I live in a small, cramped apartment in a big city. For each item I bring into my house, I feel like I need to throw something out to keep clutter from piling up. In some ways, my battle with my MacBook’s limited screen real estate mirrors my space issues at home. As a tech […]

Windows 10 end of life is nigh: On Oct. 14, 2025, Microsoft will officially stop supporting the OS. That doesn’t mean Windows 10 machines will stop working overnight. On the contrary, the experience will feel exactly the same. The difference, however, is that Microsoft will no longer issue security updates for Windows 10, putting those […]

We may earn a commission from links on this page. Apple products have a (deserved) reputation for being expensive. Often you’re paying more than you would for a seemingly similar device from another company. There are perks that come with those premiums, but when you can buy a Chromebook for $200, a $1,000 MacBook might […]

Crypto wallet owners beware: threat actors are using malicious browser extensions to steal your credentials. A recent campaign targeting Firefox is estimated to have included 150 extensions that allowed attackers to drain one million dollars from victims’ accounts. The scheme, discovered by Koi Security and known as “GreedyBear,” spread through the Firefox add-ons store by […]

When renting a place, it’s important not to be fooled into thinking landlords hold all the power. It’s true that they have a place to live and that you need a place to live, which appears to give them the advantage. But landlords need solid, reliable tenants who will pay their rent on time and […]

Garmin has announced its acquisition of sports timing technology company MyLaps. This follows the announcement this spring of the Garmin Marathon Series, marking Garmin’s first venture into organizing its own competitive racing events. It’s no coincidence that MyLaps specializes in integrated timing, live tracking, and performance analysis tools. These two moves on Garmin’s end could […]

When OpenAI released GPT-5 last week, they advertised it as their best AI model yet. In fact, the company seemed so confident in its new model, it unceremoniously deprecated all other models from ChatGPT, including the fan-favorite GPT-4o. Who would miss 4o, when GPT-5 was “better” at just about everything? The answer, it seems, was […]

Scammers are relentless in their pursuit of your personal information, from login credentials to credit card numbers, and one of the latest schemes targets Facebook users (again), this time in an attempt to open an ongoing line of communication that they can exploit over time. Malwarebytes Labs has identified a login phishing scam nearly identical […]

We may earn a commission from links on this page. Deal pricing and availability subject to change after time of publication. If you want a smart video doorbell without paying a premium, the TP-Link Tapo D225 is at $79.97 on Amazon, which is just a hair above its all-time low of $78.78, according to price […]

This week in pop culture, everyone is pointing and laughing. Gen Z has discovered a Millennial music craze that everyone wants to forget, the entire internet is clowning on Ice Cube’s new movie, and TikTok is obsessed with “Ibiza final boss.” No one, though, is laughing at four-year-olds addicted to brainrot. Ibiza Final Boss There’s […]

The rapid rise of digital tech has already given us the Google effect—the idea that our memories are much worse now that everything can be looked up online in seconds. Now we’ve now got the AI effect to contend with, too. We can now get everything summarized, written, and explained for us, which means far […]

All AI eyes might be on GPT-5 this week, OpenAI’s latest large language model. But looking past the hype (and the disappointment), there was another big OpenAI announcement this week: gpt-oss, a new AI model you can run locally on your own device. I got it working on my laptop and my iMac, though I’m […]

On Thursday, OpenAI officially revealed GPT-5 to the world. The much-hyped presentation was sparse on many specific benchmarks comparing GPT-5 to its past models, but OpenAI’s staff was adamant: this model is the best, most knowledgeable, and most powerful one to date. GPT-5 has its haters Many of the users who have been test driving […]

This week, Instagram rolled out its new “map” feature, which lets users share their last active location with followers. About five minutes later, all hell broke loose. Many on the internet quickly criticized the feature for its lack of concern for user safety, while others posted warnings that they seemingly had the feature turned on […]

We may earn a commission from links on this page. Every day, we have the opportunity to learn new things. A few days ago, I learned more about primal movement, an exercise style I’ve seen around in my years of gym-going and YouTube browsing, but never interrogated further. Like cycling and Pilates, you can take […]