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Breaking Tech News You Need to Know July 24, 2020 |
Amazon Prime scam: This phone call is conning people A realistic-looking email claiming to be from Amazon has been fooling people into sharing sensitive financial information. What's more, they're also attempting to deceive people through scam phone calls that pretend to be from Amazon employees. Here's what you need to watch out for. Tap or click here to see how to avoid this nasty scam. → |
AT&T warns customers their old phones will stop working, but there’s a catch Upgrading your tech can be a painful, expensive and time-consuming process, so it's no wonder that a recent announcement from AT&T was met with outrage by consumers. In a mass email, AT&T gave subscribers the impression that their older phones would soon lose service. But the truth, as it turns out, is much more complex. Here's what we know. Tap or click here to see what AT&T actually meant with its mass email. → |
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Did you order groceries online? Your info could be for sale on the Dark Web Consumers aren't the only ones paying attention to the recent boom in online shopping. Hackers and scammers are targeting delivery services for personal data, and it appears one of the largest grocery delivery services has been hit by a massive data leak. There's just one problem: The company claims no data breach has occurred, and nobody knows how it happened! Tap or click here to see if you're a victim of this massive data leak. → |
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You can do more than just model trains with this railroad sim Model trains are great to tinker with, but the Trainz Railroad Simulator lets you actually hop on board realistically modeled machines from the steam age through the present. And with this Platinum Edition Bundle, you can customize thousands of vehicles and take them on the rails in multiplayer or solo. Take 85% off the Trainz Platinum Edition Bundle. → | How the pandemic is wiping out America's bars and restaurants Owning a bar or restaurant has always been risky. The chances of it failing are very high — even in the best of times. But now it’s the worst of times, and America’s restaurants and bars are being literally wiped out. Tap or click to listen to the latest Daily Tech Update. → |
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Rumors from Capitol Hill: Another round of stimulus checks incoming? As the COVID-19 pandemic drags on, millions of Americans are still hurting for relief due to job loss and financial instability. But in a spot of good news, rumblings are emerging from lawmakers that a new stimulus plan is in the works for Americans that will include yet another round of checks. A leaked proposal calls for the same amount of money as last time — $1,200 per person in the form of direct payments. While details are still being hashed out at the moment, we can only hope this plan comes to fruition soon. We’re also hoping that getting checks into people’s hands is less of a nightmare this time around. At least the IRS already has all of our bank account information by now. Did you know I once got a shoutout in Congress from Rep. Joe Wilson of South Carolina? Tap or click here to see how it happened? → |
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