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Peter Dazeley/Getty Images Proton’s Lifetime Account Raffle Raised $1.27 Million for Digital Rights Orgs
Those lucky enough to have won get every Proton product for life.
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Thomas Trutschel/Photothek/Getty Images Amazon Is Annoying Its User Base With Automatic Alexa+ Updates
Annoyingly automatic Amazon Alexa+ amendments? Atrocious.
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Abus U-Lock Granit XPlus 540 (Credit: Abus) This Is Why the U-Lock Bicycle Lock Reigns Supreme
U-locks are the all purpose winners among bike locks, especially when it comes to having a lock to bring with you on rides.
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Fahmi Ruddin Hidayat/Getty Images My 5 Favorite VICE Tech Stories of 2025
Missed ’em the first time around? Don’t miss out again.
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Vadishzainer/Getty Images Apple Is Using Google Gemini to Power Siri’s AI Features
Google’s Gemini is now the undisputed leader for first-party AI on smartphones.
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Anadolu/Contributor/Getty Images Paramount Is Suing Warner Bros. Over Netflix Deal
The greatest soap opera about TV isn’t on TV.
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RIP iPod The 5 Best iPods of All Time, Ranked
The iPod was so ubiquitous, it nearly defined a generation.
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Getty Images Why the iPod’s Click Wheel Is the Best Device Interface Ever
Pity the folks who never got to use one.
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Google Is Going to Kill Its Dark Web Monitor. Here’s Why.
It’s a useful tool, and it’s not quite clear why Google is jettisoning it.
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Credit: NordPass NordPass Just Released a New Authenticator App. Is It Good?
If you use NordPass to manage your passwords securely, you’ve now also got a secure authenticator right inside the app.
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Credit: Adobe/OpenAI You Can Make Unlimited AI Images in Adobe Firefly (For the Next Few Days)
Free users are out of luck, but paid users can go nuts with it… for a few days.
