Tap-to-pay has quietly become second nature, especially when you’re travelling. You tap your card or phone, hear that ...

A new scam called ghost tapping is spreading across the country. The Better Business Bureau (BBB) warns that scammers are using this tactic to steal money from people who use tap-to-pay credit cards ...

Former US President Donald Trump is seen tapping his leg while walking down stairs, sparking speculation and mixed reactions across social media platforms. TheHealthSite.com ...

Ghost tapping is a fraud method that targets the “tap-to-pay” feature found on cards and mobile wallets. It involves using near-field communication (NFC) technology, which enables a card or phone to ...

Contactless payments were supposed to make checkout lines faster and safer, but criminals are now exploiting the same tap-to-pay tech to skim money from distracted shoppers. A tactic known as "ghost ...

Peeling a hard-boiled egg is becoming an easier task for social media users who are coming across a spoon-tapping trick that has been a go-to for amateur and professional cooks. Dr. Jordan Burns, an ...

Origins: Our desire to exert mastery over seemingly bad-intentioned inanimate objects fuels belief in the oddest things. A shaken soda can will spew foam at us when it's opened, so we're quick to ...

Tapping a beer can is a time-honoured way to stop it fizzing over when you open it, but does it work? Sadly not, according to researchers who carried out a randomised trial to find out. There is a ...

After a long day of writing, when the kids have been fed and bathed, when the dishes are clean and the laundry is folded, one of my favorite after-dinner rituals is this: I hole up in my room under an ...

French scientists have uncovered an odd superpower triggered by tapping your finger to a rhythm – it can help you hear and understand someone talking to you in a noisy environment, such as a party or ...

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The late Dutch Schultz loathed wire-tappers. “I hope your ears drop off,” he’d say bitterly before he put up his telephone receiver, reasonably certain they would hear him. The obsession grew worse in ...