A new FTC report examines what ISPs are doing with your data, and it's not good news. Even when they promise not to sell your information, it often ends up in the hands of advertisers and other third-parties.
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If you've ever wanted to help find an exoplanet, now is your time. There's a new distributed exoplanet hunting project, and it's open to anybody who wants to help. You don't even have to have a telescope.
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The release of the Oculus Go in 2018 was an important step for Facebook's Virtual Reality division, but the product was short-lived. After being made obsolete by the Oculus Quest, the company discontinued the Go in 2020. Still, Facebook sold millions of the standalone headsets, and now they're more capable thanks to an unlocked software update.
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If you're adamant about buying a smart assistant, Alexa might not be your best option. A new privacy comparison rates the commerce giant's devices dead last.
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In recent years, conservative politicians and activists have railed against "cancel culture", claiming Twitter and other social media outlets are biased against them—hence, the existence of right-wing alternatives like Gab, Parler, and Trump's new Truth Social. Twitter has just published some internal research that suggests the opposite. According to the paper, its algorithm actually favors right-wing voices.
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The program frees up precious governmental resources and helps garner key insights on reducing future storms' destruction.
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It appears the first Stadia licensing deal has arrived. AT&T Wireless customers can stream Batman: Arkham Knight for free, but not via the Stadia app or website.
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New Windows 11 patches are available to fix the bug issues that hit AMD at launch.
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Many of us grew up hearing the tale of Columbus and his discovery of the "New World." Never mind there were already people living there, it was new to Europeans. But was it? For decades, archaeologists have been poring over an ancient Viking settlement in Canada, but a firm date has remained elusive until now.
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Now that Covid restrictions are easing, Work From Home now often means Work From Somewhere Else. If you're taking your office on the road with you, whether to another city or to the wilderness, we've rounded up some of our favorite tech to make life easier.
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