TECHNOLOGY

Uber Passengers Can Now Shush Their Drivers with a Mute Button

The popular ride-sharing service is rolling out a feature for premium users that allows passengers to request their driver stop talking.

5 Things We Know About Black Mirror Season 5

Netflix's highly addictive—and often terrifyingly accurate—anthology series about the dangers of technology is officially coming back for a fifth season in June. Here's what we know so far.

Amazon Is Filled With Fake Reviews—Here's What to Look For

Not every consumer review you see on Amazon is trustworthy, but there are some tricks you can use to tell the real ones from the fakes.

Win the Game of Thrones With This Iron Throne Phone Charging Station

With this 'Game of Thrones'-inspired phone charger, your device can assume its rightful place atop the Iron Throne after a long day of use.

Scam Alert: If You Get a 'One-Ring' Call in the Middle of the Night, Don’t Call Back

You don't need to give away your name or credit card information to fall victim to the "one-ring" robocall scam—just calling back the number could cost you money.

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.

Seated App Will Pay You to Eat at Your City’s Best Restaurants

For every reservation you keep through Seated, you can earn up to 30 percent of the value of your meal back.

Haven't Seen Game of Thrones or Endgame? There's a Simple Way to Avoid Spoilers

If you haven't gotten around to experiencing the day's biggest pop culture events, there's a plugin that can help you surf the web stress-free.

Smart TVs Are Cheaper Than Ever, and It's Because They're Selling Your Data

Those big-screen televisions are sold at or near cost because manufacturers know they can profit from your personal data, including your viewing habits.

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

LEGO's New SPIKE Prime Is Designed to Teach Kids Coding and Confidence

LEGO Education's latest release, SPIKE Prime, is designed to teach kids vital STEAM skills in the classroom.

That Email You Didn’t Reply To? The Sender Could Be Tracking It—Here’s How to Find Out

With a special email tracking service, senders can see if you opened their email and chose not to respond. Here's how to stop that from happening and continue to ignore your emails in peace.

How to Read the George R.R. Martin Books That Launched Game of Thrones for Free

If you aren't already using the Libby app, you'll want to download it immediately—especially if the A Song of Ice and Fire series has long been on your "to-read" list.

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.

Google Creates First AI Doodle for Bach’s Birthday

The Doodle lets you create your own Bach-inspired harmonies—with a little help from a machine learning model that was fed 306 Bach harmonies.

Hackers Used Facebook Quizzes to Steal Data from 60,000 Users

Facebook's latest data breach involves a third-party quiz app that invited users to install invasive browser extensions.

Spotify Is Giving Premium Customers Free Hulu

You can now add Hulu's basic plan to your Spotify premium account at no extra cost—but the deal is only for a limited time.

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?

Movie Effects Instagram Account Shows You What Your Favorite Movies Look Like With and Without CGI

Specials effects are used to builds costumes, characters, and entire sets in movies. The Instagram account Movies.Effects offers a behind-the-scenes look at the process.

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