'OMG' coined as early as 1917 You may feel cool and modern when you communicate with your friends in bits of jargon and acronyms - LOL, BTW, BRB and so on — but it may interest you to know that OMG may be older than your grandparents. More
Unable to speak, a few can now write with their eyes People suffering from motor neuron diseases, such as ALS, often lose their ability to speak. Being unable to communicate can be frustrating and alienating. To help them, various researchers have searched for ways to help such patients “talk." More
2012 Pulitzer Prize Winners Announced The New York Times won two Pulitzer Prizes, but the bigger surprise this year came with awards for two new media outlets, a sign of the changing media landscape. More
Blind author's lost pages recovered by CSI A blind British writer failed to notice her pen had run out of ink while writing 26 pages of a book, but her lost words were recovered by police forensic staff. More
Nitpicking grammar in the digital age As we pored over the transcripts of the newly declassified John F. Kennedy recordings—45 of the 248 hours of taped conversations during his White House years—our thoughts turned immediately to social media. More
If maintaining your online privacy is important, you’ll have to do much more than set strong passwords and disable cookies. I’ve found that anonymous shopping, in particular, has helped me toward this end.
In a noisy room, the most compelling insights often come from the quietest people. Amid AI's loud hype, Llama 3.2 is that quiet voice that pays attention to the finer details—and it's time you made the switch, like me.
Scam calls are a reality that many of us will face at one time or another. At best, they're annoying—but at worst, these calls are dangerous. Learning how to identify phone scams is a great way to avoid falling for them.
Losing an iPhone is stressful enough without scammers trying to exploit you further. If your device goes missing, keeping it linked to your Apple Account is crucial—not just to protect your data but to ensure thieves can’t profit from it.
If you thought Google's AI updates were done for the year, think again. Adding to a lineup of new artificial intelligence-related functionality, Google is set to integrate a new, AI-powered version of its most iconic product out there—Google Search.
What if your PC could take care of boring tasks for you? With Windows PowerShell, it can. Here's how I use PowerShell to automate everyday repetitive tasks that I would be less keen to do otherwise.