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What if your real computer was a super-sized Lego computer brick?
The M2x2 in action. | Image: Paul Staal In 1979 - nearly 50 years ago - Lego jazzed up its very first spaceships with an iconic sloped computer brick that was just painted plastic. In 2022, we...
X’s Exclusive Threads feature lets creators paywall the end of tweet threads
Today, X announced some updates to its creator subscriptions platform. The leading change gives participating accounts the option to make part of tweet threads only visible to subscribers. This new...
Lawmakers just advanced online safety laws that require age verification at the app store
A package of child safety bills is headed to the House floor following an hours-long session that left Democrats and Republicans divided. On Thursday, lawmakers on the House Committee on Energy and...
The Pentagon formally labels Anthropic a supply-chain risk
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks during a press conference on US military action in Iran, at the Pentagon in Washington, DC, on March 2, 2026. | Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images View...
The firing of Kristi Noem, briefly explained
Former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing in Washington, DC, on March 3, 2026. | Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images This story appeared in The Logoff,...
Amazon.com is on the mend after experiencing technical issues
Amazon's website appears to be stabilizing after experiencing technical issues that kept users from logging in and prevented prices from displaying correctly. DownDetector reported a spike of...
COPPA 2.0 passes the Senate again, unanimously this time
Today the US Senate unanimously passed proposed legislation known as COPPA 2.0. This measure, fully named the Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection Act, aims to create new protections for...
Roku’s solution to streaming decision fatigue is a trivia game
Roku users who struggle to figure out what they want to watch might have an answer in the form of "Roklue," a new game coming to the streaming platform on March 7th. Announced on Thursday, Roklue is...
Amazon.com is experiencing issues and failing to load prices
Amazon's website appears to be experiencing technical issues that are keeping users from logging in and preventing prices from displaying correctly. DownDetector reported a spike of outage...
More young women are dying from heart disease — and people are missing these warning signs
You know what a pink ribbon signifies. Breast cancer, right? Now what about a red dress? Did you come up with heart disease? No? Don’t worry: You’re not alone. Heart disease is the leading killer of...