USPS: Inspection Service is warning of artificial intelligence-backed attempts to commit fraud

March 2, 2026 Scammers are now using artificial intelligence, or AI, tools to make their schemes appear more believable. AI can generate lookalike photos, clone voices and compose wording in texts and emails to build trust with a victim. This can result in romance scams, investment scams, illegitimate tech support calls and fake emergency requests … Read more

Postal Bulletin: Can You Recognize an Artificial Intelligence (AI) Scam?

Postal Service™ inspectors want to help you and USPS® customers to stay safe, March 1-7, 2026, during National Consumer Protection Week (NCPW) and throughout the year. Scammers take every opportunity to trick you into believing their lies are legitimate offers, wins, and even emergency requests from friends and family. Now, with the prevalence of artificial intelligence … Read more

NVIDIA Provides USPS AI Technology to Improve Delivery Service 

Advanced AI System to Process Package Data 10x Faster with Higher Accuracy GTC DC — NVIDIA today announced that the United States Postal Service – the world’s largest postal service, with 485 million mail pieces processed and delivered daily – is adopting end-to-end AI technology from NVIDIA to improve its package data processing efficiency. The … Read more

Here’s where all those middle-class jobs went

If your job as a bank teller, retail clerk or travel agent disappeared, would you be more likely to move up or down the employment chain? The unfortunate answer is down, which helps explain why the loss of many middle-class jobs is having such a punishing effect on the U.S. economy and the fortunes of … Read more