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Why the robocalls about your Google listing won't stop

Put your business on Google and the robocalls never stop? Here's why it happens, why blocking fails, and what actually works.

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An IT Guy on Vacation

I went on vacation to shut my brain off. Naturally, I spent it finding the Wi-Fi access points hidden in a cruise ship's walls.

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Your photos know where you live

I handed an AI a photo with nothing in it, a blank wall and a few trees, no signs. It named the state. Then I gave it a window view with the location scrubbed out, and minutes later it had the exact building and floor.

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How a stranger on the bus found her secret Instagram

Instagram's People You May Know can connect an anonymous burner account to your real identity through synced contacts and shared networks. How to see what is linking your accounts.

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You can’t say bomb on an airplane

A Bluetooth speaker named BOMB turned a transatlantic flight around. What your phone and its accessories broadcast to everyone nearby, and how to rename them in a minute.

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Microsoft 365 prices go up July 1.

Business Basic is now $7 and Business Standard $14 per user each month, with E3 up 13 percent. Every new plan price, plus the nonprofit rates and cheaper options most people miss.

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The AI jobs apocalypse got postponed.

Sam Altman and Dario Amodei both walked back their AI job-loss warnings this month. What the employment numbers actually show so far, and why the timing deserves a second look.

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Leaked Email

Your email address is in a data breach, probably several. What that actually means for you, how to check which leaks you are in, and the short list of steps that genuinely help.

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Why MFA annoyance is worth it

Those two-factor codes show up because somebody already has your password. Which kind of MFA to use, which kind to avoid, and why a strong password is not the answer by itself.

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What a VPN actually does

VPN ads sell a coffee-shop hacker problem the web mostly engineered away years ago. What a VPN really protects, what it never did, and the few times one is genuinely useful.

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How to spot a phishing email in 2026

The old advice about typos and bad grammar stopped working. The current signs of a scam email, where to look before you click a link, and the habits that catch the rest.

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Patching is the new password

Verizon's 2026 breach report found unpatched software passed stolen passwords as the top way attackers get in. Why installing updates now matters as much as your login does.