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We can’t and won’t ban every technology from China. So now what?

Got a text from FedEx or an enticing digital coupon? Use the motto: Verify another way.

You have great choices if you want to skip Kindle and Audible for holiday gifts (or all year).

You can put a stop to Apple’s bonkers AI summaries and the clickety sounds as you type on your phone.

Past technology revolutions made Google even stronger rather than weaker, as many tech dudes predicted. So what about AI?

Donald Trump or the Supreme Court could be TikTok’s best hopes for survival. But there’s no guarantee.

A tax-free law used by American tourists also turbocharged bargain apps like Temu and Shein. The next White House could change everything.

Netflix shunned live sports and events for most of its history. Advertising money changed everything.

Apple avoided tariffs on most of its products during the first Trump presidency. No one knows what happens with Trump 2.0.

Feeling election anxiety? Know what to expect, including days of vote counting and garbage information online, and how to put it in perspective.

Face search websites can help protect your privacy, but they can also be abused. Try these steps to protect yourself.

Most technology companies have added children’s safety features — but they’re often poorly designed and ineffective.

Hundreds of people have griped to the FCC about data caps on home internet service. Here’s why they persist, and how to have your say.

Most people don’t intend to spread false online rumors, but we all do it -- and we all can play a role in stopping it.

And why the backlash to Meta AI, LinkedIn and PayPal’s new advertising business is a healthy thing.

Or maybe technology-themed songs like a “Hamilton”-inspired musical about software are so earnest that they’re great?

Police generally need a warrant to search your phone. The details, though, are a legal and practical minefield.

After a jury said Google broke monopoly laws, a judge said Google must allow competing app stores and stop forcing digital purchases through its billing system.

A phone running Shazam is identifying 150 songs a day being playing around one San Francisco plaza.

The once unthinkable is happening for both cable TV and streaming.