More than 8 million people have applied for student debt relief since the Education Department’s site went live late Friday night, according to US President Joe Biden. The application is “easy, simple and fast,” Biden told reporters at a briefing Monday. The White House said in court documents that the earliest it will start to erase debt …
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Current and former AT&T customers may be eligible for a piece of a $14 million settlement, but the deadline is swiftly approaching.AT&T agreed to the massive payout after a class action lawsuit alleged it charged subscribers hidden fees for years: In court filings, plaintiffs in Vianu v. AT&T Mobility argued the telecom company failed to inform postpaid wireless customers they …
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It’s pretty easy to keep everything forever on your iPhone, but sometimes you don’t want your words to be saved for all time in an email or text message. That’s one reason why apps like Snapchat, which features self-destructing text messages, have gotten popular. While iOS 16 adds the ability to unsend text messages that you want to rescind, it’s not quite …
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UFC superstar Nate Diaz is returning to the Octagon for the first time in over a year to face the up-and-coming unbeaten welterweight Khamzat Chimaev in UFC 279. The pay-per-view match will be available today exclusively for ESPN Plus subscribers, which means that you’ll need a $10-a-month ESPN Plus subscription to even sign up for the event. The service comes …
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On the same day the iPhone 14 was unveiled, the crowning event of the Code 2022 conference was the announcement of a permanent online memorial to Steve Jobs, Apple’s iconic co-founder and longtime CEO. On Wednesday, Recode’s Kara Swisher led Apple current Apple CEO Tim Cook, former lead product designer Jony Ive and Jobs’ widow Laurene Powell Jobs in a warm …
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If you receive an email about becoming verified on Instagram, be careful, it may well be a scam. Cybersecurity company Vade reported Thursday that since late July, some users have been receiving a suspicious email from hackers posing as Instagram. The email says the user’s profile has been reviewed and selected for verification. The email uses the subject line “ig …
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Renewing a US passport has always been annoying, but it got even harder during the COVID-19 pandemic when wait times stretched as long as 18 weeks. The US Department of State said it has reduced its backlog of about 2 million applications, but the agency still estimates eight to 11 weeks to renew a passport, not including mailing times. A …
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Thanks to a macOS Monterey 12.5.1 security update earlier this week, Apple’s Mail Privacy Protection feature has some new enhancements aimed at safeguarding your email. Originally released in September 2021, Apple’s email protection option is also available to iPhone users with iOS 15. And now you can check out its new anti-tracking controls and eavesdropping alerts. “Mail Privacy Protection helps …
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It’s not easy keeping track of Twitter whistleblowers while getting the scoop on Elon Musk’s latest upheavals and figuring out what’s going on with that foul-mouthed Radioshack account — but someone’s got to do it. And if that someone is you, there are a few changes you should make to your Twitter privacy and safety settings. Here’s how to up …
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Not sure if that chat message is legit or not? Google has your back. Google Chat will start showing a warning banner under messages that might contain phishing links or malware downloads, according to a blog post by Google. Phishing scams can lock you out of your device or result in identity theft. Malware attacks, which include ransomware attacks, are …
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