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Your tech may be reporting to Beijing. Here’s how to find out where your gadgets were made and how to wall them off in five minutes.

Sept. 22, 2026

Two Chinese companies make nearly half the world’s cellular modules, the chips inside doorbells, thermostats and fridges. Your smart gadgets, friend, may be chatting with Beijing. Five minutes on your router shuts the conversation down.

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She was asleep at home. A license plate camera put her in jail for 13 days, facing 145 years.

Sept. 21, 2026

Bargains

🏈 Score big on your game-day setup

Sept. 20, 2026

News

SpaceX to launch satellites the size of a pickup, which could make your internet 10x faster

Sept. 20, 2026

Artificial intelligence

Which side of the family do your kids take after? Ask AI, and paste these 5 prompts

Sept. 19, 2026

Travel

You turned off Location Services, but the booking site still knew your town. That’s the address setting your holiday prices.

Sept. 18, 2026

Kim’s picks

🔒 Stop ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini from using your chats for AI training

Sept. 17, 2026

🤖 AI privacy report card: Which chatbots make the grade?

Sept. 16, 2026

For the first time ever, Apple announced new iPhones and made the old ones cost MORE. Here’s what’s driving the bump, and how to buy TVs, laptops and phones before prices climb again.

Sept. 16, 2026

“We’ll just unplug it” isn’t a plan

Sept. 14, 2026

Google caught malware that uses AI to rewrite itself every hour. Here’s why your free antivirus may never see it coming, and the 10-minute fix.

Sept. 14, 2026

They took your kid’s phone this month. Next thing, your boss wants yours. Here’s what he can and can’t legally do.

Sept. 14, 2026

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