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Google Messages Is Testing a New Way to Verify Who You’re Chatting With
It might seem obvious that texting a strange phone number could be dangerous, but what about numbers you know and trust? You likely don’t worry about sending a message to a friend or family member you chat with all the time. But even when you’re using the same number, how can you really be sure […]
The Four Best YouTube Channels to Help You Fall Asleep
I prefer to sleep in pitch darkness and absolute silence, which I am on the record about, but I never really get to do it. My partner can’t sleep without the TV on, I’ve never dated anyone who values the silent darkness the way I do, and I live next door to a bar that […]
This Milwaukee Nine-Tool Kit Is 45% Off for Labor Day
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This Compact Router and Impact Driver Set From Milwaukee Is Over 45% Off for Labor Day
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This DeWalt Drill and Driver Set Is 30% Off for Amazon’s Labor Day Sale
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These Are the Best Places to Buy Used or Refurbished Tools
We may earn a commission from links on this page. If you want to get anything done around the house—whether it’s basic maintenance or ambitious DIY renovations—you’re going to need some good-quality tools to do it. And tools, you may have noticed, are pretty expensive—especially with tariffs, driving those prices up even more. There are […]
That Gmail Delivery Status Notification Is Probably a Scam
If you are getting delivery failure messages in your Gmail inbox, don’t be alarmed—and don’t engage with them. Scammers are using mailer-daemon spam to bypass email filters and spread malicious links. Gmail users on Reddit and in Google’s support pages have reported receiving repeated messages with the subject line “Delivery Status Notification (Failure)” over the […]
These Are the Best Deals on Video Games and Gaming Accessories This Labor Day
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The Best Deals on Headphones and Earbuds During These Labor Day Sales
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The Best Labor Day Deals on PCs and Computer Accessories
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Google Is Quietly Building AI Into the Pixel Camera App, and It Worries Me
Google’s Pixel 10 phones made their official debut this week, and with them, a bunch of generative AI features baked directly into the camera app. It’s normal for phones to use “computational photography” these days, a fancy term for all those lighting and post-processing effects they add to your pics as you snap them. But […]
The Six Best Deals on TVs During Labor Day
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How to Tell If a Phone App Is Invading Your Privacy (and How to Limit It)
If you have a smartphone and spend any time on the internet, it’s likely that at least some of your personal data has been collected, shared, and sold at some point. Many apps you use every day are highly invasive—but you don’t have to make it easy for companies and data brokers to obtain and […]
Android 16’s Latest Beta Adds a Long-Awaited Lock Screen Feature
Android 16 is shaping up to give the operating system a whole new look, but its latest beta has added a couple of features that expand usability, too. These include the return of lock screen widgets on phones, which became a tablet only feature in recent years, and enhanced security. Visual flare isn’t being totally […]
Downie is the Simplest Way to Download YouTube Videos (and More) to Your Mac
It’s hard to find a good, reliable app to download videos off the internet. It seems that whenever I find one of these tools that I enjoy, there’s a good chance that, soon, it’ll either stop working, be abandoned by its developers, or get sold to a shady new owner. One app that’s never faced […]
