If you run your laptop has run out of storage space, or if you need to backup your data and keep that list of videos you’re going to edit one day (I swear), an external hard drive can solve your problem. The problem is, there are hundreds of storage options out there, from very cheap...

Graham conducted research in November and early December, misinformation about Covid spiked on Twitter after the platform lifted a ban on misleading health information. Since January 1, Graham’s new analysis shows there have been over 326,000 tweets and retweets containing the words “suddenly died” or “#died suddenly”, with a peak of 5,000 in a single...

When I turned on personalized ads (I previously turned it off), Apple’s ad targeting information says I’m included in segments based on my age (starting from my date of birth), my gender (which can be inferred if I didn’t tell Apple ) and location (based on my registered zip code). Apple also listed my interests...

1 When Jay Lerrette preaching the Word, he transforms from a mild-mannered Midwesterner—someone who loves the country gospel, rides a horse he taught to roll over and grin, and neighs himself—into a red-hot man. Sixty-four years old, 5ft 5in, dressed like a cowboy, growing in stature; his voice crescendos to a rasp. “The devil has...

Robots are already lending hand around the house, figuratively speaking. Someone cleans the charcoal from a barbecue, someone can mow your yard, wash windows or clean the pool. Amazon’s Astro follows owners from room to room with their favorite music, delivers snacks to kids down the hallway, serves as a home security patrol when you’re...

Electric Vehicles (EV) are not new. Battery-powered vehicles have been on city roads for over a century. And sales of electric vehicles have grown steadily over the past decade. The introduction of electric vehicles is already widespread in Europe and is penetrating into the US. In 2021, EV sales tripled in China and doubled globally,...

February 2022 Graeme Cavers and his team of archaeologists set out to find a mysterious underground passage called the basement. There are about 500 such Iron Age structures scattered throughout the Scottish Highlands, but no one knows what they were built for, and no one has ever found a single one intact. “Perhaps they were...

“Everyone is so engrossed ho about therapy these days. I myself was curious, but I’m not ready to pay for it. It seems like a mental health app could be a worthy stepping stone. But are they really useful? — Attentive skeptic Dear Mindful, When you first open Headspace, one of the most popular mental...

If you want a little more power there is also Fire HD 8 Plus ($150), which offers an extra gig of RAM, wireless charging, and a 5MP camera (compared to the 2MP base model – both aren’t great, so don’t let that be a Plus advantage). The extra RAM is welcome, but the difference isn’t...

Tens of thousands people have been laid off at Amazon, Meta, Salesforce and other once-gluttonous tech employers in recent months. But one group of workers has been particularly left out: US immigrants holding H-1B visas for workers with special skills. These highly sought-after visas are issued to employer-sponsored immigrants to come to the US, and...