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"Fortress stores" with security-tagged chicken and steaks in wire security cages. GPS-tracked jars of instant coffee.

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Noise is annoying, whether you're trying to sleep or exploit the laws of quantum physics. Although noise from environmental ...

The confusion and commotion over cryptocurrency often reminds me of the 19th-century German drama Faust. In Goethe’s ...

The browser is now the frontline for cyberattacks. From phishing kits and ClickFix lures to malicious OAuth apps and ...

Deferred interest offers can be beneficial for making large purchases if the balance is paid off in full before the ...

The Java virtual machine manages application memory and provides a portable execution environment for Java-based applications. Developers reap the rewards in performance, stability, and predictable ...

As you head into the new college year, what tech essentials should you invest in and what are simply nice to have?

I know that I waste a lot of time during the day looking at something on a screen. “But it can be educational!” you say. Yes and no. I can use the computer as an encyclopedia to find out, for a recent ...

In his decades-long career in tech journalism, Dennis has written about nearly every type of hardware and software. He was a founding editor of Ziff Davis’ Computer Select in the 1990s, senior ...