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    Instagram and Facebook track you on other websites – here’s how

    Instagram and Facebook are stalking you on websites accessed through their apps. What can you do about it?

  • Car in tunnel Car in tunnel

    What are over-the-air (OTA) car updates?

    An over-the-air update is a technical term for what happens when you update any software program used by a device like...

  • Website cookie notification on purple background knowtechie Website cookie notification on purple background knowtechie

    Here’s why everyone hates those annoying cookie notifications

    Cookie notifications remind people that they are being tracked, which affects how people behave online.

  • Three iphone 14s in a purple background Three iphone 14s in a purple background

    The iPhone turns 15: A look at the device’s past, present, and future

    15 years after its debut, we take a look at how the iPhone has shaped our world.

  • Tesla vehicle showing navigate on autopilot feature on model 3 Tesla vehicle showing navigate on autopilot feature on model 3

    Tesla Autopilot crashes have big implications for self-driving cars

    The investigation could eventually lead to changes in future versions of Tesla’s Autopilot and its other self-driving systems.

  • Dall e ai art on purple background Dall e ai art on purple background

    Given the right description, this AI can create wild works of art

    What does it mean to make art when an algorithm automates so much of the creative process itself?

  • Why have so many women in tech chosen to become whistleblowers?

    Why are big tech whistleblowers mostly women? The answer from the research is clear.

  • Bionic reading jiffy reader Bionic reading jiffy reader

    Does this Bionic Reading app really make you a faster reader?

    Sadly, the hype may be overblown – if not misleading.

  • Twitter logo on blurred background Twitter logo on blurred background

    How many Twitter bots are there really? And does it even matter?

    How many bots are on Twitter? The question is difficult to answer and misses the point.

  • Developer working on computer Developer working on computer

    Software is increasingly being built by nonprogrammers – here’s why

    No-code platforms help increase the number of developers, in a time of increasing demand for software development.

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