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Austin Kevitch was in high school when he first came up with the idea for an app that would allow users to send compliments to each other anonymously. But it wasn’t until tragedy struck years later that he decided to turn that idea into reality. Kevitch was studying...

We bet you think it was the cell phone. This article outlines why that may not be so. Charles Katz made his money from basketball. On most mornings, he’d enter a phone booth on Sunset Blvd., in his hometown of Los Angeles, and wire illegal gambling wagers to Miami and...

A survey finds that nearly a third of people say they have been less productive since the election. Months before the election, there were reports of greater political tension in offices than in previous election cycles. In one survey from the American Psychological...

CISOs are feeling the pressure when it comes to cybersecurity management, but new data from Cisco’s annual report may help in getting them the buy-in they need. The Cisco 2017 Annual Cybersecurity Report, released 1/31/17, outlines some of the major trends and risks...

Since taking office on January 20, President Donald Trump has tweeted more than 120 times to his 24 million followers. But while Twitter has never had more geopolitical importance or market-moving potential, with the leader of the free world preferring to make...

The NFL’s biggest game – and one of the largest sporting events on the planet offered millions the chance to be entertained for a few hours. Fans were glued to their television sets to experience the drama, the competition and the showmanship. Were they thinking about...

The problem is not in an individual spoofing the voice recognition, the problem is in professional hacking cases where sounds are created that seem like noise to the human ear but are speech for a device. There's a fabulous story about a slew of Amazon Echo devices...

More people to have smartphones than running water in 2021 Four years from now, you might not have running water, but you’ll probably have a smartphone. This is the conclusion in Cisco’s latest forecast, the 11th annual Mobile Visual Networking Index (VNI). According...

Advertisers would give just about anything to be able to lurk over your shoulder as you browse the internet. They want to know what sites you visit, how you get to them, how long you spend on them, and where you go next—along with as much personal information about...

Cybersecurity is on many people’s minds these days, and yet using “password” as a password is apparently still a thing. On Friday, password management company Keeper Security released a list of the most common passwords of 2016 ― and it’s, well, shameful. The most...

Around 200 million people have a PayPal account. It's been one of the most popular online payment services for years, which is why it's such a popular target for phishing scams. Since they're tied to your credit card or bank account, they're particularly prized by...

AT&T raised a few eyebrows last fall when it announced experimental technology to deliver speedy “multi-gigabit” wireless Internet over existing power lines. Now that potential solution, called Project AirGig, appears much closer to becoming reality, and has moved...