ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Thousands of New Yorkers are receiving unexpected checks in the mail from energy service companies, and you’re wondering whether the letters and checks are legitimate. Joe Amico got ...

We’ve become so used to high-tech cybercrime that we may sometimes forget about the vulnerability of our mailboxes. But an old-school, low-tech scam is surging and is more than enough reason to avoid ...

Jesse Zanger is the managing editor of CBSNewYork.com. Jesse has previously worked for the Fox News Channel and Spectrum News NY1. He covers regional news around the Tri-State Area, with a particular ...

Yellow sheet music can confuse playback apps. A command-line Python script solved the PDF problem. Sometimes AI is best used to write the tool. Recently, my wife, Denise, started singing with her ...

More than 8 million New Yorkers are set to get a check this year to offset rising utility costs, according to a state budget bill set for passage this week. Gov. Kathy Hochul and Democrats who control ...

With AI image generators widely available online and more sophisticated than ever, it’s never been harder to tell if an image is authentic. But on Tuesday, OpenAI announced two new measures to help ...

Americans are asking if they’ll get a $2,000 stimulus check or some form of tariff refund in 2026, as the first wave of tariff refunds is now underway, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

Most people will never need to think about Secure Boot certificates. They live deep in your PC’s firmware, do their job silently, and have been doing so since 2011 without asking for much in return.

WSJ’s Robert McMillan breaks down why residential proxy software is so bad, and how to check whether the malware is installed on your home network. Photo: Sean Havey The price might be right, but if ...

President Donald Trump is pushing Congress to pass a sweeping election‑security bill that would require proof of citizenship to vote — raising new questions for Americans who don’t have easy access to ...

As gas prices continue to climb, people could use a break. We could all use another stimulus, right. The Supreme Court's 6-3 decision Feb. 20 ruled that President Donald Trump's far-reaching tariffs ...