What the Tech: Avoiding home Wi-Fi hacks
Your home internet router may be doing more than just connecting your devices. Security researchers say thousands have been hijacked and used for criminal activity online.Β
What the Tech: Your TV is a Computer
Smart TVs do much more than stream shows. In today's What the Tech, our consumer technology reporter Jamey Tucker explains how modern TV televisions work more like computers.Β
What the Tech: The Hidden Cost of Free Trial Apps
Many apps offer free trials to hook new users, and if you're not careful those trials can turn into expensive subscriptions. These apps, known as "fleeceware," rely on users forgetting to cancel before automatic renewal kicks in.Β
Dow drops 400 after trimming an early plunge of 1,200 as oil prices climb even higher
A sell-off for stocks wrapped around the world and hit Wall Street Tuesday, while oil prices climbed even higher on worries about the widening war with Iran.
What the Tech: A Digital Green Thumb
Garden centers are preparing for their busiest time of year as meteorological spring began on March 1st. Although it's still too soon to set out certain plants, it's never too early to start planning.
DNA evidence helps solve 1979 cold case
Investigators made an arrest this week after using advanced DNA technology to identify a baby who was left at a North Carolina landfill almost 50 years ago.
What the Tech: Instagram's New Safety Net for Teens
A new feature on Instagram proactively notifies parents if their teen is searching for a certain type of dangerous material.
What The Tech: Secret-storing apps parents should know about
Kids know their way around technology, and that means they can use their smartphone to keep secrets from their parents. Some of them are using apps that can secretly store photos, videos, and messages in plain sight.
What The Tech: Hallow
If you're one of the more than 30% of Christians who give up some form of technology for Lent, you may want to think again.Β Our consumer technology reporter Jamey Tucker shows us a new app that is helping million of Christians through the 40-day season.Β
Landmark trial accusing social media companies of addicting children to their platforms begins
The world's biggest social media companies face several landmark trials this year that seek to hold them responsible for harms to children who use their platforms.
Verizon service slowing returning for customers
Verizon customers around the nation were impacted Wednesday by a massive service outage.
Scientists discover lemon-shaped planet
Scientists have discovered a lemon-shaped planet.
Time magazine names 'Architects of AI' as its person of the year for 2025
βFor delivering the age of thinking machines, for wowing and worrying humanity, for transforming the present and transcending the possible, the Architects of AI are TIMEβs 2025 Person of the Year,β Time said in a social media post.
The Geminids: How to watch one of the year's best meteor showers
Skygazers could see up to 120 meteors per hour under dark skies during the peak Saturday night into Sunday's predawn hours, according to NASA.
Wall Street pulls near its all-time high
The U.S. stock market is drifting near its record levels on Wednesday following reactions to profit reports from Macy's, Marvell Technologies and other companies.
Tech the Halls with Katie Linendoll
Tech expert Katie Linendoll unwraps the must have tech gadgets of the season.
AI-assisted shopping is the talk of the holiday shopping season
Major retail chains and tech companies are offering new or updated artificial intelligence tools in time for the holiday shopping season.
Apple unveils stylish limited edition phone case
The 3D knitted accessory was designed by a Japanese fashion designers.
Cloudflare outage impacts thousands, disrupts transit systems, ChatGPT, X and more
A widely used Internet infrastructure company said that it has resolved an issue that led to outages impacting users of everything from ChatGPT and the online game, βLeague of Legends," to the New Jersey Transit system early Tuesday.
Sleep training support on the rise for exhausted parents
Getting your baby to sleep through the night can be one of the hardest parts of parenting. Owner of Charlotte-based Sleep Baby Consulting, talked with us on how they are coaching both babies and parents toward better sleep.
James Watson, co-discoverer of the double-helix shape of DNA, has died at age 97
Scientist James Watson, who shared a Nobel prize for helping discover the double-helix shape of the DNA molecule, has died.
Museum of Illusions celebrates National STEM Day this weekend
Turn science into real world learning! The Museum of Illusions is hosting a special STEM Day this Saturday from 10 am to 10 pm.
Rising Spotlight: VR Therapy with Dynamic Health Carolinas
When it comes to pain management, thereβs a new cutting-edge option available to help patients here in Charlotte βΒ VR Therapy.
UPS distribution hub in Louisville has 300 flights per day. What to know
A UPS cargo plane crashed at a Louisville, Kentucky, airport where the company operates its largest package delivery hub. UPS calls the giant center Worldport. The facility at Muhammad Ali International Airport employs some 20,000 people, making UPS the largest employer in the Louisville area.
Why protecting your iPhone is also protecting your soft skills?
Soft skills are more than just talking nicely or working well with people. They are also visible in the little things we do every day. Looking after our mobile phones is a good example.
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