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7 ways to fight back against spam phone calls
Unwanted phone calls are out of control. Whether it’s a robocall trying to sell you something or spam calls from scammers trying to rip you off, it’s enough to...
European Union blasts Trump for crude claims about 27-nation bloc
The European Union on Thursday pushed back hard against allegations by U.S. President Donald Trump that the 27-nation bloc was out to get the United States, and warned that...
The ‘planet parade’ is back: How and when to see the seven-planet February 2025 alignment in the night sky
In this hectic modern world, it’s natural to feel like your ducks aren’t in a row, but every so often the planets seem to align. This week, Mercury is...
The Download: Amazon’s quantum chip, and preventing battery fires
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology.Amazon’s first quantum computing chip makes its debut...
Trump promised to keep spying agencies in check. Then he fired the watchdogs he appointed
President Donald Trump vowed to fight government abuse and introduce more transparency, a stance that might align him with a little-known agency charged with watching over the U.S.’s powerful...
Apple, Google, Meta are sharing more data with the US gov than ever
Most of us share and store huge amounts of personal data online, from our names and addresses to photos of our loved ones. In many ways, firms like Apple,...
Your colleagues are crucial to your promotion. Here’s why
Many of us want to get promoted at work, but don’t often stop to consider what that means. Moving into the executive ranks often means leading the very people...
Amazon’s first quantum computing chip makes its debut
The hardware savings also stem from AWS’s careful implementation of an operation known as a C-NOT gate, which is performed during error correction. Amazon’s researchers showed that the C-NOT...
The best time to stop a battery fire? Before it starts.
The reignition is yet another reminder of how difficult fires in lithium-ion batteries can be to deal with. They burn hotter than other fires—and even when it looks as...
‘Everyone wants to be a content creator’: Gen Alpha’s dream job? YouTuber
It used to be that if you asked a classroom of kids what they want to be when they grow up, you’d get answers like “firefighter” and “astronaut.” These...
