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Close up of chess player with head in hand playing game
Technology

A simple rule variation could move chess out of a stalemate

By Andrew Paul

Vine could be next on the list for Musk to remake
Technology

Vine could be next on the list for Musk to remake

By Andrew Paul

Instagram is down for some users—here’s what we know so far
Technology

Instagram is down for some users—here’s what we know so far

By Andrew Paul

Elon Musk completes purchase of Twitter, fires CEO
Technology

Elon Musk completes purchase of Twitter, fires CEO

By Andrew Paul

Twitter logos outside the New York Stock Exchange
Technology

Internal documents reveal how Twitter is losing its ‘heavy tweeters’

By Andrew Paul

Scientist's gloved hands using syringe to fill vaccine shot
Technology

AI moderators can’t keep up with vaccine disinformation’s newest language: emojis

By Andrew Paul

Venmo Amazon payment integration phone screen illustration
Technology

Venmo payments will be available to all Amazon shoppers by Black Friday

By Andrew Paul

night sky stars and Milky Way above mountain background
Technology

NASA’s new investigation seeks to explain unusual phenomena in the sky

By Andrew Paul

Close up of solar panel in green field at sunrise
Technology

Global CO2 emissions grew by less than a percent this year thanks to renewables

By Andrew Paul

Two armed laundry folding robot folding a t-shirt
Technology

Meet the world’s speediest laundry-folding robot

By Andrew Paul

Underground doomsday bunker entrance
Environment

Why the tech billionaires can’t save themselves

By Andrew Paul

Close up of Amazon Ring security camera mounted outside building
Technology

Ring camera surveillance puts new pressure on Amazon gig workers

By Andrew Paul

Woman Holding a touch pad and switching channels on France Netflix HomePage. with TV set on background
Technology

The toll to scroll: Netflix introduces new fees for ‘extra users’

By Andrew Paul

Amazon package on wooden floor
Technology

Amazon’s employee retention is not prime, according to leaked data

By Andrew Paul

Kanye West plans to buy so-called ‘free speech’ social media platform, Parler
Technology

Kanye West plans to buy so-called ‘free speech’ social media platform, Parler

By Andrew Paul

The constellation Orion, centered on the three bright stars of a belt.
Science

Why we turn stars into constellations

By Eva Botkin-Kowacki

Multiple sets of footprints on desert sand dunes as sun sets on horizon
Technology

Moderators ban AI-generated artwork from ‘Dune’ subreddit

By Andrew Paul

Stranger Things playing on smartphone screen draped with Christmas lights against dark background
Technology

Netflix to join Hulu and Disney+ with a cheaper ad-supported streaming tier

By Andrew Paul

Woman walking across college campus using exoskeleton robotic mobility boots
Technology

These robotic exoskeleton boots will make you feel 30 pounds lighter

By Andrew Paul

a beautiful desert canyon landscape basked in the glow of the setting sun
Environment

How tribal co-managing movements are transforming the conservation of public lands

By Miyo McGinn

Close up on wooden chess board with chess pieces in play
Technology

Chess.com investigation finds that teen grandmaster ‘likely cheated’ in more than 100 online matches

By Andrew Paul

Elon Musk offers to buy Twitter (again)
Technology

Elon Musk offers to buy Twitter (again)

By Andrew Paul

Walgreens Retail Store Exterior at night
Technology

Your upcoming Walgreens prescription may be refilled by a machine

By Andrew Paul

Kim Kardashian official instagram account on smartphone screen on paper instagram banner
Technology

SEC fines Kim Kardashian $1.27 million for ‘unlawfully touting’ a cryptocurrency

By Andrew Paul

Cassie bipedal robot running on relay track
Technology

This robot broke a Guinness World Record for the 100-meter dash

By Andrew Paul

Screenshot of Walmart Land metaverse setting in Roblox video game
Technology

Welcome to Walmart Land, the retail giant’s attempt at entering the metaverse

By Andrew Paul

Amazon associate on laptop in breakroom
Technology

Amazon to offer instant pay to workers and more loans to sellers

By Andrew Paul

Man holding iphone 6 showing Vkontakte app
Technology

Apple removes VKontakte, Russia’s largest social network, from the App Store

By Andrew Paul

Backlit screen of smartphone home page displaying apps
Technology

App privacy depends a lot on where you were when you downloaded it

By Andrew Paul

Ring Nation television show promotional logo
Technology

Amazon’s Ring Nation quietly premieres on cable TV in 35 states

By Andrew Paul

Russian protestors holding signs and demonstrating against war with Ukraine
Technology

Meta says it’s shut down a giant Russian misinformation network

By Andrew Paul

AI generated comic book artwork of alien planet's blue forest
Technology

Graphic novel with AI-generated art gets unprecedented copyright

By Andrew Paul

Two smartphones in front of a small plant with TikTok logo on one screen and TikTok homepage on the other
Technology

