At the end of 2024 a survey by YouGov found that one of Americans’ top resolutions for the coming year was to read more. By this point, however, most will have given up on that aspiration, along with ...

Among the many movie traditions (i.e., clichés) running amok in “My Oxford Year” is an incurable and only vaguely defined illness, one that affects a principal character and basically drives the plot.

One of the most useful aspects of Pixel VIPs is how it shows recent calls and messages, and the Google Contacts app is now gaining that functionality with “Recent activity.” Recent activity is a new ...

From Somalia to mainland Europe, the past two years have seen some of the most ravaging droughts in recorded history, made worse by climate change, according to a UN-backed report. Describing drought ...

If you just updated to iOS 18.4.1 this week, you may have noticed that Safari on your iPhone or iPad has started showing a list of your recent search queries. The feature was added in iOS 18.4 and ...

A regularly updated list of startup funding deals in Seattle and the Pacific Northwest, as reported by GeekWire. Click the GeekWire link for coverage. Know a recent or upcoming deal we should include?

The Android taskbar may soon be able to show the two most recently used apps. Currently, the taskbar shows up to 6 pinned apps and 2 suggested apps. Code in the latest Android 15 QPR1 beta replaces ...

In times of ever-increasing subscription fees and license costs for software, many people are looking for cost-effective alternatives. Fortunately, there are a variety of powerful free tools that can ...

Unemployment is still low, but job seekers are competing for fewer openings, and hiring is sluggish. That’s a big turnaround from recent years. By Talmon Joseph Smith For much of the last three years, ...

In brief: Discord has significantly boosted its functionality throughout the year to improve accessibility for gamers and increase revenue. This week, a new update introduced additional features and ...

Politicians are in shock after the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump at a campaign rally in Butler, Penn., on Saturday. As Trump was addressing the crowd, a series of loud pops ...