The California Privacy Protection Agency kicked off 2026 by launching a tool that state residents can use to make data ...

Grok faces mounting scrutiny from government officials and advocacy groups after people used the AI chatbot to create ...

Editor's take: Microsoft is doubling down on its plan to turn Windows 11 into an "agentic AI" platform, and in the process seems determined to strip away the last bits of user agency left in the OS.

The internet makes connecting with old friends and acquaintances easier than ever, but it also exposes personal information to advertisers, scammers and potential criminals. Hundreds of websites have ...

We trust Macs to be reliable, secure and mostly resistant to viruses. Apple's software reputation has long been built around the idea that macOS is harder to compromise than Windows. And while there ...

Nobody is immune to negative press or search results, especially in the age of the internet. At some point, everyone wants to remove bad Google results. How do you do it? Potential solutions fall into ...

The takeaway: AMD is exploring a new approach to system memory that could reshape the trajectory of DDR5, which has struggled to keep pace with the performance demands of gaming, artificial ...

Google is fond of saying its mission is to “organize the world’s information,” but who gets to decide what information is worthy of organization? A San Francisco tech CEO has spent the past several ...

Even if you don't think you've had a tonsil stone, it's possible you've felt the effects of one without realizing. While these little collections of food and bacteria aren't harmful, they can cause ...

Google's John Mueller explains how to remove pages from Google Search, why sitelinks can't be controlled manually, and when to use the URL removal tool. Google clarified that you can’t control which ...

Jake Peterson is Lifehacker’s Senior Technology Editor. He has a BFA in Film & TV from NYU, where he specialized in writing. Jake has been helping people with their technology professionally since ...

Google recently added a new shortcut to the Pixel Launcher’s search widget, making it easy for users to launch Search’s AI Mode from the home screen. This new shortcut hasn’t gone down well with users ...