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A fake delivery-text scam is running through more than 10,000 look-alike domains, and the FBI says to delete the messages

Federal investigators have flagged a wave of fraudulent text messages posing as package delivery alerts, warning that the ...
KQED

Have You Been Hit With 1 of These Bay Area Phone Scams? How to Spot the Red Flags

Phone and text scams are getting more sophisticated. Here are some common ones in the Bay and the country, along with tips on ...
ConsumerAffairs

Scam texts have a ‘rush hour’ — here's when your phone is most likely to get hit

Fraudulent texts peak around noon ET and are roughly 50% more common on Fridays than at the beginning of the week.Different ...
WGAL

Scammers use wrong number texts to target victims

Scammers are using text messages, rather than phone calls, to target victims, with the Federal Trade Commission reporting ...

‘I wanted you to shoot me’: Body camera footage shows man with sword yelling at Kern County deputy to shoot him

The Kern County Sheriff’s Office released body-worn camera footage of a deputy shooting and wounding a man armed with a sword ...
smartprix

OnePlus Users Can Finally Ditch the Google Dialer With a Hidden Code

OnePlus phones sold in some regions come with Google’s Phone app instead of the company’s own dialer, even though the rest of the software is based on OxygenOS or ColorOS. If you’ve been using a ...
Forbes

How To Avoid Text Scams And Spot Red Flags Early

In 2024, Americans reported losing $470 million to scams that started with texts, according to the Federal Trade Commission. Text scams are also becoming harder to detect with AI. Knowing what to look ...
Time

'How Are You?' Has Lost All Meaning. Here's A Better Way To Greet People

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Fast Company

Don’t reply ‘STOP’ to unsolicited text messages. Do this instead

Spammers and malicious actors inundate us with a steady stream of text messages—often purporting to be from legitimate institutions or companies. Stanching this flow isn’t easy. Just as the unwanted ...
Psychology Today

How Long Should You Wait to Text After a Date?

Source: Pexels/Anna Shvets Here’s a modern dating dilemma that your grandparents didn’t have to deal with: After a first date, when should you text? The answer isn’t obvious. If you text too soon, you ...
ZDNet

The best text-to-speech tools of 2026: Expert tested

Text-to-speech (TTS) tools convert written text into spoken word using AI, which can increase accessibility and offer a shortcut to natural-sounding voice-overs for creative and professional projects.
Time

How to Gracefully Exit Your Group Chat

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