How to check if a text message is spam or legit - and the free Android tool I rely on

Are your chats and DMs flooded with scams? If you have a Pixel or Galaxy phone, Circle to Search can come to the rescue. Here's how.

Scientists warn against crappy age verification: 'if implemented without careful consideration… the new regulation might cause more harm than good'

Scientists and researchers from respected institutions lay out the case against age verification as we're beginning to know it.
AOL

Discord pushes back age verification rollout following backlash

Discord, the popular online communication platform for gamers, said Wednesday it will delay its global age verification rollout after receiving user criticism. Earlier this month, Discord announced a ...
PCGamesN

If they want to get paid, some Twitch streamers will need to use the same identity verification service Discord just ditched

Just weeks after Discord u-turned itself out of a Persona-related mess, another gaming-adjacent company has embraced the controversial digital verification service. Some Twitch streamers now have to ...
AOL

The Age Verification Trap

Platforms must store biometric data, ID images, and verification logs long enough to defend their decisions to regulators. So if an adult who is tired of submitting selfies to verify their age finally ...
KETV Omaha

Nebraska bill proposes using federal program to verify voter citizenship

POLICE WAIT FOR AUTOPSY RESULTS TO CONFIRM THE HUMAN REMAINS OF A NEBRASKA COUPLE ARE CONTINUING TO LOOK FOR FOR MOTIVE ON THAT TODAY THEY ANNOUNCE FOUR MORE ARRESTS IN THEIR DISAPPEARANCE, AND CASS ...
Android

Discord is adding age verification to access certain features

Discord is adding an age verification requirement to access certain features, and the company plans to implement these changes in the next month. Much like Google with Google accounts, as well as ...
Lifehacker

Scammers Are Sending Fake Invites With Malware

Emily Long is a freelance writer based in Salt Lake City. After graduating from Duke University, she spent several years reporting on the federal workforce for Government Executive, a publication of ...
The New York Times

Musk and Epstein Exchanged Emails About Visiting One Another, Documents Show

Mr. Musk has tried to put distance between himself and the disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein, but emails show the two were on friendly terms. By Michael C. Bender Sharon LaFraniere and Ryan Mac ...
The Hill

Online age restrictions are the wrong way to protect children

Protecting youths online will be the defining internet policy battle of 2026. Last year, Australia began implementing the world’s first ban on social media use for kids under 16. And this year, ...
TechSpot

Hackers are using fake maintenance emails to trick LastPass users

The big picture: Law enforcement agencies confirm that phishing is currently the most prevalent form of cybercrime, and attacks are becoming increasingly sophisticated. Hackers are targeting ...
WSB Radio

Thousands of Microsoft users report issues receiving emails, using other services

ATLANTA — Thousands of Microsoft users are having issues receiving e-mails and using certain services like teams. Microsoft 365 says in a social media post, it’s identified a portion of its service ...