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Ransomware intended for Macs is cause for concern, not panic
Technology

Ransomware intended for Macs is cause for concern, not panic

By Harry Guinness

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Technology

Google is inviting citizen scientists to its underwater listening room

By Charlotte Hu

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Technology

Montana may soon make it illegal to use TikTok in the state

By Andrew Paul

In the future, your car could warn you about nearby wildfires
Technology

In the future, your car could warn you about nearby wildfires

By Colleen Hagerty

This online atlas is a goldmine for amateur intelligence sleuths
Technology

This online atlas is a goldmine for amateur intelligence sleuths

By Sarah Scoles

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Health

How to break your toxic infinite scroll habit on TikTok

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira

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Technology

The ‘TikTok ban’ is a legal nightmare beyond TikTok

By Andrew Paul

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Technology

A Bitcoin Easter egg has been buried in macOS since 2018

By Andrew Paul

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DIY

The button that will put your Instagram feed in chronological order

By John Kennedy

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Technology

Google Flights’ new feature will ‘guarantee’ the best price

By Charlotte Hu

Twitter’s ‘Blue Check’ drama is a verified mess
Technology

Twitter’s ‘Blue Check’ drama is a verified mess

By Andrew Paul

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DIY

The Opt Out: When you should and shouldn’t accept a website’s cookies

By Sandra Gutierrez G.

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DIY

How to clear your web history in any browser

By David Nield

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Technology

Internet Archive just lost a federal lawsuit against big book publishers

By Charlotte Hu

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Technology

These hackers revealed security vulnerabilities in a Tesla—and won a car

By Harry Guinness

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Technology

Utah teens will need parents’ permission to use social media

By Andrew Paul

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Technology

Canceling your digital subscriptions could finally get easier

By Andrew Paul

A Macbook laptop on a white desk with the browser notifications settings visible for Google Chrome.
DIY

How to block or allow browser notifications from any website

By David Nield

Adobe built its Firefly AI art generator to avoid bias and copyright issues
Technology

Adobe built its Firefly AI art generator to avoid bias and copyright issues

By Harry Guinness

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Technology

TikTok is taking on the conspiracy theorists

By Andrew Paul

Attendees at a concert dance and one man records the performance on a smartphone.
Health

Do you never feel FOMO? Time to meet its twin, JOMO.

By Laura Baisas

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Technology

This startup wants to use heat from data centers to warm swimming pools

By Harry Guinness

Dr. Alan Karthikesalingam presenting at the Google health event.
Technology

Google’s AI doctor appears to be getting better

By Charlotte Hu

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Technology

US government gives TikTok an ultimatum, warning of ban

By Andrew Paul

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Technology

Your next Gmail or Google Doc could be written with help from AI

By Harry Guinness

tiktok
Technology

Why some US lawmakers want to ban TikTok

By Harry Guinness

Underwater image of sunken ship, Ironton, in Lake Huron
Technology

Get a high-tech tour of the long-lost Ironton shipwreck discovered in the Great Lakes

By Andrew Paul

A person on a laptop playing with Craiyon, one of many free AI tools.
DIY

The best free AI tools you can try right now

By David Nield

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Technology

Spotify wants to understand your body on music

By Charlotte Hu

Why the Space Force is testing out tech for small, high-flying satellites
Technology

Why the Space Force is testing out tech for small, high-flying satellites

By Kelsey D. Atherton

the FTC
Technology

The FTC is trying to get more tech-savvy

By Rob Verger

A guide to Section 230, the law that made the internet the Wild West
Technology

A guide to Section 230, the law that made the internet the Wild West

By Harry Guinness

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Technology

Meet Spotify’s new AI DJ

By Charlotte Hu

Goose emoji
Technology

Meet the newest Apple emojis: a goose, a moose, and another pink heart

By Andrew Paul

Pink pigeon in New York City wildlife rescue center that was dyed for gender reveal party
Environment

Gender reveal parties are turning nature pink and blue

By Zayna Syed

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Technology

Don’t fall for an online love scam this Valentine’s Day

By Andrew Paul

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Technology

Internet Explorer will finally bid the world adieu this Valentine’s Day

By Andrew Paul

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DIY

6 Twitter alternatives, in case you’re looking

By Sandra Gutierrez G.

Revamped Microsoft Bing search engine home page screenshot
Technology

Just because an AI can hold a conversation does not make it smart

By Harry Guinness

Google SVP Prabhakar Raghavan at the AI event in Paris
Technology

The highlights and lowlights from the Google AI event

By Charlotte Hu

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Technology

Google’s own upcoming AI chatbot draws from the power of its search engine

By Harry Guinness

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Technology

Twitter’s latest bad idea will kill vital research and fun bot accounts

By Andrew Paul

A first-person view of a television loading Netflix as a person puts their legs on a coffee table.
Technology

Prepare for the great Netflix password-sharing crackdown

By Jack Izzo

Several people are carrying sacks filled with food and clothing to prepare for evacuation after their house was flooded in Indonesia
Technology

Indonesia activates a disaster-relief chatbot after destructive floods

By Andrew Paul

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Technology

Chewy is doggedly trying to expand into pet telehealth

By Andrew Paul

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Technology

‘Historical’ AI chatbots aren’t just inaccurate—they are dangerous

By Andrew Paul

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Technology

The real reason people share so much fake news on social media

By Harry Guinness

Homeless campsite downtown Los Angeles, California.
Technology

This app helped police plan raids. Hackers just made the data public.

By Andrew Paul

A woman in a white long-sleeved shirt sitting in front of a Macbook laptop at a white table, looking at her Facebook News Feed, maybe thinking about cleaning it up.
DIY

7 ways to clean up your Facebook News Feed

By David Nield

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Technology

Facebook and Instagram might revamp their nudity policies

By Harry Guinness

A laptop computer with Wikipedia on its screen.
Technology

For the first time in a decade, Wikipedia is getting a makeover

By Harry Guinness

A phone screen with social media app icons visible, including Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.
DIY

Instantly edit Facebook posts and other social media mistakes

By David Nield

A person looking at their Instagram feed, perhaps to delete a picture or video from a carousel post.
DIY

How to delete one photo from an Instagram carousel (and get it back if you change your mind)

By John Kennedy

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Technology

Meta sues data-scraping firm for selling user data to LAPD

By Andrew Paul

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Technology

Instagram’s new update promises to make the platform suck a little less

By Harry Guinness

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Technology

Seattle schools sue social media companies over students’ worsening mental health

By Andrew Paul

Facebook loading screen
Technology

EU fines Meta for forcing users to accept personalized ads

By Harry Guinness

Twitter logo seen through magnifying glass on desktop screen
Technology

Hackers could be selling your Twitter data for the lowball price of $2

By Andrew Paul

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Technology

The Opt Out: When it comes to privacy, smart devices are not the smarter choice

By Sandra Gutierrez G.

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Technology

This AI verifies if you actually LOL

By Andrew Paul

smartphone that runs on 3g
Technology

It’s the end of an era—Verizon says farewell to 3G

By Harry Guinness

Hand-holding-phone-with-tiktok-deactivation-screen
DIY

Reset your digital life by deleting all your social media accounts

By David Nield

Close up of Facebook homepage with friend request
Technology

Meta will pay $725 million for a single Cambridge Analytica privacy settlement

By Andrew Paul

the surface of the moon revealing beautiful craters
Science

This map-making AI could be the first step towards GPS on the moon

By Tatyana Woodall

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