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Hackers claim responsibility for sending hoax email claiming UConn's president had died 07/06/2023 11:18am • STORRS, Conn. (AP) — A shadowy hacking group has taken responsibility for breaching the University of Connecticut's network and sending an email to the community that claimed the school's president had died. The hoax email, sent early Wednesday morning, went to everyone on the school's undergradua Netflix Password Sharing: Here's What You Need to Know 07/05/2023 08:00pm • Netflix announced in May 2023 that it would no longer turn a blind eye to password sharing among members of multiple households. This kind of sharing has always been against its terms of service -- to which users agree -- but the company hadn't enforced the policy. In that announcement, Netflix remi Russian journalist sustained a brain injury and fractures during a brutal beating in Chechnya 07/05/2023 04:56pm • MOSCOW (AP) — A prominent Russian investigative reporter has received a brain injury and multiple fractures when she and a lawyer accompanying her were brutally beaten by unidentified assailants in the Russian province of Chechnya, her newspaper said Wednesday. Novaya Gazeta journalist Elena Milas How AI Could Spark the Next Financial Crisis 06/29/2023 08:00pm • The prospect of artificial intelligence has long been visible at the edges of the cultural horizon. For decades, the promises and pitfalls of AI have been entertained in sci-fi films and literature, serving as captivating thought experiments for how a digital intelligence could help or hurt humanity Costco is cracking down on sharing membership cards 06/28/2023 06:41am • New York (CNN) — Some shoppers are buying Costco’s $4.99 rotisserie chickens and paying at self-checkout. The problem: They aren’t all members.Since Costco has expanded self-checkout, the company has noticed that non-members have been sneaking in to use membership cards that don’t belong Need help finding important emails in your inbox? Data Doctors has some tips 06/17/2023 01:56am • Q: Why can’t I get an important email message containing a link that I need but other messages from the same company come through just fine? A: Few things in the tech world are as frustrating as waiting for an important email message that never comes. One of the common scenarios is when youâ 10 Things to Do if Your Identity Is Stolen 06/12/2023 08:00pm • More than 15 million people were victims of traditional identity fraud last year, according to the 2023 Identity Fraud Study from Javelin Strategy & Research. That number is roughly the same as the previous year, but the amount of money consumers lost dropped 15% to $20 billion. While that is st General Motors, Braze rise; Vail Resorts, Argan fall, Friday, 6/9/2023 06/09/2023 04:16pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks traded heavily or had substantial prices changes on Wall Street Friday: General Motors Co., up 38 cents to $36.23. The automaker's electric vehicles will be able to use much of Tesla’s extensive charging network beginning early next year. Vail Resorts Inc., down $18.38 to Vigilantes in Haiti strike back at gangsters with brutal street justice 06/04/2023 11:07am • PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Old cars, used tires and barbed wire block off the biggest neighborhood in the capital of Haiti. Gun-toting gangsters have been robbing, raping and murdering the innocent. Weak or corrupt police and officials have done little, or worse. Now, the people are taking actio Data Doctors: Can home 5G replace cable internet? 06/03/2023 06:14am • Q: Are the home 5G options fast enough for me to get rid of my expensive cable internet service? A: In the past, most households were limited to one or two wired internet service options (DSL or Cable) based on where you lived. As 5G coverage continues to grow, switching to a fixed wireless se How to stream free shows, movies after Netflix’s password sharing crackdown 06/02/2023 12:30am • Your friend or ex may have given you their Netflix password, but now that it costs extra to share accounts, they may not be so generous. Netflix rolled out its new account sharing policy on May 23. Accounts can now only be used by people who live in the same household. The good news is there Business Highlights: Amazon workers plan walkout over layoffs; UPS strike looms 05/23/2023 04:34pm • ___ Car seats and baby formula are regulated. Is social media next? The U.S. surgeon general is warning there is not enough evidence to show that social media is safe for young people. Dr. Vivek Murthy is calling on tech companies, parents and caregivers to take “immediate action to protect kids n Netflix to charge an additional $8 month for viewers living outside US subscribers' households 05/23/2023 04:21pm • Netflix on Tuesday outlined how it intends to crack down on the rampant sharing of account passwords in the U.S., its latest bid to reel in more subscribers to its video streaming service as its growth slows. To combat password sharing, Netflix said it will limit U.S. viewership of its programming t Wisconsin man charged with hacking sports betting accounts 05/19/2023 05:26pm • MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin man has been charged in a plot to hack and steal from thousands of sports betting accounts, court documents show. Joseph Garrison, 18, and others allegedly stole roughly $600,000 from 1,600 accounts on an unnamed sports betting site. Garrison surrendered to authori Haven't checked your old Gmail account in a while? Google could delete it 05/17/2023 05:04am • Google will start deleting accounts that have been inactive for at least two years as part of a new security plan, the company announced Tuesday. People won't just lose access to their email, they'll also lose content stored within Google WorkSpace, including Google Docs and Google Photos. Tuesda