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Ford issued a recall notice for 18 F-150 Lightning pickup trucks with defective battery cells, which caused at least one truck to catch fire. The automaker will restart production of the electric truck on Monday, March 13th, with a “clean stock” of battery packs, after a four-week pause of production …

ChatGPT proves A.I. more dangerous than we think New York attorney and writer Alexander Zubatov weighs in on how A.I. is rapidly changing society and says he’s concerned about A.I. being used as a weapon against descent on ‘The Ingraham Angle.’  Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin said Thursday that more school …

For some Rivian R1T reservation holders, the wait is almost over. “Thousands of R1T reservation holders can expect an invitation from us in the coming days,” says Andy Bowman, director of communications at Rivian. “Once their order is confirmed, they can expect to take delivery in the next 1-4 months.” …

A recent report from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) stated that around 70,000 people fell victim to romance scams in 2022, costing about $1.3 billion, with the median loss for each victim being $4,400. The report stated that many of those scams used sexually explicit images to extort money from …

It makes sense that LinkedIn would be the first major social network to push AI-generated content on its users. The Microsoft-owned company is weird. It’s corporate. It’s full of workfluencer posts and engagement bait that ranges in tone from management consultant bland to cheerfully psychotic. Happily, this is the same …

Chinese social media app TikTok is continuing its campaign to convince Western countries that it is not a threat to users’ privacy or cybersecurity. The campaign, sometimes referred to as “Project Clover,” aims to convince European regulators that sufficient oversight exists domestically to ensure user data is not being funneled …

Short-form video creators on Instagram and Facebook will soon lose one way of making money on the platforms. Meta is ending its Reels Play bonus program, which rewards content creators when they hit certain goals for views on their videos. The change, first reported by Business Insider, will affect creators …

We recently received this email from a CyberGuy reader asking an important question about QR codes: Can you recommend a QR code reader that one will not be required to set up an account? In the App store, they all contain ads and in-app purchases. Many want you to allow them …

Imagine if Clippy didn’t suck and instead made genuinely helpful suggestions to ensure the content you create is accessible to as wide an audience as possible. That’s the idea behind a new tool Microsoft announced today at its annual Microsoft Ability Summit. The new “Accessibility Assistant” for Microsoft 365 office …

Quickly silence your ringer on your phone It’s always embarrassing when your phone accidentally goes off at the most inopportune times. Make sure you know how to turn your ringer off quickly so that it never goes off during an important event or when you are supposed to be quiet.  …