Think you need a VPN? Start here.
If you’ve landed on this page, there’s a good chance that you’re looking for a VPN, or virtual private network. Perhaps someone recommended a certain product or service, or an advert caught your curiosity? Before…
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How to make your own encrypted VPN server in 15 minutes
You may have seen plenty of online ads about paid VPN services. However, as we explained in a previous article, it’s not a good idea to tunnel all your internet traffic through a VPN service.…
VPN providers don’t protect your privacy online. Here’s what can.
If you’ve heard that a VPN provider can help protect your privacy and security online, don’t believe the hype. The truth is that most people don’t actually need a VPN. By funneling all of your…
Everything you need to know about VPNs
It’s impossible to spend an hour or two on YouTube without encountering an ad or a paid promotion for a VPN subscription service like NordVPN, ExpressVPN, or Surfshark. The companies behind these services usually tell…
We are skeptical of VPN providers, and you should be, too
VPNs are practically everywhere. In editorials, in advertorials, and featured by influencers on your favorite YouTube shows. There are ads for VPNs on websites, during television commercials, plastered on billboards, and on subway ads. There…
Google and Meta update their AI models amid the rise of “AlphaChip”
Enlarge / There’s been a lot of AI news this week, and covering it sometimes feels like running through a hall full of danging CRTs, just like this Getty Images illustration. It’s been a wildly…
US government charges three Iranian hackers with Trump campaign hack
The U.S. Department of Justice announced criminal charges against three hackers working for Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), accusing the trio of a four-year-long hacking campaign that included this year’s hack of Donald Trump’s…
Iranian hackers charged with hacking Trump campaign to ‘stoke discord’
The U.S. Department of Justice announced criminal charges against three hackers working for Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), accusing the trio of a four-year-long hacking campaign that included this year’s hack of Donald Trump’s…
Meta pays the price for storing hundreds of millions of passwords in plaintext
Getty Images Officials in Ireland have fined Meta $101 million for storing hundreds of millions of user passwords in plaintext and making them broadly available to company employees. Meta disclosed the lapse in early 2019.…
Man tricks OpenAI’s voice bot into duet of The Beatles’ “Eleanor Rigby”
Enlarge / A screen capture of AJ Smith doing his Eleanor Rigby duet with OpenAI’s Advanced Voice Mode through the ChatGPT app. OpenAI’s new Advanced Voice Mode (AVM) of its ChatGPT AI assistant rolled out…