The US government is inching closer to a deal to secure TikTok in the US

By Andrew Paul

Amazon’s new warehouse employee training exec used to manage private prisons
Technology

Amazon’s new warehouse employee training exec used to manage private prisons

By Andrew Paul

Close up of library books on shelf
Technology

In school districts that ban books, e-readers offer a workaround

By Andrew Paul

Iran cracks down on citizens’ internet access following spreading protests
Technology

Iran cracks down on citizens’ internet access following spreading protests

By Andrew Paul

screenshots of the letterboxd mobile app
DIY

7 ways movie lovers can make the underrated Letterboxd feel like home

By David Nield

Spotify logo on TV in darkened room
Technology

The latest movie pirating tool: Spotify’s ‘video podcast’

By Andrew Paul

Traveller walking down conveyor belt walkway with luggage in airport
Technology

Your phone data isn’t safe from Customs and Border Protection

By Andrew Paul

Person from behind wearing headphones.
Technology

Hacker may have just leaked early ‘Grand Theft Auto 6’ footage

By Andrew Paul

Chinese man wearing COVID-19 mask walking down city street in China with national flags behind him
Health

China’s DNA policing program targeted Tibetans and other minorities, reports reveal

By Andrew Paul

Hand typing on keyboard in dark room
Technology

Hacker gains ‘full access’ to Uber’s networks using one of oldest tricks in the book

By Andrew Paul

Sketch drawing of web of Ethereum logos
Technology

Ethereum finally completed ‘The Merge’

By Andrew Paul

Thumbs up Facebook buttons reflected in water droplets in front of blurry thumbs down symbol
Technology

Facebook’s automated image removal system is flawed, says Oversight Board

By Andrew Paul

Photo of wildfires covering mountains with residential area below it
Environment

New federal mapping tool brings climate resiliency to everyday Americans

By Andrew Paul

Stocked aisles in a Walmart store
Technology

Walmart wants to combine big box and big bank

By Andrew Paul

AI voice filters can make you sound like anyone—and make anyone sound like you
Technology

AI voice filters can make you sound like anyone—and make anyone sound like you

By Andrew Paul

Amazon robotics working working on assembly line
Technology

Amazon’s tech empire is expanding into mechatronics

By Andrew Paul

Close-up of hand holding smartphone displaying Facebook login screen
Technology

Websites are dropping Facebook’s third-party login button

By Andrew Paul

Serving Turkish coffee cup
DIY

How to enjoy the flavor, history, and science of Turkish coffee

By Alisha McDarris

Ring Video Doorbell attached to door frame of house
Technology

End-to-end encryption now available for most Ring devices

By Andrew Paul

Hand resting on car stick shift holding Juul e-cigarette
Health

Juul to pay states $435M and stop marketing e-cigarettes to kids

By Andrew Paul

Hand holding a smartphone with Signal app logo on screen
Technology

Signal’s new president is a privacy advocate and active critic of Big Tech

By Andrew Paul

Aisle of computer server stacks in warehouse
Technology

Cloudflare finally drops virulently anti-trans message board, Kiwi Farms

By Andrew Paul

Photo of galaxies in space taken by NASA's James Webb Telescope
Technology

Scammers are using a Webb Telescope photo to hide complex malware

By Andrew Paul

Screenshot of worker in front of shelf within Amazon warehouse
Technology

Four Amazon warehouse workers died on the job within a month

By Andrew Paul

Close up of Twitter download page on Apple App Store
Technology

Twitter is testing a much-anticipated edit button

By Andrew Paul

Interior rear passenger view of man driving car with Uber app on phone attached to dashboard.
Technology

Uber enlists home security company ADT in attempt to improve ride safety

By Andrew Paul

Exterior of spherical Apple store in Singapore in the evening.
Gear

Trademark filings hint at future ‘Reality’ AR/VR product from Apple

By Andrew Paul

Exterior shot of entrance to Federal Trade Commission building in Washington DC
Technology

FTC sues data broker for selling sensitive information, including abortion clinic visits

By Andrew Paul

Amazon Ring security doorbell camera installed next to front door
Technology

Privacy advocates urge cancellation of Amazon’s nightmarish Ring Nation

By Andrew Paul

Press photo of Happy Ring resting on desktop next to phone with Happy Ring app on screen
Technology

A new generation of wearables may know when you’re stressed

By Andrew Paul

Gila monster lizard and real-life dragon hissing in the desert
Science

Could dragons be real? Not in the way we think.

By Purbita Saha

Phone displaying Twitter Spaces podcast tab
Technology

Twitter will start streaming podcasts, and they’re not limited to 280 characters

By Andrew Paul