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Ever gotten a text saying you forgot to pay a nonexistent road toll or need to pick up a mystery package? Google's going after the scammers behind those messages.

The extra-long hyphen known as the em dash is common in AI-generated text. While some writers have responded by choosing to avoid the punctuation mark, others are fighting back.

A good portion of rural America still needs access to fast internet.  Some worry that new directives that call for using less expensive broadband technology will make internet service less reliable.

The Department of Homeland Security is adopting powerful new tools to monitor noncitizens. Privacy advocates are worried they erode privacy rights for all Americans.

Companies have begun using AI to interview potential employees, and a new study shows a number of job candidates may prefer being interviewed by AI.

The Atlas browser can act as your "agent" online, doing tasks like shopping or booking tickets. But that gives it access to a lot of personal information.

There's a lot of talk about how to monitor screen time for kids. But for kids to have healthy relationships with technology and smartphones, parents need to model good habits. Here's how.

Propel makes a free app for people on food stamps. Now it's giving some of them $50 each, as some private companies, nonprofits, and individuals scramble to help.

Elon Musk's satellite network Starlink is rapidly expanding across the Global South amid a lack of industry regulation. Steven Feldstein, senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, explains what is at stake.

AI email assistants are crafting perfect, tailor-made messages with minimal human input. But some people are now worried their emails sound too perfect -- including people who work in tech.