," remarked a cryptologist.   Posted ho [...]

Finally!  The formula is broken! "A long time ago..." as every Star Wars movie began.  The same droids appear: C3PO, R2.  And an epic light saber battle climaxes between light vs Sith.   None of that is pr [...]