'Grinch Bots' Are Here to Ruin Your Holiday Shopping

Consumers may think they’re avoiding the crush this holiday season by shopping online, unaware that as they’re trying to get through the digital doors, so too are hordes of bots. And they’re throwing elbows, NBC

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How to Protect Yourself From Online Shopping Scams This Holiday Season

Online shoppers, beware.Scammers could be going after your money this holiday season as you try to take advantage of online deals.

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Apple Nixes Vape-Related Apps for iPhone Users

In an effort to cease the promotion of vape culture with related deaths on the rise, Apple has announced that it will no long offer vape-related apps for iPhones.On Friday the tech giant removed 181 vape apps...

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NASA Unveils Experimental Electric Plane

NASA is developing a plane that may pave the way for greener air travel.The NASA X-57 Maxwell plane--referred to as the X-Plane--is an all-electric experimental aircraft. Instead of fuel-powered turbine...

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Self-Driving Uber Car That Hit and Killed Woman Did Not Recognize That Pedestrians Jaywalk

A self-driving Uber car that struck and killed an Arizona woman was not able to recognize that pedestrians jaywalk, the National Traffic Safety Board revealed in documents released earlier this week.Elaine...

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Older iPhones, iPads Need Urgent Update Before Sunday

New software is urgently needed for iPhones and iPads released in or before 2012. The update is needed before Sunday or the devices will stop working correctly.

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DNA Website's Privacy Policy Change Limits Cold Case Arrests

In April 2018, California authorities revealed that they’d used a novel investigative technique to arrest a man they called the Golden State Killer, a serial murderer who’d escaped capture for decades.For the...

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Hikers Say Apple Watch Saved Them After Fall Off of NJ Cliff

Two hikers in New Jersey say that an Apple Watch is to thank for saving their lives after a terrifying fall. James Prudenciano says he was with a date hiking in Hartshorne Woods Park in Highlands when they ended...

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Google Reveals New Pixel Buds, Pixel 4 Phone, Gaming System and More

Google held their annual "Made By Google" event in New York City Tuesday, where they introduced a new phone, computer, home system, earphones and even a game-streaming platform.

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How to Change Your Google Calendar Settings to Avoid Scam

There’s a new warning for consumers who use Google’s popular calendar app as scammers are trying to trick users into giving up their personal information.

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Elizabeth Warren Ramps Up Battle With Facebook

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., ramped up her criticism of Facebook this weekend, taking aim at the company's policy on political advertising and for having "contributed" to media job losses, NBC News...

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Man Admits Mailing Powder, Blood in Threats to OkCupid CEO

A Massachusetts man has admitted to sending the CEO of a popular dating site threatening letters that he claimed contained deadly substances, federal prosecutors said Thursday.Liam MacLeod, 47, was sentenced...

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It's a Bird. It's a Plane. No, It's Likely a Google Balloon.

Some eagle-eyed humans looking skyward this weekend saw something against the brilliant-blue backdrop that had them questioning what the heck was flying above.If this were last century, they probably would've...

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California Bans Distributing "Deepfakes" Before Elections

The rush is on to fight so-called “deepfakes”—videos and audio altered to make a person falsely appear to say something that they did not. California has passed a ban that makes it illegal to share such...

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Startups at TechCrunch Disrupt Take Aim at Old Industries

The name says it all: TechCrunch Disrupt is a conference for entrepreneurs looking to bring disruptive change to an industry, using all the tools of Silicon Valley. In past years, the San Francisco edition...
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Tiktok Bans Political and Advocacy Advertising From Its Platform

TikTok announced Thursday that it is banning all political ads, a move that sets it apart from other social media platforms that have become destinations for political ad dollars, NBC News reports.TikTok is a...

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76-Year-Old NJ Woman Loses $125K in Online Dating Scheme

A 76-year-old woman was tricked into giving $125,000 to a man who pretended to be in a romantic relationship with her, New Jersey police said.The victim, who was not identified, believed she was in an “online...

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BBB Issues New Warning About Email Scams

Officials from the Better Business Bureau announced the results of a startling new study that shows that email scams have cost organizations more than $3 billion since 2016.

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DoorDash Data Breach Hits 4.9 Million Customers, Drivers

DoorDash is delivering bad news to millions of its customers and drivers: their data may have been accessed by hackers.In a blog post made Thursday on its website, San Francisco-based DoorDash said an...

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Plenty of Fish Bans Face Filters to Curb Deceptive Profiles

Dating app Plenty of Fish is banning face filters across its platform in a move aimed at deterring users from creating deceptive profiles, NBC News reported.In a blog post on Tuesday, the site announced that it...

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