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Pirate streaming is a popular way to watch movies. But it’s risky. You may get malware, phishing, identity theft, or legal issues. Find out how to protect yourself.

Pornhub's decision to block access to its website for all the residents of Utah is a response to a long-standing battle between the state and adult content. Find out how to bypass the restrictions.

Cover up data breaches and pay hackers to keep quiet, or come clean with the public? The case of Uber's former head of security shows why companies should choose the latter.

Italy has become the first country in the Western world to block ChatGPT, but it may not be the last. As the chatbot comes under more regulatory scrutiny in the EU and elsewhere in the world, find out how to access it from anywhere.

TikTok, a video-sharing app beloved by teenagers, could soon become a pariah in the US, where lawmakers and the government have set their sights on banning it. But why, and what would that mean for users? Read to find out.

Pre-installed apps on popular smartphones collect a lot of personal data, new research shows. And there's not much you can do about it.

Apple is set to give up some control over its ecosystem under regulatory pressure. Rumor has it that the company is about to allow third-party stores and side-loading. We explain why it matters.

AI-powered coding assistants like GitHub's CoPilot can make life easier for developers. But they do so at the expense of other developers and their work. Is the open source community in danger? A programmer behind the new lawsuit challenging Copilot thinks that it is.

Riddled with privacy scandals, shaken by layoffs, and undermined by a failing metaverse, Mark Zuckerberg's Meta looks worse than ever. Is the end near, or will the phoenix rise again?

Microsoft has bundled a VPN with its Edge browser, and we expect others to follow suit. But can a built-in VPN replace a full-fledged VPN service, and is it a good example to follow? We give our take.