Google is rolling out a new way to log in to your accounts called passkeys. As opposed to typing in a password, a passkey is a digital token that is stored on your devices and allows you to automatically sign in. Experts say passkeys are less vulnerable to phishing attacks or hacks, and are overall a more secure way to log in. If you want to check it out for yourself, after logging in the old-fashioned way, you can click the option "add a passkey."
HEALTH BENEFITS OF BEING ONLINE
A study published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society showed that older people who went online regularly were less likely to develop dementia symptoms. The study looked at over 18,000 seniors over eight years, and found that the ones who used the internet regularly were half as likely to develop dementia as the ones who rarely or never went online. The seniors with the lowest risk of dementia spent an average of 2 hours per day online.
A wayward and unresponsive business plane that flew over the nation’s capital Sunday afternoon caused the military to scramble a fighter jet before the plane crashed in Virginia.
Alina Hauptman of the Best Friends Animal Society showed off some recent kitten arrivals and promoted the organization's goal of making all shelters no-kill by 2025.
As families across the country hit the road this summer, everyone should be on the lookout for "imposter websites'' when it comes to renting a car. Criminals are posing as rental car companies and luring in unsuspecting victims with low prices online. Here's a deep dive into the illegal practice.
A new study published yesterday in Jama found that a test used to diagnose patients with lung cancer had a built-in racial bias. The algorithm in the software used to diagnose patients assumed that Black people had naturally weaker lung capacity, raising the threshold for recommending care.
Soft-spoken but brimming with confidence, the Largo, Fla., student's win marks a comeback after last year, when he didn't advance past his regional bee.
