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How much trouble is Kristi Noem in?
US Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem at a roundtable discussion in Brownsville, Texas, on January 7, 2026. | Michael Gonzalez/Getty Images This story appeared in Today, Explained, a daily...
The new TikTok is freaking people out
If you opened TikTok recently, you probably saw some weird stuff happening. Maybe you couldn’t post a new video. Maybe the app asked for your precise location. Maybe you weren’t seeing as much stuff...
Generation Dad
“I definitely want to have kids,” Branden Estrada, an 18-year-old college freshman, told me. “I had such a good family life that I’ve always thought about what it’s going to be like for...
Generation Dad
“I definitely want to have kids,” Branden Estrada, an 18-year-old college freshman, told me. “I had such a good family life that I’ve always thought about what it’s going to be like for...
Google disables Take a Message on older Pixel phones amid audio leak bug
Take a Message and next-gen Call Screen features are being disabled on Pixel 4 and Pixel 5 devices. Google is disabling some Phone app features on older Pixel devices after acknowledging a bug that...
Tesla is killing off its Model S and X cars to make robots
Tesla will “basically stop the production” of its Model S and X electric vehicles next quarter, CEO Elon Musk has announced at the automaker’s earnings call for the 2025 fiscal year. “It’s time to...
Halide co-founder Sebastiaan de With is joining Apple’s design team
Sebastiaan de With, known for his work on apps like Halide, Kino, and Orion as the co-founder of Lux, is joining Apple's design team, he announced today. "So excited to work with the very best team...
Halide co-founder joins Apple's design team
Apple picked up an intriguing new member for its design team today in Sebastiaan de With, co-founder of the iPhone camera app Halide. He announced the move today on Threads, adding, "So excited...
Mark Zuckerberg is all in on AI as the new social media
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg's metaverse dreams seem to have been replaced by a new vision: an AI-generated social feed. In an earnings call on Wednesday, Zuckerberg reiterated his belief that AI will...
Windows 11 has reached 1 billion users faster than Windows 10
Windows 11 has reached a big milestone | Image: Getty Images Windows 11 now has 1 billion users. Microsoft hit the milestone during the recent holiday quarter, meaning Windows 11 has managed to...