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You're about to run out of the house, and suddenly your phone is nowhere to be found. Or you get in your car after being at the store, and your phone's not in your bag. Does this scenario sound familiar? Whether you're someone who loses or misplaces your phone frequently or just once in a blue moon, we've all been there. Unfortunately, finding your phone is not so easy. Perhaps you try calling it, but your ringer is on silent. Or it fell into the cracks somewhere, and you can't see the screen light up. Luckily, there's another way to find your Android phone if you're unsure where you last left it.  iPhone users, be sure to check out  four ways to find your lost iPhone, with and without other devices . STAY PROTECTED & INFORMED! GET SECURITY ALERTS & EXPERT TECH TIPS – SIGN UP FOR KURT’S ‘THE CYBERGUY REPORT’ NOW A man looking at his smartwatch (Kurt "CyberGuy" Knutsson) 1. Ping your phone using your smartwatch One way to find yo...

Imagine waking up seizure-free after years of suffering.  For 17-year-old Clara Fuller, this dream became reality thanks to groundbreaking brain implant technology.  Her journey from relentless seizures to a normal teenage life highlights the incredible potential of medical innovation. STAY PROTECTED & INFORMED! GET SECURITY ALERTS & EXPERT TECH TIPS – SIGN UP FOR KURT’S ‘THE CYBERGUY REPORT’ NOW Brain implant patient Clara Fuller (NeuroOne) A life turned upside down At just 13, Clara began experiencing uncontrollable seizures that baffled doctors. Initially misdiagnosed with anxiety and gallbladder issues, she even underwent unnecessary surgery before doctors finally identified the real culprit: epilepsy. But this wasn’t just any epilepsy; Clara had multifocal epilepsy, a rare and severe form that resists all medication. "Every night I would have seizures, up to 10, and it was just miserable," Clara said, recalling the years lost to her condition. Her adol...

Imagine receiving a notification about suspicious charges on a credit card you haven’t even received yet. How could that happen?  While it sounds surprising and unsettling, it's increasingly common due to the rise of digital credit card fraud. Criminals no longer need physical cards to make unauthorized transactions, thanks to methods such as data breaches, phishing schemes and card-not-present fraud .  Here's how these schemes work and what steps you should take immediately to protect yourself. STAY PROTECTED & INFORMED! GET SECURITY ALERTS & EXPERT TECH TIPS – SIGN UP FOR KURT’S ‘THE CYBERGUY REPORT’ NOW Illustration of a crook stealing credit card info (Kurt "CyberGuy" Knutsson) How it happens Even if a new credit card hasn’t arrived yet, it may already be vulnerable. In many cases, the issue isn’t about the card being physically stolen but about someone gaining access to your information digitally. Criminals can exploit online account features, m...

Picture yourself standing by a river, watching as a drone hums overhead.  Below, its lidar system scans the landscape, mapping both the land and the shallow waters with pinpoint accuracy. This is precisely what YellowScan’s new Navigator system is designed to do. Built specifically for mapping underwater topography in rivers, ponds and coastal areas, the Navigator is changing the game for environmental monitoring. With precision where traditional methods struggle, it’s giving researchers and conservationists a whole new way to understand our planet’s changing waterways. STAY PROTECTED & INFORMED! GET SECURITY ALERTS & EXPERT TECH TIPS – SIGN UP FOR KURT’S ‘THE CYBERGUY REPORT’ NOW Navigator system (YellowScan) Key features and specifications The Navigator weighs approximately 8.16 pounds and is compatible with professional drones. In optimal conditions, it can map shallow waters up to 65.6 feet deep, producing digital models with an accuracy of approximately 1.18 inc...

Welcome to Fox News’ Artificial Intelligence newsletter with the latest AI technology advancements. IN TODAY’S NEWSLETTER: - Dangers of oversharing with AI tools - Instagram Teen Accounts unveils new built-in protections to block nudity, livestreams - ‘Sound of Freedom’ producer says AI tools helped nab child trafficker that eluded FBI for 10 years A man using ChatGPT on his laptop (Kurt "CyberGuy" Knutsson) DON’T OVERSHARE DEETS: Have you ever stopped to think about how much your chatbot knows about you? Over the years, tools like ChatGPT have become incredibly adept at learning your preferences, habits and even some of your deepest secrets. But while this can make them seem more helpful and personalized, it also raises some serious privacy concerns. As much as you learn from these AI tools, they learn just as much about you. GREATER CONTROL: Instagram on Tuesday announced new built-in protections for Instagram Teen Accounts and has expanded its suite of features...

X, formerly known as Twitter, has been making headlines recently, with Elon Musk claiming that hackers have been trying to disrupt the platform. However, the most recent news involving the social media site is particularly alarming and puts its users at serious risk.  Earlier this month, reports emerged of a major data breach involving X, after a self-proclaimed data enthusiast known as "ThinkingOne" claimed to have released a database containing over 200 million user records on a popular hacker forum. The leaked data includes names, email addresses and nearly everything else associated with a user’s X profile. Stay protected & informed! Get security alerts & expert tech tips – sign up for Kurt’s ‘The CyberGuy Report’ now . X app on an iPhone (Kurt "CyberGuy" Knutsson) What you need to know The X data leak is believed to stem from a combination of breaches, including a massive one that allegedly occurred in January 2025 and another in 2023. The leake...

Boston Dynamics is at it again, wowing us with some seriously cool robotic moves. Their latest video of Atlas, their bipedal robot, has blown up online with its mind-blowing human-like movements, including breakdancing. These impressive moves are the result of a collaboration between Boston Dynamics and the Robotics and AI Institute. Stay protected & informed! Get security alerts & expert tech tips – sign up for Kurt’s ‘The CyberGuy Report’ now . Atlas humanoid robot breakdancing (Boston Dynamics) (Kurt "CyberGuy" Knutsson) Atlas shows off breakdancing moves Breakdancing, including the famous "coffee grinder" move, is just one of the many impressive feats Atlas can perform. The robot now demonstrates an impressive range of movements that would make even the most seasoned breakdancers envious, such as crawling on all fours with surprising agility, executing forward rolls and cartwheels and performing handstands. It's clear that Atlas is no longer j...

Have you ever stumbled upon a mysterious app in your Android system settings called "SafetyCore"? If so, you're not alone. Introduced in late 2024, this system service aims to enhance on-device privacy by detecting sensitive content like nudity and enabling features such as Sensitive Content Warnings in Google Messages.  While Google assures users that SafetyCore operates locally without sharing data externally, it has still sparked confusion over automatic updates. Let's dive into what SafetyCore does, how it works and the steps you can take to disable it if you choose to do so. Stay protected & informed! Get security alerts & expert tech tips – sign up for Kurt’s ‘The CyberGuy Report’ now . A man scrolling on his Android phone (Kurt "CyberGuy" Knutsson) What you need to know By definition,  SafetyCore is a system service that provides on-device machine-learning infrastructure to help detect sensitive content. It was introduced as part of G...