AT&T has extended the deadline for its $177 million data breach settlement, giving customers until December 18, 2025, to file a claim. The settlement covers the two breaches the company announced in ...

These instructions are the foundation for general-purpose AI agents—models that can access specialized toolsets on demand, not just interpret text inputs. Claude Skills allow users to package custom ...

If you’ve been using the internet for more than a month or so, you know that downloading files from unknown sites is a great way to get compromised. But the latest security update to Windows does a ...

If you use Windows Spotlight as your desktop background in Windows 11, you might notice a small “Learn about this picture” icon appearing on your desktop. It links to Bing for information about the ...

Generally, the way the ping command works amongst other network tools, is simply by sending special packets known as Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) Echo Requests to a target device, and then ...

If you were affected by an AT&T data breach, you could receive up to $7,500 by submitting a claim. Peter is a writer and editor for the CNET How-To team. He has been covering technology, software, ...

Microsoft says that the File Explorer (formerly Windows Explorer) now automatically blocks previews for files downloaded from the Internet to block credential theft attacks via malicious documents.

AT&T's $177 million settlement is for data breaches in 2019 and 2024. Claim up to $5,000 (first breach) and $2,500 (Snowflake hack), or both. File claim by Dec. 18, 2025, either online or by mail. If ...

Free software on your phone or tablet lets you scan, create, edit, annotate and even sign digitized documents on the go. By J. D. Biersdorfer I write the monthly Tech Tip column, which is devoted to ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — An appeals court on Monday put on hold a lower court ruling that kept President Donald Trump from taking command of 200 Oregon National Guard troops. However, Trump is still ...

Sean Combs made it official Monday, filing a two-page notice of appeal confirming that he’s challenging both his conviction on his two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution and his ...

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson is lying. Yes, I know. Writing that is like writing “cats are furry” or “it’s pumpkin spice season.” But the current purpose of the lie is even more depraved than we ...