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Never-ending notifications. Pull-to-refresh rewards. There's no escape from surveillance capitalism.

PG&E’s electrical equipment likely caused California’s massive Camp Fire. That’s particularly maddening because science knows full well how to stop that.

OK, so it was never great in the first place. But the rise of rank nationalists could finally—perversely—spark an era of progress and cooperation for all humanity.

Collection #1 appears to be the biggest public breach yet, with millions of unique passwords sitting out in the open.

Despite the backlash, the fact that the Gillette ad exists at all is an undeniable sign of progress.

The "Google of Russia" showed up in Vegas with a bold and daring demonstration of what a Moscow-trained robot Moscow can do.

Antibiotics are still massively overprescribed, a new study shows. With no new drugs in sight, some scientists are turning to Crispr for a reboot.

We know a lot about the “what” of the Mueller probe’s findings. The crucial questions now focus on the “why.”

Protesters have created satirical newspapers before, but the tactic comes with more baggage in the era of fake news.

Researchers use a fossil, fancy computer work, and a complex robot to tease apart how an early land-walking animal moved.

A new Pew survey also finds that more than 50 percent of Facebook users are uncomfortable with how the company collects their information for ads.

From custom skis to the ultimate in-bounds backpack, everything you need to make the most of powder days.

For his book Universe, photographer Jos Jansen documented a neutrino-detecting orb, data visualizations, and other ambitious projects in the Netherlands.

Epic Games has since patched the attack, which would have allowed attackers to view account info, listen in on in-game conversations, and more.

In wildfire-prone cities and towns, increasingly worried residents are banding together to prevent future disasters.

From classics like Zojirushii, Yeti, and Stanley to new mugs from OtterBox and Snow Peak, I tried a ton of travel tumblers this winter. These are the best.

New tabletop sensors could be sensitive enough to glimpse gravitational waves and even dark matter particles.

A bot trained to beat poker stars could offer strategic lessons to generals simulating a future war.

You probably won’t enjoy reading about President Trump getting it on with Mike Pence (or Putin, or Shrek), but you’re not really supposed to.

From potential nation state hacks to a brain drain, the shutdown has done nothing good for cybersecurity.

Facebook told investors it expects to spend $10 million annually on security for CEO Mark Zuckerberg.

By joining forces, the major automakers have each diversified their self-driving portfolios.

On the anniversary of the remarkable crash landing, remember just how quickly it all happened.

Opinion: The 2009 vs. 2019 profile picture trend may or may not have been a data collection ruse to train its facial recognition algorithm. But we can't afford to blithely play along.

Think Peter Parker got dusted for good in 'Infinity War'? Think again.

Not to make this about politics or walls or borders or displacement, but the Australian pop singer's new song is all about politics and walls and borders and displacement.

The egg feels absurd, but it’s part of a viral playbook we’ve seen before.

Opinion: GPS-monitored violent offenders are 95 percent less likely to commit a new crime. We need to implement an integrated, nationwide domestic violence program that tracks domestic abusers.

The company needs more cash for content and global expansion—and it's still cheaper than a lot of streaming services.

Ralph Gibson, who’s been shooting analog since 1956, highlights the qualities inherent to digital photography in this new show, 'Digital Color.'