Consumer Tech Update

This Valentine's Day comes with a warning: Long-distance online romance scams are swindling even the most savvy. Here are the clues. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Don't let your dream vacation turn into a nightmare. Follow these rules to make sure that you're not being played. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There’s a strange bias affecting iPhone users. We’ll call it the 'green bubble stigma.' Many of you instantly know what I’m describing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Your security camera is only as smart as its vantage point. Here is your quick-start guide to the do’s and don’ts of professional-grade placement. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Two-thirds of people ask AI for financial guidance. Here's why you shouldn't. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

MIT researchers figured out its signals bounce off your body. Here's what that means for you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Even without a subscription, your smart devices are constantly sending data to the cloud. Hear how. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The cold, hard truth: If the bot writes the whole song, it belongs to the public. Here is the legal secret to locking it down. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Forget stapling flyers to telephone poles. Amazon’s surveillance network has a new mission: bringing Fido home. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Just apply to a new job? Here's how your resume could be ratting you out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

From dictating emails and reports to writing code, AI-powered voice-to-text is replacing the keyboard in the modern workplace. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hear foreign film, lecture, or conversation in English through your own earbuds. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Forget the medals for a second. The tech at this year's Winter Games is mind-blowing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

That shiny new TV? The manufacturer made it look worse on purpose. Here's why. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Here's why you should buy a big OLED screen with Dolby Vision and HDR10 Plus instead for the big game. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Your Alexa isn't just listening to what you say. It's analyzing how you say it. The scoop in this short podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Think your video doorbell catches everything? Think again. Thieves are now using cheap Wi-Fi jammers to knock cameras offline before they strike. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Your security camera might be breaking the law right now. It's not the video. It's the audio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

No need for cameras, actors, or a film crew. Svedka vodka claims to have produced the first big game ad created almost entirely with Artificial Intelligence. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The AirTag 2 is here, but hold your wallet. Try this $1 hack to make your old tracker good as new. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices