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‘The Merge’ is happening. Here’s what that means for those in crypto.
The US government just teased its instant payment system for 2023
Uber enlists home security company ADT in attempt to improve ride safety
FTC sues data broker for selling sensitive information, including abortion clinic visits
Privacy advocates urge cancellation of Amazon’s nightmarish Ring Nation
A new generation of wearables may know when you’re stressed
Twitter will start streaming podcasts, and they’re not limited to 280 characters
What Google’s latest algorithm tweaks mean for your search results
Anyone can now sign up for DuckDuckGo’s private email service
Congress sounds really concerned about unidentified aerial phenomenon
A startup is using AI to make call center workers sound ‘American’
These psychologists found a better way to teach people to spot misinformation
Viral AI rapper dropped from major record label for racist content
TikTok’s rumored ‘Nearby’ feed would show videos recorded in your neighborhood
Plot twist: MoviePass is returning from the dead next month
Yelp will flag anti-abortion pregnancy centers in its local listings
Privacy concerns over period-tracking apps are valid, Mozilla report finds
Whistleblower claims Twitter is lying about user privacy, bots, security, and more
Apple finally extends home repairs to (some) MacBook owners
7 alternatives to your phone’s built-in web browser
YouTube removes video of Tesla superfan testing autopilot safety on a child
Instagram explains why it’s feeding you specific suggested posts
Streaming services pulled ahead of cable TV in viewers, barely
This tool lets you find out for yourself how much Big Tech is snooping on you
Google’s DeepMind AI can ‘transframe’ a single image into a video
Does ‘vabbing’ work? The truth about vaginal pheromones.
TikTok’s new AI art filter riffs on your text
Watch a snake wearing robot trousers strut like a lizard
Expect to see a lot more ads in your native iPhone apps soon
To fight cyber attacks, tech companies are banding together
Study confirms the obvious: youth have abandoned Facebook
How to use built-in parental controls on Instagram, TikTok, and more
Meta’s new chatbot is already parroting users’ prejudice and misinformation
HBO Max and Discovery Plus will merge into one streaming service in 2023
The fascinating and fraught ways researchers are studying modern friendships
The Opt Out: You have the power to protect your data. Own it.
Study shows most of us spend more than 4 hours a day on apps
Hospital patients say a Facebook-linked ad tool violated their privacy
Tinder is already canceling its date with the metaverse
Twitter’s new ‘tweet counter’ will track your excessive posts
In Texas, a strained grid braces for more crypto mining
Websites use URLs to track you. Here’s how to stop them.
A new study shows how judges in Ireland used Wikipedia in their decisions
It’s not just you—everyone hates Instagram now. Here’s why.
Spotify is trying to figure out how our music preferences change as we age
Facebook will try to make its news feed more personal again
Amazon targets Facebook groups to curb fake product reviews
A new targeted attack can be used to ID anonymous website visitors
Facebook’s new profiles feature will let users split up their accounts
Social media giants are failing their LGBTQ users, advocacy group warns
Meta thinks its new AI tool can make Wikipedia more accurate
Amazon’s Eero routers are deeply discounted for Prime Day
A copyright lawsuit threatens to kill free access to Internet Archive’s library of books
How Russia’s ‘digital iron curtain’ threatens all of us
Firefox’s privacy crusade now targets a key form of tracking
Best hotspot plans of 2023
Google Hangouts is dead. Long live Google’s mess of chat apps.
‘Adopting typos’ and other ways to edit Wikipedia
7 apps that will let you send disappearing messages
Crypto companies are getting into carbon credits. But can they actually help the climate?
How Apple wants to kill those annoying CAPTCHA tests
This outbreak simulator predicted the strange twists in our pandemic behavior
Best web hosting services of 2023
Why are there so many cryptocurrency scams?