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Ransomware intended for Macs is cause for concern, not panic
Google is inviting citizen scientists to its underwater listening room
Montana may soon make it illegal to use TikTok in the state
In the future, your car could warn you about nearby wildfires
This online atlas is a goldmine for amateur intelligence sleuths
How to break your toxic infinite scroll habit on TikTok
The ‘TikTok ban’ is a legal nightmare beyond TikTok
A Bitcoin Easter egg has been buried in macOS since 2018
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Google Flights’ new feature will ‘guarantee’ the best price
Twitter’s ‘Blue Check’ drama is a verified mess
The Opt Out: When you should and shouldn’t accept a website’s cookies
How to clear your web history in any browser
Internet Archive just lost a federal lawsuit against big book publishers
These hackers revealed security vulnerabilities in a Tesla—and won a car
Utah teens will need parents’ permission to use social media
Canceling your digital subscriptions could finally get easier
How to block or allow browser notifications from any website
Adobe built its Firefly AI art generator to avoid bias and copyright issues
TikTok is taking on the conspiracy theorists
Do you never feel FOMO? Time to meet its twin, JOMO.
This startup wants to use heat from data centers to warm swimming pools
Google’s AI doctor appears to be getting better
US government gives TikTok an ultimatum, warning of ban
Your next Gmail or Google Doc could be written with help from AI
Why some US lawmakers want to ban TikTok
Get a high-tech tour of the long-lost Ironton shipwreck discovered in the Great Lakes
The best free AI tools you can try right now
Spotify wants to understand your body on music
Why the Space Force is testing out tech for small, high-flying satellites
The FTC is trying to get more tech-savvy
A guide to Section 230, the law that made the internet the Wild West
Meet Spotify’s new AI DJ
Meet the newest Apple emojis: a goose, a moose, and another pink heart
Gender reveal parties are turning nature pink and blue
Don’t fall for an online love scam this Valentine’s Day
Internet Explorer will finally bid the world adieu this Valentine’s Day
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Just because an AI can hold a conversation does not make it smart
The highlights and lowlights from the Google AI event
Google’s own upcoming AI chatbot draws from the power of its search engine
Twitter’s latest bad idea will kill vital research and fun bot accounts
Prepare for the great Netflix password-sharing crackdown
Indonesia activates a disaster-relief chatbot after destructive floods
Chewy is doggedly trying to expand into pet telehealth
‘Historical’ AI chatbots aren’t just inaccurate—they are dangerous
The real reason people share so much fake news on social media
This app helped police plan raids. Hackers just made the data public.
7 ways to clean up your Facebook News Feed
Facebook and Instagram might revamp their nudity policies
For the first time in a decade, Wikipedia is getting a makeover
Instantly edit Facebook posts and other social media mistakes
How to delete one photo from an Instagram carousel (and get it back if you change your mind)
Meta sues data-scraping firm for selling user data to LAPD
Instagram’s new update promises to make the platform suck a little less
Seattle schools sue social media companies over students’ worsening mental health
EU fines Meta for forcing users to accept personalized ads
Hackers could be selling your Twitter data for the lowball price of $2
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