Google Messages beta rolls out the one feature Smart Reply users have been waiting for

Google Messages adds a "Tap to Draft" toggle for Smart Replies, allowing users to edit AI-generated messages before sending ...
Vulture

I Need Tommy Lee Jones to Read Margaret Qualley’s Text-Message Manifesto

Margaret Qualley spends most of her new Vanity Fair cover story being guarded — she doesn’t want to talk too much about her husband, Jack Antonoff; her mother, Andie MacDowell; or the potential names ...
Newsweek

1600 Fans: Let’s Chat Via Text Message

Hey gang, Carlo here. As Newsweek's Director of Politics and Culture, I have one of the coolest jobs in the "mainstream media." My bosses have given me carte blanche to create a morning newsletter ...
WGAL

Toll text message scams resurface with new twist

US A NEW TWIST ON THESE POTENTIALLY COSTLY MESSAGES. LAST YEAR, NEWS EIGHT ON YOUR SIDE REPORTED ON TURNPIKE TEXT MESSAGE SCAMS MANY TIMES, BUT IN THE LAST WEEK OR SO, WE’VE HEARD FROM A SURPRISING ...
ZDNet

This IRS text message scam keeps fooling people - 3 ways security experts avoid it

Messages that claim you're due a tax refund are scams. The scammers want your bank account or Social Security number. Don't respond to the message. Instead, report it and then delete it. Most of us ...
app.com

NJ MVC traffic ticket text message scam is back

Users once again are reporting getting texts from the "DMV" and "MVC" warning them of outstanding traffic tickets. t's a scam, which now has entered its second year. The scam text messages have been ...
WCVB Channel 5 Boston

That Verizon $20 credit text is real, here's how to claim it

Did you get this text from Verizon about *** $20 credit? This one is real. Here's what's going on. So after an outage knocked out service for customers nationwide, Verizon now says it's going to give ...
WLWT

That Verizon $20 credit text is real, here's how to claim it

Yes, the Verizon $20 credit text is real. Here's how to verify it and claim it safely. Yes, the Verizon $20 credit text is real. Here's how to verify it and claim it safely. Yes, the Verizon $20 ...
PC World

Never reply to these text messages! How to spot SMS cost traps

PCWorld explains how to identify SMS cost traps that use urgent language and fake prizes to trick recipients into calling premium-rate numbers or replying to texts. These scams matter because ...
Tom's Guide

You can find your missing iPhone with one text message thanks to Apple Shortcuts — here’s how to set it up

For the fastest way to join Tom's Guide Club enter your email below. We'll send you a confirmation and sign you up to our newsletter to keep you updated on all the latest news. By submitting your ...
JD Supra

TCPA – Is a Text Message a “Telephone Call”? Courts are Split Following McLaughlin

At the heart of the recent judicial shift is the Supreme Court’s June 2025 opinion in McLaughlin. In McLaughlin, a chiropractic clinic brought a putative TCPA class action alleging that McKesson sent ...