Your Chatbot Conversation Could Generate Real Emotions

It’s an example of how virtual conversations can lead to real feelings. “While the emotion may be simulated, it will feel very real to the user.” He was about to divorce his wife last year after their communication suffered. Donald Iain Smith / Getty Images The chatbot user fell in love with the computer program. Eventually, he decided to transfer his feelings for the chatbot to his wife, and their relationship improved....

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 198 words · Jason Wang

Your Children Are Likely Being Tracked By Some of Their Favorite Apps

In their analysis, Pixalate discovered instances of various apps skirting the restrictions defined by COPPA. Flashpop / Getty Images MoMo Productions / Getty Images

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 24 words · Alex Harris

Your Chromebook Camera Can Do More Stuff Now

The new Chromebook Camera update is live now. Google Google

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 10 words · Jillian White

Your Credit Cards Could Get a Fingerprint Scanner Soon

“[The] security chip can also allow for improved convenience compared to other authentication mechanisms.” This would allow them to optimize the card design for biometric payment cards. Experts believe it was the newly announced all-in-one chip that Samsung referred to in its earlier announcement. Jian Fan / Getty Images However, Samsung hasn’t shared any details about current or upcoming partnerships for the new chip. Westend61 / Getty Images Samsung

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 69 words · Mary Meyers

Your Digital Wallet Might Soon Work Just Like a Universal Remote

As our lives become more and more digital, it is critical to have strong and interoperable digital wallets. FilippoBacci / Getty Images In our exchange, St. Clair uses the example of email. wagnerokasaki / Getty Images FilippoBacci / Getty Images

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 40 words · Suzanne Mcbride

Your Email Box May Explode Thanks to Generative AI in Gmail

/ Getty Images Gmail’s new generative AI feature promises to bring every office worker’s nightmares to life. So, is this a nightmare or a productivity life raft? “There will certainly be many unintended consequences of generative AI. I going to make a greatest artwork as I can, by my head, my hand and by my mind. / Getty Images “Although, ironically enough, generative AI could help deal with thisto some extent....

April 15, 2025 · 2 min · 308 words · Ann Meadows

Your Eufy Camera May Have Let Strangers See Into Your Home

Before noon on Monday, a notice on the official Eufy forum said that the problem had been resolved. It wasnt immediately clear how long the issues had been going on. We recommend all users to: 1. kindly unplug and then reconnect the home base. exit of the Eufy security app and enter again. Contact support@eufylife.com for enquiries. (sic)" On Reddit, users reacted to the news of the security breach....

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 132 words · Taylor Sullivan

Your EV Doesn’t Need a 500 Mile Range

Who the hell drives that far in a day? This past week, research firm Deloitte dropped a bit of an EV bombshell. It determined that US consumers wanted an electric vehicle with a range of 518 miles. Electrify America Thats the question Deloitte asked 927 of-age drivers in the United States. The 518-mile range result is an answer the company says is based on consumer expectation from a fully-charged EV....

April 15, 2025 · 4 min · 676 words · Jeffrey Nash

Your Favorite Browser Extension Could Be Stealing Your Passwords

They do this usually by inspecting the input fields or logging the users keystrokes by other means. Then theres ad-blocking, which makes up some of the Chrome Web Stores top extensions. This functionality involves removing elements from the page and requires the same permissions as spell-checkers. NicoElNino / Getty Images “Ad blockers like uBlock Origin are extremely popular and typically have access to every page a user visits. One such recent step Bobrov points out is Google’sManifest V3....

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 127 words · Julia Thomas

Your Favorite Photo App Could Put Your Privacy at Risk—Here's How

Do you know where your data will end up? Lensa AI reportedly topsboth Apple’s and Google’s app charts. The app uses artificial intelligence to touch up or entirely change your looks. Good Faces / Unsplash Some experts take issue with Lensas terms of use which gives broad rights to license images. Your Photos, Their Property? Raicu said software terms often give companies a lot of power over your information. LeoPatrizi / Getty Images...

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 184 words · Melissa Mcguire

Your Favorite Websites Could Be Leaking Your Searches to the Highest Bidder

Astonishingly, they discovered that a majority had leaked search terms to third parties, often advertisers. “Often, websites would leak search terms via more than one [way]. This shows that most websites, more than eight in ten, leak your search terms.” Teera Konakan / Getty Images The report, however, doesn’t surpriseEsther Payne, privacy advocate, and community manager at theLibrecast Project. “We are building our own virtual Panopticon,” suggested Payne. “The Panoptic cell is our profile of all various bits of metadata pooled together into shadow profiles....

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 199 words · Sabrina Porter

Your Future Computer Might Be Worn Like Glasses

The glasses are part of an effort to replace many computer functions with wearables. Unlike many augmented reality glasses under development, Nimo won’t include cameras or speakers. The emphasis is on productivity rather than entertainment. Kilito Chan / Getty Images According to the company’s website, the shipping version of the glasses is expected to weigh 90 grams. It will launch the Android operating system. The Nimo glasses are expected to ship next year....

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 190 words · Mary Baker

Your Go-To Guide for Choosing the Best Call Recorder for Android

Automatically record calls on your Android phone Getty Images / mapodile Need torecord a call on your Android phone? Here’s a list of the best Android call recorder apps. Before you record a call, check the laws in your country or state. Getty Images / mapodile Some places require you to reveal to the other party that the call is being recorded. Best Free Call Recorder Android App: Automatic Call Recorder Syncs with Dropbox or Google Drive....

April 15, 2025 · 2 min · 305 words · Lisa Ross