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How Does Music Affect Your Brain? Every Way Imaginable
In the latest episode of 'Tech Effects,' we investigated how music gets into our brains—and our bodies.
19 Best Tech Deals on Cheap Earbuds, Apple Watches, and More
Whether your weekend plans include relaxing in a beach chair or vacuuming your floor, we have a deal for you.
Corporations Are Co-Opting Right-to-Repair
Opinion: Manufacturers are offering more repair options than ever before. But they still aren’t giving people the true freedom to fix what they want when they want.
Samsung Galaxy Watch Active Review: A Great Wearable for Exercise Tracking
A sleek, lightweight way to track your activity, especially if you carry a Samsung phone.
Most Android Antivirus Apps Are Garbage
Fraudulent and ineffective antivirus apps persist on the Google Play Store, and it's unclear whether they'll ever totally go away.
Why You Should (Still) Be Playing Halo in 2019
Now that the series is coming to PC, you can play them all over again—and take a unique lesson from two of the installments in particular.
How Tesla's Model Y Compares to Other Electric SUVs (Charts)
Elon Musk's latest creation is entering a crowded market. Here's how its specs match those of Audi, Jaguar, Mercedes, and more.
Gadget Lab Podcast: Flickr Cofounder Caterina Fake Weighs In On Big Tech
Caterina Fake says it’s time to ask whether tech should exist, rather than asking if it can exist or if funds are available for it.
Kids and Teens Strike Against Adults’ Climate Screw-Ups
Across the planet, children skipped school to protest inaction on climate change: "Just 'cause we're kids doesn't mean we have childish opinions."
How Investigators Pull Data off a Boeing 737’s Black Boxes
Figuring out what happened to Ethiopian Flight 302 may involve baking the black box recorders in an oven, but the information investigators recover can be crucial to preventing future crashes.
The Mosque Shooter Laid Bare the Post-Shooting Internet Cycle
The gunman who killed at least 49 people at mosques in New Zealand live-streamed the massacres, and left unusually detailed writings.
A Ferocious Shrimp Inspires a Robot Claw That Shoots Plasma
Researchers replicate the snapping shrimp's plasma-firing claw, which is powerful enough to knock prey out cold.
Why Tech Didn't Stop the New Zealand Attack From Going Viral
Video from mosque shootings in Christchurch popped up on Facebook, Reddit, Twitter, and YouTube, showing the limits of social media moderation.
Tesla's Model Y SUV Brings More to the Masses
It starts at $39,000, has up to 300 miles of range, and is due out in fall 2020. Oh, and it has a panoramic glass roof.
Ninja Made More Streaming 'Apex Legends' Than You Make All Year
Unless you're a basketball player or something.
Meet Romania's Very Internet-Savvy Witch Community
Photographer Lucia Sekerková Bláhová's series *Vrăjitoare* documents the digital revolution of Romanian witches, a mystical group that uses social media to advertise services and reach new clients.
What Hulu’s Shrill Gets Right—and So Wrong—About Trolling
In her new series, SNL’s Aidy Bryant is an aspiring journalist beset by trolls.
The Side Effects of Solar Geoengineering Could Be Minimal
Results from a Harvard study don’t “support the common claims that [solar geoengineering] would inevitably lead to significant harms to some regions.”
The Arctic's ‘Carbon Bomb’ Could Screw the Climate Even More
Arctic permafrost, a “sleeping giant” of greenhouse gases, is melting faster than expected and could release 1.5 trillion tons of carbon dioxide.
Movie Review: The Alien Overlords of Captive State Might Be Coming—for Us
Aliens invade the US in Rupert Wyatt’s Captive State, a movie that has our present-day struggles in mind.
Caught in an Avalanche? The Right Gear Could Save Your Life
Tech tools and rescue equipment are helping more people survive avalanches. The best defense? Don’t get caught in one.
How Hackers Pulled Off a $20 Million Mexican Bank Heist
Welcome to the world of fake accounts, phantom funds, and money mules.
This Guy Predicted Society's Thirst for Internet Fame—in 1999
Early dot-com millionaire Josh Harris spent his fortune on a series of lurid social experiments to prove his point that people didn't want just 15 minutes of fame in their lives. They wanted it every day.
TV Review: 'Love, Death & Robots' and the Rise of NSFW Netflix
The animated anthology isn't for the faint of heart—but it's a wild ride for the curious of spirit.
