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Kohl's and the UPS Store Will Pack and Ship Your Amazon Returns for Free

You don't need to do any packing or printing to return unwanted items to Amazon. If you live close to a UPS Store or Kohl's, you can drop it off as is.

The New Tokyo 2020 Olympic Medals Are Made From Recycled Electronics

The organizing committee for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo collected 78,985 tons of used electronics to make medals for the upcoming games.

Dealing With an Annoying Bug In Chrome? Report It to Google and You Might Get $30,000

If you're the first person to notice a security flaw in Google Chrome, you can earn a significant paycheck for reporting the bug to the company.

Oops! Google Maps ‘Shortcut’ Left Nearly 100 Denver Drivers Stuck in a Field

What was supposed to be a 23-minute shortcut turned into a three-and-a-half hour muddy mess for drivers headed to the Denver International Airport earlier this week.

A replica of the Great Seal bug at the National Cryptologic Museum

The Time the Soviets Gave the U.S. a Hidden Spy Device—And It Took Seven Years to Discover It

The Great Seal bug took American diplomats unawares back when the Russians were supposed to be our allies.

Frontier Communications Wants to Pay You $1000 to Swap Your Smartphone for a Flip Phone for a Week

One lucky person who successfully completes the "Flip Phone Challenge," and resists using their smartphone for a week, will walk away $1000 richer.

Google Is Probably Tracking Your Location Right Now—Here’s How to Stop That

Google says it uses around-the-clock location tracking to improve the services it offers consumers. But if you're uncomfortable with that idea, there's a way to turn it off.

Sesame Street Deals With Cell Phone Addiction in New PSA

For the program's 50th anniversary, 'Sesame Street' has released a PSA that shows how the characters reduce their screen time.

Springer Nature Has Published the First AI-Written Textbook

The future is here. Machine-learning systems can now write everything from highly technical textbooks to Harry Potter fan fiction.

25 Things You Didn’t Know You Could Recycle

According to the EPA, Americans generate 262 million tons of waste each year. Here are a few things you may have been throwing out that, with a little effort, you can actually recycle

Facebook Stored Millions of Passwords in Plain Text. Here's How to Change Yours

Facebook has stored between 200 million and 600 million user passwords in plain text since 2012. If you're a Facebook or Instagram user, here's what you should know.

5 Fast Facts About the World Wide Web

Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web on March 12, 1989. Here are some facts about the network in honor of its 30th anniversary.

If ‘ji32k7au4a83’ is Your Online Password, You’re Not Alone—Here’s Why

To many of us, it might seem like a random jumble of letters and numbers. To Taiwanese people, it has a specific meaning.

New Digital Art Project Is Bringing More Than 150,000 British Sculptures Online

British sculptures that otherwise may be hidden in the back rooms of art museums will be shared with the public in a new online registry created by the charity Art UK.

Why Are Bots Unable to Check "I Am Not a Robot" Checkboxes?

Online bots can wreak all sorts of havoc. So how complicated can it really be for them to check one little checkbox?

Apple Is Rewarding the Teen Who Discovered the Group FaceTime Bug With Money for College

Grant Thompson and his mom Michele discovered the Group FaceTime security flaw before Apple knew it was a problem and immediately moved to alert the tech giant. Now they're being rewarded.