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We recently received this message from one of our readers, Mike D. of Conover, North Carolina, about some Facebook Marketplace scams he says he’s encountered and wants to let others know about them. Here’s what he has to say.  “Hey Kurt:  I have busted a few FB Marketplace scams over …

There might not be any actors or big casting announcements at San Diego Comic-Con this year, but Paramount Plus did find one way to surprise fans. It’s dropping the next episode of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds five days early. The episode also happens to be the very anticipated crossover …

Would you let AI be your matchmaker? Americans reveled if they would let the AI dating website Keeper set them up on blind date. The website asks users a list of questions before matching them. NEW YORK CITY – New Yorkers revealed whether they would let an artificial intelligence-based program …

More than anything else, They Cloned Tyrone — Netflix’s new conspiracy theory-minded, sci-fi comedy thriller from director Juel Taylor — wants to make you laugh with its wild story about a secret organization terrorizing an unsuspecting Black neighborhood from the shadows. But the movie also wants you thinking about what …

The single most frustrating part of owning any laptop is dealing with a battery that’s running low.  For Apple fans, you probably use your MacBook for a lot of things, right? Maybe you work on it, play games on it, take it on the go to watch movies or just …

Spotify is going to raise the price of its Premium subscription plan in the US, according to The Wall Street Journal. The price is “likely” to go up by $1, meaning it would cost $10.99 per month, and the change is “expected” to be revealed next week, the publication says. …

A team of researchers in Australia has been awarded more than $403,000 in federal funding to merge human brain cells with artificial intelligence. Melbourne’s Monash University, which led the research into growing human brain cells on silicon chips, said in a release that the money came from the National Intelligence …

Twitter will “soon” implement daily limits on the number of direct messages unverified accounts will be able to send in “an effort to reduce spam,” the company announced on Friday via its Twitter Support account. In other words, to send unlimited DMs, you’ll need to pay for a Twitter Blue …

Email scams have become increasingly sophisticated, making it even that much more important for you to stay vigilant and cautious when interacting with your inbox. CyberGuy Report newsletter subscriber Ken from Battle Creek, Michigan, shares his encounter with a phishing email scam.  “I keep getting these messages from Facebook, ‘A lot …

Reddit added more space to the r/Place collaborative canvas on Friday, giving users additional room to collaboratively draw pixelated art. Almost immediately after the space was added, users started to write in their protests against the site and CEO Steve Huffman. The expanded canvas now stretches further to the right. …