Liveblog: Tesla Debuts the Model Y, Its Baby SUV
Follow along with us as Elon Musk takes the stage to show off Tesla's latest creation.
How to Watch Tesla’s Model Y Reveal Tonight
Elon Musk takes the stage tonight to show off his automaker’s new baby SUV—here’s what we know and how to stay up to speed.
Facebook’s Head of Product Chris Cox Leaves After Privacy Pivot
Chris Cox announced he’s leaving the company one week after Mark Zuckerberg published his privacy manifesto. WhatsApp VP Chris Daniels is also out.
Facebook's Sloppy Data-Sharing Deals Might Be Criminal
Prosecutors in New York reportedly are investigating the company's sharing agreements with other firms, which may have exposed personal information without user consent.
Fitbit Versa Lite Review: More for Less
This pared-down smartwatch still has just about everything you need.
Marvel's 'Shang-Chi' Movie Just Got a Director
He's a big talent, not a big name.
New 'Avengers: Endgame' Trailer Does 'Whatever It Takes'
Hawkeye's got a mohawk, the team's got shiny new suits, and that's about all you'll get out of the latest 'Avengers: Endgame' trailer.
Freitag's Latest Bags Have a Funky New Ingredient: Plastic
The Swiss company Freitag, famous for using upcycled truck tarps, has a new line of bags partially made of yarn spun from plastic bottles.
DNA Crime-Solving Is Still New, Yet It May Have Gone Too Far
Genetic databases are helping to solve cold crimes. But the arrest of a woman decades after she killed her baby raises questions of police overreach.
Kamala Harris Wants to Give States Millions to Overhaul Tech
The Digital Service Act of 2019 would help state and local governments hire the talent they need to fix the often outdated tools and websites Americans use every day.
The Disinformation Problem Starts at Home
Opinion: When it comes to false and divisive online content, more is produced domestically than abroad—and the platforms need to do more to address it.
NASA's Super-Sized Space Launch System Might Be Doomed
The space agency's ill-fated SLS was meant to be the biggest rocket in the world. Now the 'rocket to nowhere' may have lost its last reason for being.
Facebook Is Not a Monopoly, but It Should Be Broken Up
Elizabeth Warren proposes to force Facebook to divest Instagram and WhatsApp. Her reasoning is flawed, but her prescription is correct.
With Tech on the Defensive, SXSW Takes an Introspective Turn
Elizabeth Warren took a shot at Big Tech. And people who are already concerned with the industry’s size, privacy issues, and ethical conundrums want solutions.
For Pi Day, Calculate Pi Yourself Using Two Colliding Balls
On this day of numerical glory, get to know pi in an unusual way: using the elastic collision of two different masses and a wall.
Boeing's Grounded 737s Won't Cause Massive Flight Delays
The aviation industry is used to disruptions, and knows how to keep customers—especially fancy ones—moving.
Boeing Plans to Fix the 737 MAX Jet With a Software Update
But a plan that seemed straightforward has been complicated by the Ethiopian Airlines crash.
When Facebook Goes Down, Don't Blame Hackers
Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp spent several hours offline in many parts of the world today. Just don't call it a DDoS attack.
Colleges Need Influencers, but Do Influencers Need College?
About a third of Gen Z wants to grow up to be YouTubers. Which doesn't really require a college education.
Verizon 5G Is Coming for Real, but It Will Cost You
Verizon said it will introduce 5G wireless service in selected areas in Chicago and Minneapolis on April 11, for an additional $10 a month.
How Google Influences the Conversation in Washington
Google has spent more money on lobbying in each of the last two years than any other company. But that's only the tip of the firm's efforts to influence federal policy.
FAA Grounds Boeing's 737 MAX Jet Days After Ethiopia Crash
The agency has banned the 737 MAX jet from flying in US airspace, effective immediately.
Spotify's Apple Complaint Cuts to a Core Antitrust Issue
Rather than arguing Apple shouldn't own the App store, as Elizabeth Warren has proposed, Spotify just wants the company to change its conduct there.
Internal Docs Show How ICE Gets Surveillance Help From Local Cops
Documents obtained by the ACLU show how ICE uses unofficial channels to access billions of license plate location data points—including some sanctuary cities.
'Captain Marvel' Shows How Trolls Lost Their Edge
They've been trying to sabotage the movie's success from the beginning. Their failure proves they're played out.
Photos of Ordinary Objects Sliced in Half With a Water Jet
Inventor Mike Warren uses a 60,000-psi water Jet to reveal the cross-sections of ordinary objects.
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