Technology

HONOLULU -- Kilauea, one of the most active volcanoes in the world, began erupting on Wednesday after a three-month pause, displaying spectacular fountains of mesmerizing, glowing lava that's a safe distance from people and structures in a national park on the Big Island. The U.S. Geological Survey's Hawaiian Volcano Observatory... Read more

MIAMI -- Lionel Messi has pulled off his latest stunning feat: He is headed to Major League Soccer, and joining Inter Miami.After months — years, even — of speculation, Messi finally revealed his decision to join a Miami franchise that has been led by another global soccer icon, David Beckham,... Read more

Environmental campaigners are calling for fossil fuel producers to contribute to a new fund intended to help poor countries cope with climate disastersByFRANK JORDANS Associated PressJune 7, 2023, 11:46 AMFILE - In this Nov. 6, 2020, file photo, a resident walking through a flooded street looks back at storm damage... Read more

U.S. and British cybersecurity officials warned Wednesday that a Russian cyber-extortion gang's hack of a file-transfer program popular with corporations could have widespread global impact. Initial data-theft victims include the BBC, British Airways and Nova Scotia's government.“This is potentially one of the most significant breaches of recent years,” said Brett... Read more

WARSAW, Poland -- The environment ministers of Poland and Germany met on the border of the two countries on Wednesday to discuss protection of a river against a repeat of deadly pollution that killed hundreds of tons of fish last year.Polish Environment Minister Anna Moskwa said that she couldn't rule... Read more

NEW YORK -- Two U.S. senators are asking TikTok to explain what they called “misleading or inaccurate” responses about how it stores and provides access to U.S. user data after recent news reports raised questions about how the Chinese-owned social media platform handles some sensitive information. In a letter sent... Read more

LONDON -- Britain's cybersecurity agency on Wednesday urged companies to be vigilant after the BBC, British Airways and other firms said their employees' personal details may have been compromised in a software hack. The companies were the first major victims after hackers successfully breached a popular file transfer software called... Read more

HONG KONG -- A former executive at ByteDance, the Chinese company which owns the popular short-video app TikTok, says in a legal filing that some members of the ruling Communist Party used data held by the company to identify and locate protesters in Hong Kong.Yintao Yu, formerly head of engineering... Read more

HARTFORD, Conn. -- Policymakers seeking to make the U.S. electric grid less reliant on fossil fuels have long looked north to Canada and its abundant surplus of hydropower, advocating for new transmission lines to bring more of that cheap, clean electricity south.But with demand for green energy growing north of... Read more

Japan has joined the United States and Australia in signing an agreement on a $95 million undersea cable project that will connect East Micronesia island nations to improve networks in the Indo-Pacific region where China is increasingly expanding its i...ByMARI YAMAGUCHI Associated PressJune 6, 2023, 8:36 AMFILE - U.S. President... Read more

The U.S. Air Force on Friday is pushing back on comments an official made last week in which he claimed that a simulation of an artificial intelligence-enabled drone tasked with destroying surface-to-air missile (SAM) sites turned against and attacked its human user, saying the remarks "were taken out of context... Read more

Artificial intelligence fails to match humans in judgment calls and is more prone to issue harsher penalties and punishments for rule breakers, according to a new study from MIT researchers.The finding could have real world implications if AI systems are used to predict the likelihood of a criminal reoffending, which... Read more

The boating industry is focused on developing all sorts of new technologies and designs to make boats faster, more efficient, and delivering the smoothest ride on the roughest chop. Two new boats are real standouts, and here's why. What are these boats, and how do they work? First, there's the Candela C-8... Read more

The Army has grounded aviation units for training following deadly helicopter crashes in Alaska and Kentucky. The military branch said Friday that the suspension of air operations was effective immediately. Army spokesperson Lt. Col. Terence Kelley said units were grounded until they complete training, according to The Associated Press. The training for... Read more

One of the most well-known ransomware attack tools has now begun attacking Mac computers.  This alarming news came from a tweet posted by MalwareHunterTeam warning Mac users. Let's dive into what this ransomware does and how you can protect yourself. What is this popular ransomware, and who is it attacking? LockBit, a... Read more

Changing your Amazon Alexa Privacy settings Anytime you speak to Alexa, it records your voice and entire conversation. Amazon then stores those voice recordings forever, unless you opt to delete these in a more timely manner. I love searching for the perfect product to fit my needs on Amazon. However, there's... Read more

Apple is constantly creating updates that address security vulnerabilities and introduce improvements.  The Cupertino-based iPhone maker has done it again with the new iOS 16.4 update. CLICK TO GET KURT’S CYBERGUY NEWSLETTER WITH QUICK TIPS, TECH REVIEWS, SECURITY ALERTS AND EASY HOW-TO’S TO MAKE YOU SMARTER This is one of their best... Read more

AT&T has notified around 9 million of its customers about a marketing vendor the company used that was hacked in January, exposing the private information of these wireless accounts.Here's what we know and what tips we can give you to protect yourself.CLICK TO GET KURT’S CYBERGUY NEWSLETTER WITH QUICK TIPS,... Read more

According to findings published by Homeland Security Inspector General Joseph Cuffari, Ph.D., the Secret Service, and ICE’s Homeland Security Investigations unit repeatedly failed to obtain the correct legal paperwork when carrying out invasive cellphone surveillance. The agencies did not obtain proper search warrants before invading numerous people's private phone calls. CLICK... Read more

An American Airlines passenger said that his wallet was still missing after he attempted to track it using an Apple AirTag device that was shown flying to 35 cities. John Lewis said in a Twitter video on Jan. 30 that he received help from airline employees after an initial tweet about... Read more