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Cybersecurity

Scammers are posing as FTC officials and even texting fake photo IDs to prove it.

Consumers who receive a text message from someone claiming to work at the Federal Trade Commission, complete with a photo of an official-looking employee badge, are being targeted by a scam the agency itself flagged in June 2026. The FTC confirmed that fraudsters are now sending images of fabricated government IDs through text and WhatsApp […]

By Cassian Holt

Cybersecurity

Romance scammers on dating apps are steering victims into irreversible Zelle transfers.

By Cassian Holt

AI

The FTC is investigating AI “companion” chatbots over how they talk to children.

By Dorian Maddox

A tornado outbreak spun up 51 twisters across four states in a single stretch of June.

By Everett Sloane

Excavators found frescoes of a peahen and theatrical masks in a buried Pompeii bedroom.

By BeckhamLangford

More than 100 daily heat records could fall from the Midwest to the East Coast by Saturday.

By Everett Sloane

More than 30 people died in US aviation accidents in a single month.

By Kade Winslow

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Archeology

Excavators found frescoes of a peahen and theatrical masks in a buried Pompeii bedroom.

By BeckhamLangford

Animals

A fork-tailed drongo mimics 50 alarm calls to scare other animals off their food.

By BeckhamLangford

Health

Headcheese made at a US plant tested positive for an outbreak strain of listeria.

By BeckhamLangford

Astronomy

A house-sized asteroid slipped past Earth closer than the moon after just weeks of warning.

By BeckhamLangford

Cybersecurity

Scammers are posing as FTC officials and even texting fake photo IDs to prove it.

By Cassian Holt

Cybersecurity

Romance scammers on dating apps are steering victims into irreversible Zelle transfers.

By Cassian Holt

Consumer Tech

Coffeemakers were recalled after reports of scalding burns.

By Cassian Holt

Aviation

More than 30 people died in US aviation accidents in a single month.

By Kade Winslow

Aviation

A jet made an emergency landing after smoke filled the cabin over Germany.

By Kade Winslow

Aviation

An Air Canada flight diverted to Boston after the pilot fell ill in the air.

By Kade Winslow

AI

The FTC is investigating AI “companion” chatbots over how they talk to children.

By Dorian Maddox

AI

OpenAI’s new memory page lets you see and delete everything ChatGPT knows about you.

By Dorian Maddox

AI

Meta’s new glasses run Muse Spark, its first AI model built just for wearables.

By Dorian Maddox

AI

Colorado’s first-in-the-nation AI law takes effect Tuesday, putting new rules on high-risk systems.

By Dorian Maddox

Cars

More than a million Jeeps were told to park outside over a fire that can start when they’re off.

By Rowan Calder

Trucks

Ford is recalling 2018 F-150 trucks that can slip into an unintended gear and roll away.

By Rowan Calder

SUV’s

9 SUVs mechanics quietly steer buyers away from in 2026.

By Rowan Calder

Electric Vehicles

A solid-state battery in a Chinese EV promises more than 900 miles on one charge.

By Rowan Calder

SUV’s

10 midsize SUVs owners keep on the road for a decade or more.

By Rowan Calder

Transportation

Youth ATVs were recalled nationwide for missing brake lights that hide them from drivers.

By Rowan Calder

Aircraft

A United 737 carrying 106 people nearly hit a drone while landing at Newark.

By Rowan Calder

Cars

Hyundai is recalling almost 100,000 vehicles over a dashboard glitch that raises crash risk.

By Rowan Calder

Cars

The Nissan Altima’s CVT failures now plague more than 3 million vehicles.

By Rowan Calder

Aircraft

A Boeing 777 came within 25 feet of a Texas runway during a low pass.

By Rowan Calder

Cars

Mechanics still name the Camry their default pick to cruise past 250,000 miles.

By Rowan Calder

Aircraft

China’s Xpeng split a flying car into a six-wheel “mothership” and a detachable aircraft.

By Rowan Calder

Cars

Jeep is recalling 1,076,999 Wranglers and Gladiators over a fire risk linked to 51 fires.

By Rowan Calder

Transportation

You can now book a flying-car ride through an app in Dubai.

By Rowan Calder

Aircraft

A $39,900 personal aircraft that needs no pilot’s license folds into a pickup bed.

By Rowan Calder

Trucks

Only about 13% of pickups now reach 250,000 miles, down from 19.4% a year ago.

By Rowan Calder

Extreme Weather

A tornado outbreak spun up 51 twisters across four states in a single stretch of June.

By Everett Sloane

Extreme Weather

More than 100 daily heat records could fall from the Midwest to the East Coast by Saturday.

By Everett Sloane

Extreme Weather

An EF-3 tornado ripped through Effingham County, Illinois, injuring two people.

By Everett Sloane

Extreme Weather

Washington and Baltimore may come within a few degrees of their all-time record highs Friday.

By Everett Sloane