Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. We are alerting the public to a new scam tactic that has recently been reported in our area. Scammers are contacting individuals and instructing them to download a banking app, often from a bank the person does not use, and to access an account.

The pain of higher prices today isn’t limited to things like food and health care costs. Americans now pay nearly 20% more for TV, music, news and other digital apps than they did in 2020. So concludes a recent analysis from DepositAccounts, an online platform owned by LendingTree that allows users to compare bank accounts.

Summary created by Smart Answers AI In summary: Tech Advisor reports that Honor unveiled the MagicPad 4, an ultra-slim Android tablet measuring just 4.8mm thick, making it thinner than competing flagship tablets. The device features the first-ever Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 chip, a 12.3-inch OLED display with 165Hz refresh rate, and a substantial 10,100mAh battery

Summary created by Smart Answers AI In summary: Tech Advisor reports that Oura is developing a specialized AI model for women’s health, currently testing in Oura Labs to provide personalized reproductive health advice. The AI chatbot analyzes menstrual cycles, fertility patterns, and biometric data while ensuring user privacy through internal processing without third-party sharing. This

Summary created by Smart Answers AI In summary: Tech Advisor highlights Tecno’s innovative modular smartphone concept featuring a sleek 4.9mm aluminum body with magnetic interconnection technology. The device allows ten accessories like power banks and cameras to snap onto eight zones using Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and mmWave communication. This concept appears more elegant than previous modular

The rising adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) is changing the picture of fuel demand worldwide. As the transport sector becomes a diminishing custom base, oil operators are looking to plug the gap, and charging infrastructure offers a logical solution. Charging infrastructure in APAC’s rapidly growing market offers an even better one. Join us as we

AI-generated image for representation purpose Android users, beware! Several popular mental health apps with around 14.7 million downloads on Google Play Store may be putting your data at risk. According to research by Oversecured (via Bleeping Computer), multiple mental health apps, including AI-based therapy chatbots, contain vulnerabilities that are capable of exposing private therapy conversations,

At the India AI Impact Summit last week, US President Donald Trump’s technology and science adviser Michael Kratsios announced the “Tech Corps” initiative. This is a programme under the Peace Corps framework aimed at promoting American AI technologies overseas and supporting partner nations in adopting advanced systems. The Peace Corps is an independent US government

LG kicked off the year by unveiling a new lineup of gaming monitors, and today the company has priced out the biggest of the bunch. The UltraGear evo G9 (52G930B) is now available for pre-order, and the massive screen will cost just $2,000. Yes, you can buy a perfectly excellent gaming monitor for much less,

Some of India’s major tiger reserves have banned mobile phones on safari drives, according to the Hindustan Times, marking a significant shift in how the country protects its iconic habitats from human disruption. The ban applies across prominent reserves, including Ranthambhore, Bandhavgarh, Kanha, Pench, Satpura, Panna, Tadoba-Andhari, and Umred Karhandla Wildlife Sanctuary. While Tadoba and

Apple is rolling out new age assurance tools for developers in regions including Brazil, Australia, Singapore, and parts of the US, as new App Store restrictions for 18+ apps take effect in select markets. Here are the details. Some of the changes will apply starting today From Apple’s Developer blog: Today we’re providing an update

UiPath and ServiceNow will profit from the soaring demand for AI agents. Agentic AI applications can accomplish specific tasks with minimal human supervision. Yet only 5% of enterprise apps integrated AI agents in 2025, according to Gartner (IT +2.29%), suggesting that most companies were wary about replacing their human workers with bots. However, Gartner expects

With a database of smartphone signal fingerprints, researchers developed a way to confirm a phone is “trusted” and has not been altered. From the Journal: AIP Advances (Left) The custom measurement test bed. (Right) Some of the test smartphones used for creating the fingerprint library. Credit: Améya Ramadurgakar, NIST WASHINGTON, Feb. 24, 2026 — With

Company Logo The global electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure market is projected to experience significant growth, increasing from a valuation of US$ 40.26 billion in 2025 to approximately US$ 258.53 billion by 2033, at a CAGR of 26.17%. This surge is driven by the widespread adoption of EVs, favorable government policies, and rising investments in

  UK energy from waste operator enfinium has rolled out ultrasonic leak detection sensors, also used on the International Space Station, across its five operational facilities in a move aimed at reducing emissions and improving plant efficiency. enfinium has introduced ultrasonic gas leak detection technology used by NASA astronauts on the International Space Station (ISS)

Company Logo The Automotive Aluminum Market is poised to grow from USD 32.82 billion in 2025 to USD 59.94 billion by 2033, expanding at a CAGR of 7.82%. This growth is driven by the increasing demand for lightweight and fuel-efficient vehicles, as well as the adoption of sustainable materials. Aluminum’s benefits, such as a high

In 2025, the global mobile app market experienced a fundamental shift. Traffic-driven growth approaches reached their limits, and broad, volume-oriented strategies began to lose traction. Instead, value-led operations, technology-enabled optimization, and deep localization emerged as the primary drivers of sustainable growth. SocialPeta has partnered with industry leader AdChampagne to publish the Global mobile app marketing

With the recent launch of tools like OpenAI’s Codex, Anthropic’s Claude Agent, and the upcoming support for these tools right in Xcode, the market for single-purpose apps might not be long for this world. Here’s why. Despite my best on-and-off efforts over the last two decades, every single time I decided to learn to code,

Stock image. Image credit: Visual Generation/stock.adobe.com Australia and the United Kingdom have reaffirmed their defence industry partnership following the Australia-UK Defence Industry Dialogue held on 23 February 2026, the Australian Government said. The meeting, hosted by UK Minister for Defence Readiness and Industry Luke Pollard and Australia’s Defence Industry Minister Pat Conroy, marked the revival

In 2018, as Facebook sought to expand its global footprint, the company considered launching a separate app for teens called Bell, which would have been built around their high schools, offering forums where students could discuss sports teams, school events or what they overheard in the hallway, a new court filing shows. The company intended