What’s an email mask? Here’s why tech experts say you should be using one

You’ve heard of burner phones. What about burner email?

So much of the internet now requires that you hand over your email address before you’re able to use any services—from an app you’ve downloaded to signing up for a newsletter or redeeming a special offer online.

But who says you have to give your real

State Department announces approval of armed drones sale to Qatar for nearly $2 billion

The United States has given an initial approval for the energy-rich Mideast nation of Qatar to buy eight armed MQ-9B Predator drones for its military, an estimated purchase worth nearly $2 billion.

The State Department approval announced early Thursday for Qatar comes after Doha had been trying to purchase the

AI is painful for journalists but healthy for journalism

As AI takes on a greater role in our media ecosystem, many journalists look at it like a farmer sees an invasive species: as a force that threatens to slowly choke, kill, and replace their work, potentially threatening their livelihood. 

There’s good reason for this: For reporters and editors, AI represents an assault on multiple fronts. Not only can large language models (LLMs) take over many task

The Apple Watch faces a wearables wake-up call

Apple Watch sales are enduring a years-long backslide.

While Apple first launched its watch in 2015, sales didn’t spike until the pandemic, when consumers were highly focused on their health. But competitors quickly caught up, with fitness-focused companies like Garmin integrating more smart technology. Meanwhile, Apple stumbled in adding compelling new features—getting into some legal spats along the way.

For the past three years, Apple Watch sales have declined year-ove

For Gen Z, viral videos are the new primetime

Gen Z isn’t just watching creators—they’re choosing them over traditional TV and movies.

That’s the big takeaway from Deloitte’s 19th annual Digital Media Trends survey. The report finds that 56% of Gen Z and 43% of millennials find social media content more relevant than traditional entertainment options, and about half feel a stronger personal connec

Simon & Schuster wants to be your favorite content creator

If you were given $100 and five minutes in a bookstore, which titles would you pick? That’s the premise of Simon & Schuster’s upcoming web series, Bookstore Blitz—the publisher’s latest internet-inspired effort to market its authors.

And Bookstore Blitz is just the beginning. In a recent interview with The Cut’s Cat Zhang, the f

Supreme Court upholds Biden’s ghost gun rule requiring serial numbers and background checks

The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld a Biden administration regulation on the nearly impossible-to-trace weapons called ghost guns, clearing the way for continued serial numbers, background checks and age verification requirements

‘No one I know would’ve been this reckless’: Ex-officials slam Trump team’s use of Signal for war planning

Current and former government technologists reacted with shock and disbelief to reports that top Trump Administration officials used the consumer messaging app Signal to discuss and plan bombing strikes against Yemen-based Houthis.

The

The ‘living globe’ that can help drones fly without GPS

Before the advent of GPS, especially at sea, navigation meant finding your position by looking up at the stars. Today, when the Global Positioning System isn’t working—or gets jammed by electronic warfare—drones are learning to do something similar, orienting themselves by looking down at the Earth instead.

This concept underpins a growing wave of efforts to use cameras, sensors, and AI to keep drones “aware” of their surroundings, allowing them to complete their missions or


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