The holiday shopping season from Black Friday to Cyber Monday brings a flood of online deals from retailers.

As this school year gets underway, a growing number of schools are banning or restricting smartphones, Reasons to be Cheerful reports.

Living in Orlando, it feels like a rite of passage to hop on the tram and hear Mayor Buddy Dyer’s "welcome home" message at the airport.

The building stands out from the surrounding area due to its colorful paint and unique architecture. But what is it doing there?

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Thirteen-year-old Autumn McKnight was in disbelief when she received a disturbing text message that appeared to be part of a larger wave of racially targeted messages.

In today's digital age, social media platforms enable people to bridge geographic distances and connect with their friends, family, and community, no matter where they are.

Cybercrime victims in Florida lost $874.7 million in 2023, ranking No. 3 in the nation, FBI data shows.

Marcus Hadden, a father of three from central New Jersey, texts and talks with his oldest son, a college sophomore, a few times a week.

Did a relationship with an Artificial Intelligence chatbot lead 14-year old Sewell Setzer to take his own life?

After her son committed suicide earlier this year, Megan Garcia is now accusing Character.AI of sexual abuse and wrongful death.

SpaceX says T-Mobile customers affected by Hurricane Milton will be able to send SMS texts over Starlink satellites.

The phenomenal growth in artificial intelligence tools has made it easy to create a story quickly, complicating a reader's ability to determine if a news source or article is truthful or reliable.

Electric vehicle owners who live in the path of hurricanes should be wary of the risk their cars could catch fire if they are inundated by saltwater as the powerful storm moves ashore.

Today, keeping track of your health is more within reach than ever with the widespread distribution and use of wearable fitness trackers. But how accurate is your health device?

You may have heard of cumulonimbus clouds, but what about pyrocumulonimbus clouds?

After completing its first test flight in 2021, Space Perspective announced it has successfully flown and landed its giant space balloon called “Spaceship Neptune-Excelsior.”

The ranking examines the top 100 employers by state based on factors like employee recommendations and perceptions.

The city of Jacksonville is set to break ground on a new hypersonic testing facility.

After an uptick in fires related to lithium-ion batteries, the Seminole County Fire Department is training firefighters from across Central Florida on awareness and response.

Amazon is investing another $19.5 million to build a storage and processing site at Kennedy Space Center for "Project Kuiper," an internet satellite constellation not unlike SpaceX's Starlink.

If you've ever worked in any number of office jobs, you've probably become familiar with mandatory computer safety training courses and those persistent reminders to change your password every few months.

As major corporations, government agencies, and even local businesses around Central Florida become victims of cyberattacks, it’s important to know what to do in case your personal information is compromised.

A lawsuit filed this month shows that billions of records — including social security numbers — were stolen during a data breach of a Florida company.

You’ve heard of sports cars and maybe supercars – but do you know about hypercars?

The city of St. Cloud voted Thursday to create a School Zone Speed Enforcement Program. Under this program, the city will use a speed detection system to catch drivers exceeding the posted limit.

Orange County students go back to school on Monday, and 53,000 are signed up to ride the school bus.

QR codes skyrocketed in popularity during the touch-free days of the COVID-19 pandemic, and now they're everywhere.

The Sumter County Sheriff’s Office announces that the agency has been struck by a ransomware attack.

CheapInsurance.com compiled a ranking of the most popular car colors in Florida using data from Edmunds.

ThreatLocker, a cybersecurity firm based in Orlando, is significantly expanding its workforce in response to a growing wave of cyber-attacks targeting businesses across the United States.

Since 2002, more than 900 people have died soon after police used a Taser on them.

Facing potential First Amendment challenges, Florida has proposed details about how it will carry out a new law aimed at keeping children off social-media platforms and blocking minors from accessing online pornography.

When News 6 Investigator Erik Sandoval received a text stating that he had used the FasTrak Express Lane, he knew right away that it was a fake.

Florida is one of only a handful of states that uses the technology.

More than three months after a computer system serving as a backbone of the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice was hacked, many contractors providing services to at-risk and troubled youths remain unable to access the network.

The incident reportedly affected the state's vital statistics system, responsible for handling birth and death certificates.

ESA scientists used dust from a 4.5-billion-year-old meteorite to craft these bricks, which will be on display for a limited time.

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Data breaches are on track for a record year in 2024 as cybercriminals increasingly hunt for valuable information.

There were over 2.1 million pay phones in the U.S. at their peak in 1999, but now the technology is mostly relegated to nostalgia.

A group of investors will put up $6 billion to fund development of artificial intelligence by Elon Musk’s xAI.

In the 2004 film "I, Robot," a detective interrogates a robot in the year 2035, asking it if it could write a symphony or turn a canvas into a beautiful masterpiece.

It's hardly a secret that spending significant amounts of time on your phone can do a number on your health — both mental and physical.

The state launched its Florida Smart ID app back in 2022, and News 6 wanted to find out whether people are using it.

In the 2004 film "I, Robot," a detective interrogates a robot in the year 2035, asking it if it could write a symphony or turn a canvas into a beautiful masterpiece.

