Malaka Gharib is the digital editor of the NPR podcast Life Kit. Previously, she was the deputy editor and digital strategist on NPR's global health and development team, where she covered topics such ...

Republished on August 12 with new text message attack warnings. American smartphones are under attack from malicious text messages. This industrial scale campaign is driven by organized criminal gangs ...

Another day, another warning about a growing scam targeting iPhone and Android users via text message. In a new alert, the FBI said there is an “ongoing malicious text and voice messaging campaign,” ...

MESSAGE. OH, YEAH, THAT’S RIGHT. THEY SAID THAT THEY’VE GOTTEN HUNDREDS OF CALLS FROM PEOPLE YESTERDAY AND TODAY ABOUT THIS SCAM. AND NOW THEY’RE URGING PEOPLE TO EDUCATE THEMSELVES SO YOU DON’T ...

If there's one thing friendships need to stay alive, it's consistency. It's about showing up for your friends when they need you and supporting them through all of their endeavors. Friendships can't ...

If you're in multiple text threads with different people in your life — your family, your partner, your kid's teacher — it can be hard to stay on top of your messages. Who should you respond to first?