Long before satellites and GPS, ships in distress had no universal way to call for help. Early wireless operators used random words and company-specific codes, leading to deadly confusion. Eventually, ...

Today, the signal is casually tossed into texts during dating disasters or outfit emergencies, but its roots come from genuine life-or-death situations at sea. SOS entered official use in 1905 under ...

A mysterious scene at an apparently abandoned suburban Chicago home has raised concerns after viral footage appeared to show lights turning on and off in what some interpreted as a call for help.

Tax season is officially here, and the IRS has begun processing returns this week. If you’re hoping to beat the filing rush and check one more thing off your to-do list, now’s a good time to get ...

MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon released a statement Sunday saying the federal government told state officials in a letter that it would "bring an end to chaos in Minnesota" if ...

Claude Code generates computer code when people type prompts, so those with no coding experience can create their own programs and apps. By Natallie Rocha Reporting from San Francisco Claude Code, an ...

Microsoft sells GitHub Copilot to its customers, but it increasingly favors Claude Code internally. Microsoft sells GitHub Copilot to its customers, but it increasingly favors Claude Code internally.

"This was a software issue, and we are conducting a full review of what happened. As of now, there is no indication that this was a cybersecurity issue," the company said in a statement sent to ...

Verizon today experienced a major outage, which it now says has been resolved. To make up for the inconvenience, the carrier has promised that all affected customers will be credited an unspecified ...

If your phone is suddenly displaying "SOS," "no service," or "emergency calls only" and you're on Verizon's network, it's probably not your phone's fault, and you're certainly not alone. More than 100 ...

A massive Verizon outage Jan. 14, downed tens of thousands of Verizon phones, with Verizon customers eager to "fix" SOS mode on iPhones and turn off "Emergency Calls Only" on Samsung/Android phones.