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Chinese Companies Use Legal Threats to Halt Foreign Research

A little over a year ago, a group of researchers at Sheffield Hallam University in England published a report documenting a Chinese clothing company’s potential ties to forced labor. Members of the British Parliament cited the report ahead of a November debate that criticized China for “slavery and forced labor from another era.” But Smart … Read more

The 7 Best Vocal Microphones For Home Studios, Ranked By Price

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. iz.phedit/Shutterstock If you’re setting up a home music studio, your microphones is one of its most important elements. Unless you plan to create every sound in your songs from scratch, you’ll need to track instruments and record … Read more

Breaking negative thought patterns could ward off anxiety, depression

Nipping negative repetitive thinking in the bud has the potential to stave off numerous mental health disorders. Think Eeyore and Piglet. Cheerful Piglet is a chronic worrier, coping with anxiety; glum Eeyore mulls over everything that might go wrong, sinking into depression. But both struggle with repetitive negative thoughts. People who think this way often … Read more

To keep hardware safe, new ‘Oreo’ method cuts out the code’s clues

Caption:Oreo’s “masked address space” re-maps code from randomized virtual addresses to fixed locations before it’s executed within the hardware, making it difficult for hackers to trace the program’s original locations through hardware attacks. Credit: Alex Shipps/MIT CSAIL, with elements from Pixabay Imagine you’re a chef with a highly sought-after recipe. You write your top-secret instructions … Read more

Best smart speakers 2025: Reviews and buying advice

A smart speaker makes an easy first step into smart home technology. Before you kit out your house with thousands of dollars of lighting and security upgrades, you can familiarize yourself with voice-assistant technology while enjoying music, podcasts, and news in a hands-free home environment. Here are our top picks in several categories. If you … Read more

NCAA Men’s Basketball March to the Madness 2025: Schedule, storylines, matchups

Table of Contents Table of Contents NCAA Men’s Basketball: Storylines to follow leading into March Madness NCAA Men’s Basketball Schedule: Games to watch Watching college basketball with Sling TV With the NFL season over, the sports world now moves to basketball. While the NBA still has multiple months before they crown a champion, college basketball … Read more

The Download: offshore rocket launches, and how DOGE plans to use AI

This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. The dream of offshore rocket launches is finally blasting off Want to send something to space? Get in line. The demand for rides off Earth is skyrocketing, with launches more than doubling over … Read more

Best Strategy Board Games for 2025

If you’re looking for some non-screentime activities that can also help you bond with your loved ones, board games are a great place to start. And strategy games offer a little more strategic depth to them than some family board games — although those are great too. These games can be exhilarating because there’s nothing … Read more