Browser extensions boost productivity—but also open the door to hidden risks like data exfiltration and AitM attacks. Keep ...

Like most people, I used to accept my browser as-is. Whatever came bundled with Chrome was good enough. Whether I was on my ...

NASA is preparing to launch three sounding rockets as part of its Turbulent Oxygen Mixing Experiment Plus, or TOMEX+, with a launch window opening at 10 p.m. on Aug. 25 from the Wallops Flight ...

David Mesfin was coming up empty. The prompt seemed simple enough: “Black man with a surfboard.” Over and over, he typed it into the search bar, and over and over, the same glaring blind spot came up ...

Want to spot up to six planets at once in the night sky? Look up before dawn this week for the second and last "planet parade" of the year. Right now, with just the naked eye, you can see four planets ...

“The View” co-host Ana Navarro pleaded with musical icon Gloria Gaynor Thursday to reject her upcoming Kennedy Center award because it will be bestowed by President Donald Trump. In a post on ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Sky watchers are in for a celestial treat this weekend as August's full Moon will appear full for two nights in a row. This year's Sturgeon Moon will rise on both Saturday (August 9) and Sunday ...

Peter Diamandis is five feet four and has pipestem legs, but his torso widens into broad shoulders, powerful biceps, and a craggy, Homeric head. The composite effect is of a genie emerging from a lamp ...

In iOS 26, currently in beta, your iPhone gains a handy new charging feature that takes the guesswork out of knowing when your device will be fully powered up. Instead of waiting around or checking ...

The cornerstones of our digital world—from smartphone apps to new digital assets and artificial intelligence tools—didn’t exist back in 2008, the last time the world’s statistical community overhauled ...

The Perseids, one of the most dazzling and reliable meteor showers of the year, are streaking across the Bay Area night sky, and this summer, Venus and Jupiter will join the cosmic show in a rare ...