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Plus: Apple will employ user data to improve Apple Intelligence, Comcast has a 5-year price lock, and a new laser skin-care tool arrives in the US.

Some $380 million is now in limbo after reductions in the federal workforce affected staff that run a program helping low-income people pay their energy bills.

Plus: A US judge rules against police cell phone “tower dumps,” China names alleged NSA agents it says were involved in cyberattacks, and Customs and Border Protection reveals its social media spying tools.

A new experiment suggests that the thalamus plays a key role in humans becoming consciously aware of stimuli their brain receives.

Our top picks keep everything in place, even if your workout is just a walk to the fridge.

DOGE is knitting together data from the Department of Homeland Security, Social Security Administration, and IRS that could create a surveillance tool of unprecedented scope.

The Trump administration and DOGE tried to cut more than 1,400 employees at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. An employee union and other groups are fighting to keep the regulator intact.

DOGE has tapped into some of the most sensitive and valuable data in the world. Now it’s starting to put it to work.

Instability, cuts, and a looming sense of dread have FEMA employees unsure the agency is ready for hurricanes, fires, and floods. “We are being set up for a really, really bad situation," says one.

In a document published Thursday, ICE explained the functions that it expects Palantir to include in a prototype of a new program to give the agency “near real-time” data about people self-deporting.

Preorders for the console will resume next week at the previously announced price of $450, but accessories are getting more expensive.

We’ve tested all the top slates, from Apple’s iPads to Android and Windows devices, and rounded up our favorites.

As the FTC trial has shown, a lack of competition allowed the company to shift its focus away from users—and toward its bottom line.

Wildfire season is coming. Here are the best disposable face coverings we’ve tested—and where you can find them.

The gorpcore backpackers are wearing a breathable fabric called Alpha Direct or grid fleece. It’s coming for your cover-ups.

We tested the top curling irons on the market, and here are the ones that made the cut.

Apple’s 2025 iPad refresh doesn’t bring anything new to the table, but it’s still the best tablet for most people.

LG has licensed tech that claims to interpret TV users’ feelings and convictions. The company will use this data to more directly target the ads it’s showing to users of its smart TV platform.

Three DOGE associates have been granted access to systems at the Department of Labor housing sensitive information on migrant farm workers, visa applicants, and more.

The future of Google's advertising business is at stake after a federal judge found the company illegally monopolized parts of it.

Here's what you need to know about surveillance technology and protests—and how you can best protect yourself.

Fans of the hit YouTube series are upset over Netflix’s “watered-down” remake, which one of the streamer’s executives calls a “tragedy.”