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Image: GoogleGoogle I/O is the company’s big spring event, where it can show off new software and hardware customers and developers alike can look forward to. This year’s I/O was over two hours long, and was almost all about AI. That…

Image: SOPA Images (Shutterstock)There’s a bit of everything going on this week on the young people’s Internet, from popular YouTubers vying to date a robot, to the surprisingly profitable enterprise of smuggling Fruit Roll-Ups across…

Image: WhatsAppWe love an update—new features, new stability, a fresh look at the apps we use each and every day. Now, it’s WhatsApp turn once again to add new changes to the messaging app virtually everyone with a smartphone uses. This…

Photo: AlpakaVideo (Shutterstock)You go to college to secure an education that will earn you a degree that will get you a better-paying job in the future. The problem is, college is really expensive while you’re there, as is just living…

Photo: IM_VISUALS (Shutterstock)Whomst among us still relies on a traditional alarm clock to wake up? It’s one more task smartphones have come to dominate in their brief tenure. But both options have their pros and cons: A (charged) …

Photo: Evan Lorne (Shutterstock)When you browse the internet, you probably notice a small lock icon that appears in the URL bar. It’s common internet security advice to look for this lock whenever visiting a new site, to make sure your…

Photo: nikkimeel (Shutterstock)Look, I like software updates, and I’m not alone—some of us enjoy seeing what new features developers have cooked up. But even though they’re less exciting, I’m an even bigger fan of security updates...and…

Photo: Sattalat Phukkum (Shutterstock)If you see a blue check on Twitter these days, it’s likely because that accounts now pays for Twitter Blue and not because they verified their identity with the company. But thanks to the company firing…

Photo: Omar Tursic (Shutterstock)When you keep shuffling between browser tabs, meetings, and tasks on your Mac, it’s easy to lose track of a few important things. You may have referenced a document that contained an important quote for a…

Apple prides itself on safeguarding its users’ privacy, but it isn’t perfect. Like all tech, Apple devices have their weak points when it comes to security. Case in point: Recent reports that thieves aren’t just stealing people’s iPhones,…