Discord, the group chat app used by streamers and businesses alike, has a bunch of hidden features. This guide details the ...

A college student in Michigan received a threatening response during a chat with Google's AI chatbot Gemini. In a back-and-forth conversation about the challenges and solutions for aging adults, ...

Telegram's more than 1 billion monthly active users encountered a quietly significant platform shift on June 9, 2026, when the company released Telegram Desktop 6.9 — an update that gives bot ...

The Instagram accounts for the Obama White House and the Chief Master Sergeant of the U.S. Space Force were briefly defaced with pro-Iranian images and messages over the weekend, after instructions ...

Bank security can feel confusing because every account seems to handle it differently. One bank sends a text. Another sends an email. Another asks you to approve a login inside its app. So when ...

Google Messages is preparing to remove QR Code pairing, its easiest way to connect phones to the web app. A beta version has already removed the feature from Android. Users may soon need to sign in ...

Google Messages is moving closer to completely removing the convenient QR code pairing method for its desktop web app. In the v20260511 beta version of the Android app, the built-in QR code scanner ...

Your phone buzzes. A text message pops up saying you have an outstanding traffic violation, and if you scan the attached QR code immediately, you can pay a $6.99 balance and avoid a court appearance.

The Zodiac Killer's cryptic messages weren't just taunts to police — they were a twisted throwback to his first victim, according to an independent investigator who says he's cracked the code and ...

The Juke EV looks wild, but that’s not the whole story. Nissan hid a Morse code message in the reveal and on the car itself. The new Juke EV doesn’t stray far from what made the original stand out. It ...

Scammers are using fake traffic violation texts with QR codes to steal personal and financial data, posing as state courts and government agencies. Cybercriminals have rolled out a new variant of ...

WSJ’s Kate Clark demonstrates how Anthropic’s new Cowork tool can help non-coders automate their lives–or at least attempt to. Photo: Claire Hogan/WSJ Anthropic is racing to contain the fallout after ...