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What You Should Know About Right to Repair

Imagine that you spent over a thousand dollars on your laptop just a few years ago, but now it barely holds a charge. Without a new battery, you’re tethered to an outlet, which is both wildly inconven...

2549 25/12/2021

You Don’t Really Own the Digital Movies You Buy

As the entertainment industryshifts its distribution strategyto let people buy or rent movies closer to—or simultaneously with—their release in theaters, you may find yourself amassing a larger digita...

2341 25/12/2021

Everything You Need to Know About Slow Internet Speeds

Restricted to our homes for months now, many of us have been putting up with a persistent annoyance: a lousy internet connection.When we are working, a video call with colleagues becomes pixelated, wi...

2376 24/12/2021

As Hong Kong Opposition Quits Council, Pro-Beijing Forces Reign

HONG KONG —Hong Kong’s legislature on Thursday opened, unusually, on time.The meetings had been starting late for months, consistently delayed by demands for roll calls from the pro-democracy oppositi...

2292 24/12/2021

Presidents' Day Auction Offers Abraham Lincoln's Hair and Other Oddities

Robert Russell Crans Jr. is storing a bounty of items once owned and touched by President Abraham Lincoln and his family that represent a time in American history and politics most can only read about...

2363 24/12/2021

'The White Lotus' Brings Misery To Paradise : Pop Culture ...

(SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC)LINDA HOLMES, HOST:A resort should be relaxing. But the HBO series "The White Lotus," which takes place at a resort of the same name, is instead uncomfortable, even painful.GENE DE...

2406 24/12/2021

Where Did National Forests Go? Green Spaces Disappear ...

The Allegheny National Forest is absent from Google Maps (right) but displayed on Apple Maps (left).Apple & Google/Screenshots by NPRhide captiontoggle captionApple & Google/Screenshots by NPR...

2535 24/12/2021

Excelsior Pass App Frustrates New Yorkers as NYC Announces New Vaccine Proof Requirements

New York City MayorBill de Blasioannounced on Tuesday the city will soon require proof of vaccination againstCOVID-19for many indoor activities, such as dining, exercising in gyms and attending perfor...

2398 23/12/2021

25 More Things Siri Can Do You Had No Idea About

Siri is the personal assistant allowing Apple Mac, iPad andiPhoneusers to connect with their device without ever lifting a finger.However, some people may only encounter intelligent assistant Siri aft...

2348 23/12/2021

Heineken fined $1.25 million for NY state liquor law violations

Global brewing giant Heineken USA will pay a $1.25 million fine to the New York State Liquor Authority for violating state laws prohibiting gifts to retailers that carry their beer.The authority found...

2391 23/12/2021

The 25 Most Popular Video Games in America

Gamers are enjoying a golden age for the computing medium with an ever-expanding range of options available since the early days ofPong,Space InvadersandPac-Man.Take a look below for a rundown of the...

2767 23/12/2021

What Makes the Hanx Writer Click?

Right around the age when you were supposed to know whether you wanted to become a fireman or a doctor, I was certain that I wanted to work as a grocery-store clerk. I found the sounds of the keystrok...

2681 23/12/2021

How to protect your data when using public Wi-Fi

Many people are not aware of this, but Wi-Fi hotspots at Starbucks, Barnes & Noble or your local hotel that offers it as a complimentary service are not safe for confidential browsing, performing...

2386 22/12/2021

HP Chromebook 14 review: It's not made for multitasking

About a month ago,HP sent me two of its newest Chromebooks, the Chromebook 14 and the Chromebook x360 14 G1. While the names sound similar (I'm guessing it's a requirement to call it "Chromebook" if y...

2437 22/12/2021

iPhone, iPad update will detect and report child sexual abuse images

Apple announced new features Thursday that will scan iPhone and iPad users' photos to detect and report large collections of child sexual abuse images stored on its cloud servers."We want to help prot...

2290 22/12/2021