2025-05-23

X is recovering after a data center outage

X seems to finally be recovering from a data center outage that brought down the site for some users Thursday and caused lingering issues into Friday. According to posts on the company's develope [...]

2025-04-28

There’s a massive power outage cross Spain, Portugal and parts of France

Spain, Portugal and parts of France have experienced a massive power outage. The interruption of service extends to the capital cities Madrid and Lisbon, both of which have been left without electrici [...]

2025-05-22

X is experiencing a data center outage

If you had trouble using X today, you're not alone. DownDetector reports that over 5,000 people have reported issues accessing the social media platform as of 4PM ET. X's official Engineerin [...]

2025-03-14

RCS messaging adds end-to-end encryption between Android and iOS

When RCS messaging became available on the iPhone with the rollout of iOS 18, the technical director of the GSM Association teased that the next major milestone for the messaging standard is the addit [...]

2025-01-02

The 6 best Mint alternatives to replace the budgeting app that shut down

It's been almost one year since Intuit shut down the popular budgeting app Mint. I was a Mint user for many years; millions of other users like me enjoyed how easily Mint allowed us to track all [...]

2025-03-06

How to find and cancel your unused subscriptions

If your subscriptions are getting out of control, you’re not alone. I feel it too: I pay for news sites, video streaming, music services, online magazines, my cat’s special food, charities and lot [...]

2025-04-12

How to use the Apple Passwords app

Apple’s new Passwords app (introduced with iOS 18, iPadOS 18, and macOS Sequoia) is a big leap forward in making password management simple and user-friendly for Apple users, even if it's not a [...]

2025-05-27

Building an AI-Native Workplace: Lessons from the Front Lines

What would you do if you were running a 10K road race, struggling to get up a tough hill, and suddenly the rules of the race changed? What if drivers started picking up runners in cars and then raced [...]

2025-05-09

Light Phone III review: Minimalism stretched to the point of frustration

Like untold millions of smartphone users, I have a bit of a problem. I’ve been trying, with middling success, to be more mindful about how I use my phone. I’ll often uninstall various social media [...]