Cameras, speakers and thermostats connect to your home network, yet security is hard to judge at the shelf. Here is the federal baseline behind the Cyber Trust Mark and how to shop wisely in the meantime.
Reported losses to scams that began on social media reached $2.1 billion in 2025, about eight times the 2020 figure. Here is what the FTC data show about who is hit, where, and how.
Britain's Audio-Visual Expenditure Credit has replaced a patchwork of film and TV tax reliefs. Here is who qualifies, what each rate means, and how the 80% cap and visual effects uplift change the math.
The FTC's latest report shows more than 258 million numbers on the Do Not Call Registry and more than 2.6 million complaints in fiscal 2025. Here is what the rules cover, and why scam calls still get through.
Americans reported losing $3.5 billion to imposter scams in 2025, and the costliest ones often begin with a fake bank security alert. Here is how the scam works and what stops it.
US recorded music revenue reached about $6 billion in the first half of 2026, up 6.9%. Streaming still supplies most of it, but vinyl, CDs and sync licensing grew fastest.
Quantum computers could one day break the encryption that protects online banking and messages. Here is what NIST's new post-quantum standards do, and what ordinary users can actually do now.
Passkeys replace your password with a cryptographic key unlocked by your fingerprint, face or screen PIN. Here is how they work, why the UK's National Cyber Security Centre recommends them, and how to start.
Agentic AI can now complete real multi-step tasks with little prompting — and still fails roughly a third of the time on structured benchmarks. Here's what current research says about capability, reliability, and why a human still needs to be in the loop.
Skip the hype and the panic. Here's what the actual research shows generative AI is good for at work right now, where it falls short, and what using it responsibly actually requires.
A practical framework for deciding whether this year's phone upgrade is worth it, for readers tired of annual-upgrade marketing pressure.
The shift from dozens of standalone subscriptions toward bundling, ad-supported tiers, and consolidation — and the forces actually driving it.
The real reasons collectors and younger buyers are turning back to physical formats, beyond nostalgia.
