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Your car is spying on you. It's about to get worse

Trillions of miles of data: Your car is spying on you, and it's about to get worse From your weight and facial expressions to your destination,...

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How to stop AI from turning your brain to mush

'Think outside the bots': How to stop AI from turning your brain to mush GPS ruined our sense of direction. Search engines weaken our...

06.05.2026 10

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Why AI companies want you to be afraid of them

Why AI companies want you to be afraid of them They built it. They're scared of it. They're selling it anyway. Stop me if you've heard...

29.04.2026 20

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Here's how you should treat your charging cables

Your bad habits are destroying your charging cables Charging cables are the most overlooked technology in your life, until they break and you're...

22.04.2026 10

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This monkey selfie will protect you from AI slop

This monkey selfie will protect you from AI slop What happens when something that isn't human makes art? A series of bizarre court battles trying...

15.04.2026 30

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Your phone's blue light isn't ruining your sleep

The blue light from your phone isn't ruining your sleep For a decade, we've been told our screens are wrecking our sleep. The real culprit...

08.04.2026 20

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I tried to prove I'm not AI. It didn't go well

I tried to prove I'm not AI. My aunt wasn't convinced I asked experts if I'm real. Bad news. Even my aunt wasn't sure if I was a...

25.03.2026 30

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Parents are totally wrong about how kids use AI

Parents think they know how kids use AI. They don't New surveys asked teens how they use AI. Parents have no idea what's going on, from...

18.03.2026 30

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Say hello (again) to wired headphones

Return of the wire: In a wireless world, headphone cables are back Wired headphones were supposed to die with the headphone jack. Instead,...

11.03.2026 60

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The most important Google setting you aren't using

People are selling your home address online. This privacy tool will help There's a free automated tool that removes information about you from...

04.03.2026 50

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Say please? The best way to talk to an AI

Say please? The best way to talk to an AI From being polite to pretending you're on Star Trek, the advice you get about talking to chatbots can...

25.02.2026 20

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The words you can't say on the internet

There's a secret list of words you can't say on social media – at least, that's what everyone seems to think. Perhaps you've noticed that people...

21.11.2025 20

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The number one sign you're watching an AI video

Your social media feed is being taken over by AI video slop. There's one giveaway that can help you spot the fakes – does it look like it was filmed...

04.11.2025 10

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The 3,000-year-old story hidden in the @ sign

25.09.2025 10

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How YouTube's secret AI edits could bend reality

YouTube made AI enhancements to videos without telling users or asking permission. As AI quietly mediates our world, what happens to our shared...

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Instagram's new 'Map' is a digital ghost town

Some 170 million people got access to Instagram's new location-sharing feature, so why is the Map so empty? In the app's loneliest corners, Meta and...

16.08.2025 40

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You may be ghosting the internet. Can it survive?

Your clicks have immense power. Collectively, just moments of our attention can lift or sink a site. But if you're like most people, it seems there's...

30.07.2025 30

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Is Google about to destroy the web?

Google says a new AI tool on its search engine will rejuvenate the internet. Others predict an apocalypse for websites. One thing is clear: the...

14.06.2025 40

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The people stuck using ancient Windows computers

CTRL ALT DEL, but make it forever. As technology marches on, some people get trapped using decades-old software and devices. Here's a look inside the...

19.05.2025 100

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The surprising power of nose breathing

It felt like every part of my life improved after a recent nasal surgery, from my allergies to my mental health. That may not be a coincidence. Nose...

09.05.2025 30

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Why you might not need a phone case anymore

With smartphones tougher than ever, a new wave of phone minimalists say cases are for cowards. I joined the case-free cult, called the experts and...

14.04.2025 30

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Inside YouTube’s hidden world of forgotten videos

There's a secret side of YouTube, just beyond the guiding hand of the algorithm – and it’s nothing like what you know. The vast majority of...

08.03.2025 20

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YouTube statistics Google doesn't want you to know

YouTube is about to turn 20. An unusual research method is unveiling statistics about the platform that Google would rather keep secret. YouTube may...

15.02.2025 60

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