Could Amazon’s Alexa be a tattletale? Yes, as could any Internet-connected device in your home, we were all reminded this week. News outlets lit up on Tuesday with news that Amazon had been served with a search warrant in a murder case, as detectives in Bentonville, Ark., want to know [Keep reading]
This might be the first time a golf ball has caused a denial of service attack on a major website. And…just in time for Christmas! It’s a story that could only happen in 21st Century America. Costco golf ball fans crushed the warehouse store’s website on Wednesday, rushing to fill [Keep reading]
Most American adults have a credit score attached to their name. The score directly impacts each consumer’s cost of obtaining credit. Lower scores mean higher interest rates for credit cards, auto loans, mortgages, and so on. The same goes for if you are looking to buy a vehicle like a [Keep reading]
With the election of Donald Trump as president, the future of Obamacare is uncertain. But whatever changes come to the way Americans pay for health care, one thing seems certain: A growing number will pay with their own money using pre-tax dollars through health savings accounts or flexible spending accounts. [Keep reading]
It’s very hard to make privacy and security sexy. The folks at Mozilla and the Tactical Technology Collective have done just that this month with a clever art installation/ pop-up shop in lower Manhattan called “The Glass Room.” The Glass Room aims to inform and challenge visitors by making them [Keep reading]
There’s fresh evidence out Wednesday to show the ransomware epidemic has staying power. Why? Victims are paying ransoms for their data, that’s why. Madison County, Indiana made headlines last week because it admitted a recent ransomware attack will cost taxpayers there $220,000 — some to the hackers, most for security [Keep reading]
Like many people, Joshua Browder is fond of saying that the legal system only works for the rich, and parking tickets hurt the poor. But unlike many others, he’s doing something about it. He’s providing free legal “advice” through a chat bot named DoNotPay – and says he’s helped drivers [Keep reading]
Here’s a conversation I hear from friends all the time. “I feel like I make a lot of money, way more than my parents, but I still feel like I’m drowning.” And whenever I try to write about this group, I hear something else — all the time: “They sound [Keep reading]
What does it mean to be “doing well” in America today? How much income would you need to feel — if not “set” for the future — but at least solidly middle class? The “disappearing middle class” isn’t simply a turn of phrase. The American middle class is literally disappearing. [Keep reading]
For two years, I’ve been chronicling what I called America’s “Restless” problem. Today, I begin a new chapter in this effort. The Restless Project: Trump’s Turn. There’s been a lot of yelling and screaming during the past 12 months, but underneath it all, I know this: People are hurting, and [Keep reading]
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