Several apps are available from News 6, offering users news, weather, traffic information and more while they're on the go.

There are plenty of myths surrounding how to get the most out of your handheld device — including how long it should be charged and what can be done to save on battery.

While Temu offers a promising shopping experience, it is essential to be aware of the potential scams.

On Tuesday, the drone company working with these retailers reportedly showcased a new autonomous drone “ecosystem" that will roll out later this year.

The city of St. Cloud was targeted by a ransomware cyberattack, according to officials.

Trooper Steve answers viewer questions about the rules of the road in Florida.

A new Consumer Reports investigation found troubling security flaws in some video doorbells sold by the country's biggest retailers.

After a nationwide outage, AT&T apologized and announced that it will be giving customers a credit on their accounts.

A massive cellphone outage reported in the U.S. by AT&T customers is now over.

The family of a teen murdered at Parkland's Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School is launching a campaign where re-created voices of gun violence victims will call federal lawmakers.

What's that noise?

A UCF student again causes a stir by tracking a jet of a famous person.

Sexual predators. Addictive features. Self-harm and eating disorders. Unrealistic beauty standards. Bullying. These are just some of the issues young people are dealing with on social media — and children’s advocates and lawmakers say companies are not doing enough to protect them.

Which groups on Facebook do you benefit from the most and why? Are there any interesting stories about how a particular group has enriched your life for the better?

Florida could be on the list of states using the E-Title system.

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Americans are on their phones for four hours and 25 minutes per day on average, according to a 2023 Reviews.org survey.

The 21st century version of earning an allowance for chores around the house has evolved from a checklist on the fridge to a chore app.

The Federal Trade Commission announced late last year that Epic Games would pay $520 million in penalties and refunds to settle complaints revolving around children’s privacy and its payment methods that tricked players into making unintended purchases.

These days, playing games or seeing if you won doesn’t even require people to go to the store.

Happy Independence Day! Arguably the best day for fireworks is here.

As pet owners, the thought of losing a furry friend is heart-wrenching. But what if technology could help locate lost pets faster than ever before?

Tiffani Gay is only 16 years old, but she is one to watch.

The most hackable passwords and tips to ensure your password is most secure.

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What is catfishing and what are the best ways to prevent it?

A sizable number of the most common passwords contained nouns and many included proper nouns like names of people (Nicole, Matthew) and intellectual properties (Pokémon, Star Wars), as well as regular nouns (princess, monkey, baseball).

More than 87 billion spam texts were sent to U.S. phone users in 2021, according to RoboKiller.

Orlando-area swimmers are no strangers to hearing about sharks in the water.

The U.S. Government wants Google and Apple to remove TikTok from their app stores.

Attorneys for the state and online-industry groups plan to go to the U.S. Supreme Court in a battle about a 2021 Florida law that would crack down on social-media giants such as Facebook and Twitter, according to new court filings.

Fawaz and Yang tested videoconferencing applications on major operating systems such as iOS, Android, Windows and Mac, to see if the microphones were still accessed by the apps while muted.

Dispatchers in Volusia County can now see an emergency in real time using a video 911 system the sheriff’s office unveiled this week.

While many are turning to cellphones because they are cheaper and can be used anywhere, there still is some value to having a landline.

With Earth Day 2021 rapidly approaching, Google Earth has released a feature that might really open some eyes when it comes to how certain parts of the globe have changed in recent decades.

UCF goes high-tech.

The future is here.

There are countless apps that help us do all kinds of things in our daily lives, but there’s a relatively new app that is actually helping people who are visually impaired with what some people don't have to think twice about.

Here's the best way to say "in the know" in Central Florida.

Spring breakers may catch a glimpse of a beach robot trudging through the sand of Brevard County's coastline this month.

Whether it’s people retiring earlier than expected or changing careers, it’s left a plethora of jobs available for employers to fill.

Toyota says it is suspending production at all 28 lines of its 14 plants in Japan because of a “system malfunction” that a domestic supplier suspects is a cyberattack.

The billionaire who flew on his own SpaceX flight last year is headed back up, aiming for an even higher orbit and the chance to take part in a spacewalk.

It seems as though Wordle has swept the internet: Everywhere you turn, you see people posting that little box grid, showing off their final score, and what it took to get there.

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Few airlines in Central Florida saw disruptions to flights Wednesday after AT&T and Verizon said they would postpone 5G mobile phone service near some airports, including Orlando International Airport.

Hackers have temporarily shut down dozens of Ukrainian government websites, causing no major damage but adding to simmering tensions while Russia amasses troops on the Ukrainian border.

The FAA is restricting 5G at 50 American airports.

A new app may help authorities bust retail theft crime rings.

NextGen TV, the latest digital television technology, makes for a great holiday gift.

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With the holiday season officially here, many people are likely looking ahead to Black Friday, and anticipating all the deals and promotions we’ll be seeing next week.

If you're planning to buy a tech gadget as a holiday gift this year, you might want to purchase it right now.