Your Wi-Fi password won’t save you. Here’s what will.

Kim, I hear you and everybody else say to use a VPN on hotel, cruise and coffee shop Wi-Fi. But do I really need one at home?

Your GPS has been receiving secret military messages for 20 years

A security researcher proved every GPS satellite doubles as a Cold War-style “numbers station,” beaming encrypted Pentagon ...

The 60-second AI move that finds the errors tanking your credit score

One in five credit reports has a mistake, and the bureaus won’t fix it for you. Here’s the AI prompt that reads your report, ...

Practice the no

Asking for a raise, pushing back on a landlord fee or dealing with a coworker who treats meetings like dinner theater? Use ...

You keep failing those ‘click all the traffic lights’ tests for a wild reason: The robots got better at them than you are

That maddening puzzle asking you to prove you’re human? AI aces it faster than you do. Here’s the twist nobody told you: ...

A reader drove China’s $10,300 EV and wants one. Here’s why he can’t have it, and how America fights back

Mark in San Diego test-drove the BYD Seagull in China and would buy one tomorrow. Kim breaks down the national security ...

Medical devices in your home are quietly reporting on you to your insurer, which can cost you more.

That CPAP machine? It tells your insurance company whether you used it enough. And it’s not the only device in your house ...

Crooks are using your Social Security number to build a fake person. It’s the fastest-growing crime in America.

They take one real number, usually a child’s or a senior’s, glue on a fake name and birthday, then create a brand-new “person ...

Your dentist’s billing company just exposed 2.6 million people’s personal data

A hacker group called ShinyHunters broke into DentaQuest, one of the biggest dental benefits administrators in the country, ...

Google is literally releasing mosquitoes on purpose.

Want more smart tech tips like this? Get my free daily newsletter: The idea is to fight deadly outbreaks using technology instead of pesticides. Smart science… or does this sound like the start of a ...

The welder of Oz

Juan Hernandez didn’t join SpaceX as a hoodie-wearing founder. He joined as a welder making $28 an hour. When he became full-time, SpaceX gave him $10,000 in stock. He kept buying more, sold some to ...

AI Explained (No Jargon)

You can get paid up to $40 an hour to read, rate and correct AI responses. If AI isn’t your thing, Steve has the ultimate blueprint for turning decades of IT and car dealership experience into a major ...