A class-action lawsuit claims that DoorDash uses hard-to-pin-down delivery fees to systematically charge the delivery service's iPhone users more than others.The lawsuit (PDF), filed May 5 in the Dist...
Exactly one week ago, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced that Peloton was recalling around 2.2 million exercise bikes. The agency noted that 13 people had been injured by the...
[photo1]Morgan MeakerOn April 23, the German politician Patrick Breyer uploaded a meme to his Mastodon account. "Big Sister is Watching You", it warned in big white letters, written behind a smiling p...
According to the nonprofit agency the Gun Violence Archive, there have been over 200 mass shootings in the United States in 2023, and it's only May. Guns have been the leading cause of death for U.S. ...
It always seems to happen at the worst time: Our kids get into some mischief just as things get stressful or busy. And because we're so occupied with our careers, making dinner, or simply trying to re...
Facebook has not been doing enough to comply with a 2020 privacy order, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced Wednesday. On top of "continuing to give app developers access to users' private in...
Since Monday, Pornhub has begun blocking access for all Utah visitors, taking a strong stance against the state's recently passed age-verification law. In a video statement that now appears on Pornhub...
I was a fully grown adult before I learned that identifying emotions is the first step to dealing with them. Now I keep a feelings wheel handy at all times, just in case anyone needs help distinguishi...
By third grade (circa the early 1980s), I was regularly sleeping over at friends' houses. Birthday slumber parties were common, as well as random Friday nights watching VHS tapes in dark dens until ou...
The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday altered its authorizations for mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccines, retiring the original monovalent versions entirely, streamlining immunizations for the unvaccin...
A rowdy group of young "mallow-munchers," "bully-crushers," and "bedtime breakers" must battle a fun-hating foe intent on putting an end to their untamed revels in Bea Wolf, a new graphic novel by car...
[photo1]Will BedingfieldLast week, at an early showing of The Super Mario Bros. Movie, the lights dimmed and the Nintendo logo glowed out over the audience. From the back, a toddler whose parents were...
[photo1]Morgan MeakerBodegraven is the type of well-heeled Dutch town where young moms push their prams past smart restaurants, people say hello to each other as they pass in the street and packs of c...
[photo1]Michal LuriaThe technology behind ChatGPT has been around for several years without drawing much notice. It was the addition of a chatbot interface that made it so popular. In other words, it ...
TikTok has been issued with a fine of GBP12.7 million (~$15.7M) for breaching UK data protection law, including rules intended to protect children.The privacy watchdog, the Information Commissioner's ...
If your parents are "active seniors" spending their golden years taking helmet-less bike rides together like the smiling silver foxes in the above stock image, you're probably not concerned with how t...
While gun violence has for years been among the leading causes of death for US children, the COVID-19 pandemic sent it skyrocketing to the top cause while widening racial disparities.
TikTok has announced a batch of new features intended to reduce screen time and improve the well-being of its younger users. In the coming weeks, a daily screen time limit of 60 minutes will be automa...
[photo1]Lily Hay NewmanThe European Union's General Data Protection Regulation, enacted in 2018, provides far-from-perfect data privacy protection, but it stands in stark contrast to the legislative d...