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My cloud backup habit left me with 35,000 hidden duplicates, until I found this free app.

Thomas Brewster reports: Early last year, the FBI served Microsoft with a search warrant, asking it to provide recovery keys to unlock encrypted data stored on

updated: If you're serious about encryption, keep control of your encryption keys

I used to depend on Adobe for far too many things, but this free replacement won me over

A powerful, firsthand reflection on why “neutrality” is not librarianship and how silence and self-censorship can unintentionally fuel book bans. This post explores representation, intellectual freedom, and what school librarians must do to protect student access and fight censorship.

Modernize your classroom with AI-powered Chromebooks, Gemini in Chrome, and new ways to engage and collaborate with students with powerful Class tools features and a new…

Among some of the gadgets and gear unveiled at CES 2026, there is one in particular that stands out on the wireless connectivity front. The Belkin ConnectAir Wireless HDMI dongle, recently announced …

I pay monthly subscriptions for a bunch of apps. Some, like Adobe's Lightroom mobile, are genuinely worth the cost for how effortless it makes photo enhancements. None of the alternatives even come …

Government censorship of free speech and academic freedom has reached unprecedented heights on U.S. campuses as lawmakers extend a web of political and ideological control over the sector.

A new international study led by researchers from the University of Haifa has found that concentrating physical activity into one or two days a week can provide significant protection against …

You don’t need the latest fitness trends to build strength and muscle in the gym; you just need to train smart and follow several key principles. We love to overcomplicate things when it comes to …

Harper checks your writing fast, without compromising your privacy.

Reading comprehension scores are tanking, and fewer Americans are picking up books. But practicing deep reading can help you process content more carefully and keep you from falling for misinformation.

Samsung has promised to support this device for seven years, which means you'll see major software updates arrive to the phone until 2032.

How I found dead zones with Connectivity Labs

Excalidraw is a virtual collaborative whiteboard tool that lets you easily sketch diagrams that have a hand-drawn feel to them.

We have a mixed bag of passions within the Tom’s Guide fitness team, from personal trainers and running experts to wearable gurus and outdoor fanatics; it’s what makes us confident that we can give …

Rebuild your core after 60, without planks. Try these 4 bed moves today with trainer guidance.Strengthening your core after 60 can be simple, comfortable, and surprisingly effective. Your bed offers …

The zero-dollar productivity stack

Privacy experts celebrate projects like this one, but others also warn that only users capable of reviewing the code should consider running this sort of script.

Elon Musk’s Grok has been blocked by Indonesia and Malaysia, the first countries to do so after the artificial intelligence tool’s “digital undressing”

Martin Peterson, a Texas A&M University philosophy professor, was presented last week with a choice straight out of a dystopian novel. To bring his class in line with a prohibition on course materials that “advocate race or gender ideology,” he could either censor the part of his course that …

Proton Suite has been the default recommendation for anyone serious about digital privacy. It’s a polished, all-in-one powerhouse, but it comes with a recurring price tag that adds up and an ecosystem that can feel a bit too centralized. I decided to see if I could achieve the same level of encryptio

Driven by concerns over privacy and geopolitical vulnerability, Europeans are increasingly adopting local "app menus" and open-source software to reduce reliance on US big tech.

Explore practical tips, resources, and insights to transform teaching and learning with technology. Empower your students and enhance education today!

Explore practical tips, resources, and insights to transform teaching and learning with technology. Empower your students and enhance education today!

Chatbots might help you get work done faster — but at what cost? When we outsource our reasoning to artificial intelligence, we reduce ourselves to "middle managers for our own thoughts," says AI and design researcher Advait Sarkar. He examines the cognitive trade-offs of using AI at work and introduces a different kind of tool: one that encourages critical thinking, nudges reflection and actually helps you get smarter.

As a professor of philosophy and ethics, I am more accustomed to reading the news than being a part of it. But many media outlets have reported this week on a directive I was given to excise Plato …

A few enterprising hackers have started projects to do counter surveillance against ICE, and hopefully protect their communities through clever use of technology.