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Will Elon Musk’s emails with Jeffrey Epstein derail his very important year?
Last week, the Department of Justice released a trove of documents related to its case against Jeffrey Epstein, its largest to date. Amid the millions of files were many mentions of Elon Musk. A...
France might seek restrictions on VPN use in campaign to keep minors off social media
France may take additional steps to prevent minors from accessing social media platforms. As its government advances a proposed ban on social media use for anyone under age 15, some leaders are...
Notepad++ updates got hijacked for months and could have spied for China
Users of the text and code editor Notepad++ may have unknowingly downloaded a malicious update for the app after its shared hosting servers were hijacked last year. On Monday, the app's developer,...
Firefox will soon offer a way to block all of its generative AI features
Like practically every other tech company under the sun, Mozilla has been jamming generative AI features into its products. The organization has now acknowledged that not everyone wants things like...
Ikea’s next cheap Bluetooth speaker is a playful purple mouse
Following the debut of its $10 Kallsup Bluetooth speakers at CES 2026, Ikea is introducing another wireless speaker with a playful design and an affordable price tag. The Grejsimojs Portable...
Republicans are normalizing the one reform they should fear most
Though some of the Supreme Court’s Republican justices occasionally break with President Donald Trump, they typically do so on issues that split the Republican Party. | Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via...
Firefox is adding a switch to turn AI features off
Unlike many of the companies stuffing AI into their browsers, Mozilla will soon give you a way to turn all of these features off. An update coming on February 24th will add a new "AI control" option...
Why is Trump so obsessed with the Kennedy Center?
Workers affix signage adding President Donald Trump's name on the facade of the Kennedy Center in December 2025. | Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images President Donald Trump announced Sunday that he...
Crunchyroll is raising prices again
An image from ALDNOAH.ZERO. Crunchyroll is raising its prices in the US and "select international markets," including the first price hike to its lowest-priced tier since 2019. Here are the price...
Sony’s flagship WF-1000XM6 earbuds have been leaked on a retail site
Sony's long-anticipated flagship WF-1000XM6 earbuds have leaked online, according to a report by The Walkman Blog and posts on Reddit. The retailer Power Buy posted a listing for the earbuds,...