I rebooted my router and busted Reddit’s favorite tech myth
You all know the one rule of PC ownership: If your PC glitches or isn’t running at full efficiency, reboot it. But does that trick apply to your router, too? A whole subset of the…
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Hackers steal students’ data during breach at education tech giant Instructure
Education tech giant Instructure has confirmed a data breach affecting students’ private information. The hacking and extortion gang ShinyHunters claimed responsibility for the breach. The hackers claim to have stolen students’ names, their personal email…
US healthcare marketplaces shared citizenship and race data with ad tech giants
Almost all of the 20 U.S. state government-run health insurance marketplaces shared residents’ application information with advertising and tech giants, including Google, LinkedIn, Meta, and Snap, according to a new investigation by Bloomberg. The report…
I rebooted my router and ruined Reddit’s favorite tech myth
You all know the one rule of PC ownership: If your PC glitches or isn’t running at full efficiency, reboot it. But does that trick apply to your router, too? A whole subset of the…
5 truths I discovered while spring cleaning my tech
I’m on vacation this week, so this set of thoughts will be brief. Especially since I won’t be idle–I’ll still be grappling with my annual spring cleaning… and several deep truths about myself I’m not…
Recent advances push Big Tech closer to the Q-Day danger zone
Sometime around 2010, sophisticated malware known as Flame hijacked the mechanism that Microsoft used to distribute updates to millions of Windows computers around the world. The malware—reportedly jointly developed by the US and Israel—pushed a…
France to ditch Windows for Linux to reduce reliance on US tech
France is moving on from Microsoft Windows. The country said it plans to move its government computers currently running Windows to the open-source operating system Linux to further reduce its reliance on U.S. technology. Linux…
Amazon says it’s a tech ‘deal.’ Price trackers tell a different story
Welcome to shopping tech deals in 2026, where we’re facing a new kind of predicament thanks to hardware shortages. Consider shopping in a supermarket: A gallon of premium milk costs $6. It’s on sale for…
The 16 best tech deals in Amazon’s Big Spring Sale
Amazon’s Big Spring Sale is almost over after a full week of crazy tech deals to look forward to. It kicked off on March 25th and wraps up on March 31st, so you still have…
The 14 best tech deals in Amazon’s Big Spring Sale
Amazon’s Big Spring Sale is finally here and we have a full week of crazy tech deals to look forward to. Kicking off on March 25th, the sale event will wrap up on March 31st,…