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Instagram users report receiving unexpected password reset emails. Here's what the company said happened
2+ hour, 44+ min ago (156+ words) Instagram's logos are displayed on a laptop screen and a mobile phone in Ankara, Turkey, on Oct. 1, 2025. Despite rumors of a potential security breach after many Instagram users received unexpected password reset emails recently, the social media platform said there…...
Hobart residents express concerns about proposed Amazon data center
5+ day, 1+ hour ago (11+ words) Hobart residents express concerns about proposed Amazon data center'NBC 5 Chicago...
Google accused of using AI to exploit data from Gmail accounts
6+ day, 3+ hour ago (230+ words) The world's largest email platform may be using AI to access and exploit your private data, according to a class action lawsuit. PJ Randhawa has more on how to shut the feature off. That lawsuit was filed against Google in…...
Deadline nears to claim up to $7,500 in AT&T data breach settlement. Here's who qualifies
3+ week, 6+ day ago (349+ words) Information on the lawsuit was revealed this week, with AT&T agreeing to pay a total of $177 million to affected users. Millions of AT&T customers whose personal information was stolen in data breaches have days left to become part…...
As AT&T plans to end landline service in Illinois, here's why, a looming deadline and more
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (379+ words) The days of plugging in a phone to the wall to make a call are nearing an end in Illinois, at least for AT&T customers. NBC Chicago's Charlie Wojciechowski has the story. In a sign of changing times, AT…...
'Rage bait’ named Oxford University Press word of year as outrage fuels social media traffic in 2025
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (268+ words) Oxford University Press has named "rage bait" as its word of the year, capturing the internet zeitgeist of 2025. The phrase refers to online content that is "deliberately designed to elicit anger or outrage by being frustrating, provocative or offensive," with…...
Trump Mobile phone is nowhere to be found after months of delay
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (651+ words) In June, President Donald Trump's two older sons held an event at Trump Tower where they touted a new made-in-the-USA mobile phone with an American flag on its back, plus a new wireless service called Trump Mobile. The phone was…...
Digital IDs now work in Illinois: How to add your driver's license to your Apple Wallet, and where you can use it
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (1029+ words) The rollout begins Wednesday, for iPhone users only iPhone users in Illinois can now use digital ID cards at bars, restaurants, and even in the TSA line at Chicago's O'Hare and Midway International Airports. Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias…...
Websites not working after major Cloudfare outage hits parts of the internet
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (178+ words) An outage at Cloudfare, one of the largest internet service providers, was disrupting a variety of popular websites Tuesday morning, leading to some social media sites and other webpages showing errors. One of those websites was the social media platform…...
How to claim money in AT&T's giant $177M data breach settlement, with time running out
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (444+ words) Information on the lawsuit was revealed this week, with AT&T agreeing to pay a total of $177 million to affected users. AT&T has reached a combined $177 million settlement over two'data breaches. And impacted consumers have a little over a…...