This is the online edition of The Wiretap newsletter, your weekly digest of cybersecurity, internet privacy and surveillance news. To get it in your inbox, subscribe here. Google data often proves ...

It’s icing that all hockey fans love. A diehard New York Islanders fan became the team’s unofficial sweets-slinging “Cookie Lady” after the team showed her late son kindness in his dying days. Long ...

Can you really get a Windows PC running like new again? Using this free tool from Microsoft, you can get pretty close. Microsoft Windows has been with us for more than 40 years at this point. Over ...

Magician & Prankster Rahat Hossain uses a fuzzy blue disguise to convince fast-food employees that a legendary snack-obsessed Muppet has arrived to satisfy his cravings. One type of drinking water ...

Earlier this week, PCWorld published a roundup of Windows 12 rumors translated from PCWelt that does not meet our editorial standards. We’re deeply embarrassed by it, and I personally apologize that ...

People say it every day without thinking ― “two o’clock,” “six o’clock,” “eight o’clock sharp.” But what is the purpose of that little “o” and apostrophe? Is it short for something? Why do we only use ...

A new study finds that certain patterns of AI use are driving cognitive fatigue, while others can help reduce burnout. by Julie Bedard, Matthew Kropp, Megan Hsu, Olivia T. Karaman, Jason Hawes and ...

AMHERST, N.Y. (WKBW) — A long-time Amherst window treatment company has new ownership for the first time in 30 years, with a familiar face now leading the business. Steve Bacon, who served as project ...

The mythical side project from Corey Taylor, Jim Root, Clown and Sid Wilson will arrive on vinyl for Record Store Day 2026. After more than 15 years of rumors, delays, and near-misses, the long-lost ...

A pet cow named Veronika can scratch her own back with a broom — the first scientifically documented case of tool use in cows, researchers say. By Emily Anthes For a cow, Veronika has had what might ...