Things haven’t been looking great for Android users’ privacy recently. After Google purged 50 malicious apps from its Play store with upward of 25 million downloads a couple of years back, another 200 Android apps were found infected with malware in March, followed by July’s discovery of 1,000-plus Android apps harvesting data even after you …

US President Donald Trump announced plans Thursday to levy an additional 10% in tariffs against another $300 billion in Chinese goods starting Sep. 1. In a tweet, Trump said this would not include the $250 billion worth of Chinese goods already tariffed at 25%.  The tariffs could result in pricier gaming consoles, iPhones and laptops, given that many tech companies …

World-renowned National Security Agency whistleblower Edward Snowden wants to show you how to fight back against against corporate surveillance. On Thursday, Snowden called out both Facebook and Facebook-owned Instagram, leveling allegations of spying at the social network.   “In the weeks ahead, I aim to explain how each of these sites spies on you, and methods to limit how much …

Roughly two-thirds of Americans 55 and older want to age in their homes — and home care among seniors 68 and up accounted for 1.6 million houses held back from the market through 2018, according to Freddie Mac. The number of households in the 80-and-over age group will more than double by 2037, Harvard’s Joint Center for Housing Studies says. The trends …

Tesla has announced the Megapack battery, its largest energy storage product to date. The company aims to support energy grid usage during peak hours by storing up to 3 megawatt hours of clean wind and solar energy, supplanting natural gas “peaker” plants. The Megapacks are intended to be linked together and will be deployed in four California locations, Tesla said …

As mobile carriers prepare to deploy 5G networks in metropolitan areas across the US, a new report finds that nearly one-third of American households don’t have a broadband connection. Roughly 100 million consumers lack access to high-speed internet connections of at least 25 Mbps, according to research firm NDP Group’s Rural America and Technology report, released Thursday. That’s 31% of …

Malicious software that wants to steal your passwords is on the rise, according to new research from Kaspersky. Fewer than 600,000 consumers were targeted by password-stealing malware in the first half of 2018, according to a release Tuesday from the security firm. During the same period in 2019, that number rose to over 940,000 — a 60% increase.  The culprits are …

In an era of social hyperconnectivity, even careful curators can find their Facebook and Twitter feeds bulging under the weight of trolls, clickbait artists and the occasional irate relative. Quality news sources are often left to muscle their way into view against an imperfect algorithm, all while new links are being discovered between depression and social media use.  One of …