Hustle culture has convinced many people they should constantly be working on something, striving toward a goal or monetizing a hobby. This kind of thinking is promoted just about everywhere, but especially on social media. Instagram houses countless instances of hashtags like #riseandgrind, #millionairemindset and #success. Hustle culture views downtime as a missed opportunity. Selin …

Similar to tech giants like Facebook and Google, major phone carriers track your personal data, and some use it to sell targeted ads. It’s the kind of practice most of us hurriedly agree to because, well, who has the time to read through the privacy policy of every service you sign up for?  As it turns out, CNET does. Here’s …

Thinking of starting your own website for business, art or blogging? If you started a new business recently, a website can help show customers your products. Maybe you’re pursuing an artistic career and want a digital portfolio to show your work. Or you just want to get into blogging.  No matter what your reason, we’ve compiled a guide of things …

Elon Musk had a busy Thursday. In the morning, the Tesla CEO announced his offer to buy social media platform Twitter for $43 billion in cash, and in the afternoon he gave an interview at a TED conference to discuss what he wants to do with the site if he acquires it. One change he wants is for Twitter to …

DuckDuckGo, a search engine that pledges not to track your online activity, launched a Mac app in beta Tuesday. “DuckDuckGo for Mac isn’t simply a replacement for ‘Incognito mode,'” the company said. “Instead (the app) is designed to be used as an everyday browser that truly protects your privacy.” The Mac app includes a built-in private search engine, a tracker …

Google says that Google Docs users will be able to use emoji reactions in documents. The new feature will be on by default, but it can be turned off. “The new emoji reactions feature provides a less formal alternative to comments to express your opinions about document content,” Google said in a blog post last week. Google said this feature will …

Google has removed dozens of apps from the Google Play Store that were secretly collecting users’ data, The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday. The Journal said the Panamanian company that wrote the data-collecting code is linked to a Virginia defense contractor that does cyberintelligence work for US agencies.  The code was found in several Muslim prayer apps, a highway-speed-trap detection …

This story is part of War in Ukraine, CNET’s coverage of events there and of the wider effects on the world. It’s been over a month since Russia invaded Ukraine, and worries about cybersecurity continue to grow. Even before the invasion, US officials blamed Russia for cyberattacks against some Ukrainian websites, including Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense and two banks. While …

Zoom recently released its version 5.10 update, which offers more ways for people to connect via video chat. Now, the popular video conferencing app allows people to livestream on Twitch, record and send video messages in Zoom chat, use animal avatars in meetings and more. Particularly since the beginning of the pandemic, Zoom has been an easy way for people to stay …

Snap, the parent company of disappearing-message platform Snapchat, said Thursday that users will now be able to share YouTube video links through the app. The links will be made into stickers that users can apply to videos or pictures of themselves. “With this new integration, we’re making it easier than ever for these viewers to send their favorite clips and …