The latest bizarre move of Elon Musk’s Twitter ownership weakens the security of millions of accounts. On February 17, Twitter announced plans to stop people using SMS-based two-factor authentication to secure their accounts—unless they start paying for a Twitter Blue subscription. However, there are more secure, free, and easier ways to... Read more

Check out all the on-demand sessions from the Intelligent Security Summit here. I’m not just another journalist writing a column about how I spent last week trying out Microsoft Bing’s AI chatbot. No, really. I’m not another reporter telling the world how Sydney, the internal code name of Bing’s... Read more

Presidents Day sales are here! Several major stores have kicked off massive promotions for the holiday with smaller retailers also joining in on the fun. If you’re after huge discounts on big-ticket tech items like TVs, laptops and headphones, or major home purchases like kitchen appliances, mattresses and furniture,... Read more

Like e-readers, Bluetooth speakers are the apotheosis of a product form. It’s a single-use product that turns on and off and does exactly what you want it to do—nothing more and nothing less. A portable Bluetooth speaker works anytime, with any phone, anywhere. You don’t have to find an... Read more

Check out all the on-demand sessions from the Intelligent Security Summit here. Data migrations are too often thought about as just a simple “lift and shift” of data from one system to another. In many cases, organizations are grappling with what’s called an “N to 1” migration, in which... Read more

I take my music everywhere I go: from the bedroom to the living to the outside world. To do this, I typically have Bluetooth headphones that can connect to both my laptop and my phone at any given time. Nowadays, it’s not always guaranteed that devices will have headphone... Read more

It’s important to note that you don’t want to lose your security key. Apple will prompt you to set up two to begin with, so you can keep a backup in a safe place. But if you do somehow misplace both of them, there’s a chance you might be... Read more

Check out all the on-demand sessions from the Intelligent Security Summit here. The explosion of popular programming languages and frameworks has reduced the effort required to create and deploy web applications. However, most teams need more resources, budget and knowledge to manage the vast number of dependencies and technical... Read more

Joel and Ellie’s bleak journey is unfolding on HBO Max, with the first five episodes of The Last of Us available on the streaming service now. Episode 5 landed Friday, Feb. 10, but the series is returning to its regular weekend slot for episode 6. The show adapts the legendary PlayStation... Read more

Not every chair is a winner. Here are a few others we like enough to recommend, but they’re not as good as our top picks above. Knoll Newson Task Chair for $1,350: This minimalist chair looks best in the graphite and petal colors; it’s a bit drab in black... Read more