PCMag

Chrome Is Quietly Downloading a 4GB AI Model Without Your Permission

Google Chrome automatically downloads an AI model to support features such as scam detection and tab organization. Here's how ...
PCMag

Is Incognito Enough? 6 Ways to Protect Your Privacy When Watching Porn Online

No, taping over your webcam isn't going to cut it. From VPNs to tracker blockers, here's how to stay safe online while watching porn.
The New York Times

Mamdani Turns to Private Donors in His Push to Expand Free Child Care

Mayor Zohran Mamdani of New York announced a campaign to raise $20 million from philanthropists through a city-run nonprofit to support his child care plan. By Emma G. Fitzsimmons Mayor Zohran Mamdani ...
CNBC

Parents could see $5,500 boost to earned income tax credit under new Democratic measure

Rep. Kristen McDonald Rivet, D-Mich., said she will introduce a bill to expand the earned income tax credit to provide a $5,500 credit to parents per young child. The bill, shared exclusively with ...
Wired

The US Government Will Ask Data Centers How Much Power They Use

The US federal government’s central energy information agency is planning to implement a mandatory nationwide survey of data centers focused on their energy use, according to a letter seen by WIRED.
The New York Times

What’s Inside NASA’s Mission Control

Inside mission control, each desk, or console, is labeled with a neon blue sign and its officers handle a subsystem on the spacecraft carrying the Artemis II crew. This station is the nucleus of the ...