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One Tech Tip: Don't give your email to strangers, use a decoy address instead
You've heard of burner phones. What about burner email?... Read more
What makes a good search engine? These four models can help you use search in the age of AI
Every day, users ask search engines millions of questions. The information we receive can shape... Read more
Does 'vibe coding' make everyone a programmer?
Can a complete tech novice create a website using everyday language on ChatGPT?... Read more
Tech firms fight to stem deepfake deluge
Tech firms are fighting the scourge of deepfakes, those deceptively realistic voices or videos used... Read more
Web search formulas offer a first step for protecting critical infrastructure
The technology behind web search engines is useful for more than tracking down your long-lost... Read more
Email signatures are harming the planet and could cost people their lives—it's time to stop using them
The use of information technology (IT) has significant environmental and social impacts, including human mortality... Read more
Cybersecurity officials warn against potentially costly Medusa ransomware attacks
The FBI and the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency are warning against a dangerous... Read more
One Tech Tip: Wasting too much time on social media apps? Tips and tricks to curb smartphone use
If you've got a smartphone, you probably spend too much time on it—checking Instagram, watching... Read more
Meta tests 'Community Notes' to replace fact-checkers
Social media giant Meta on Thursday announced it would begin testing its new "Community Notes"... Read more
The fediverse promises social media without Big Tech, if it can avoid familiar pitfalls
You've probably noticed lately that a lot of people are trying out alternatives to the... Read more
Countering a flaw in anti-censorship tools to improve global internet freedom
A newly identified time-based vulnerability exposes a widely used technique to evade internet censorship, University... Read more
Elon Musk claims X being targeted in 'massive cyberattack' as service goes down
Hours after a series of outages Monday that left X unavailable to thousands of users,... Read more
Can AI tell us if those Zoom calls are flowing smoothly? New study says yes
Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, workers have spent countless hours in videoconferences—now a... Read more
Russian disinformation 'infects' AI chatbots, researchers warn
A sprawling Russian disinformation network is manipulating Western AI chatbots to spew pro-Kremlin propaganda, researchers... Read more
Albania to shut down TikTok in coming days
Albanian authorities said Thursday they were moving to shut down TikTok in the coming days,... Read more