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Why two tiny mountain peaks became one of the internet’s most...

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Closely examining the claims companies make about a product can help you separate hype from reality. Flavio Coelho/Moment via Getty Images
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New technologies like AI come with big claims – borrowing the...

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Being able to follow and contribute to a live group conversation is the gold standard of language learning. Zinkevych/iStock via Getty Images
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What AI earbuds can’t replace: The value of learning another language

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People feeling that their data is being collected at every turn leaves many numb to the issue of data privacy. J Studios/DigitalVision via Getty Images
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Why people don’t demand data privacy – even as governments and...

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Amazon Web Services, hosted in data centers like this one in Virginia, supports thousands of websites, apps and online services – but not during its recent DNS outage. Nathan Howard/Getty Images
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What is DNS? A computer engineer explains this foundational piece of...

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LA fires showed how much neighborliness matters for wildfire safety –...

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U.S. researchers are seeking the light at the end of a rough year for science. Westend61/Getty Images

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I study rat nests − here’s why rodents make great archivists

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