Category: Technology

SOPA Images/Getty Images Sometimes, I end up performing research without knowing it. Or even wanting to. more Technically Incorrect Not your actual scientific kind, you understand. Just the kind that ends up illuminating my world in unexpected ways. Here I was the other day at Lisbon Airport, Terminal 2, and suddenly hunger attacked. In the […]

Sabrina Ortiz/ZDNET As you tapped through your Instagram stories last week, you were probably bombarded with screenshots of other people’s Spotify Wrapped or Apple Music Replay stats, perhaps even my own – because I am (unapologetically) part of the problem.  Sharing our music interests with others isn’t something new. People have been sharing music tastes […]

iStockphoto/Getty Images How often do you wonder about your life? more Technically Incorrect Every week? Every day? Every single minute? Clearly, the last option is the one most favored by famous startup founders. But for the rest of us, we slip into habits, prejudices, and opinions that aren’t always truly considered. Which is why a […]

Morsa Images/Getty Images I used to do it without thinking. It always worked perfectly well. If I had to take a trip abroad, I’d go to the AT&T website.  I’d then buy an international data plan and believe that I wouldn’t use more than the number of GB specified. Your device isn’t eligible. Go away […]

It’s rough out there for a person who’s always cold. The first chill of the season sends your poor, perpetually cold loved one diving under the bedsheets, digging for the fuzzy socks, or fiddling with the thermostat when your back is turned (don’t look—they’re probably doing it now). This year, give the gift of warmth […]

When Lydia Millen’s heating broke in late November, she checked into Britain’s oldest luxury hotel, the Savoy, where gilded rooms go for anywhere from $700 to $5,500 a night. “I’m going to make full use of their wonderful hot water,” the British influencer told her 797,000 TikTok followers. The response—3.9 million views later—was predictably vehement. Many […]

The skin is the largest organ in our body, and also the most complex. Peer at it under a microscope and you’ll see thousands of nerve endings that keep the brain connected to the outside world and allow us to feel touch, pressure, and pain. But when Zhenan Bao looks at it, she sees something […]

Many years ago, the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 gained notoriety when its batteries caught fire in a series of incidents. There’s been a steady stream of similar, though isolated, incidents ever since. However, despite the high-profile coverage of batteries gone wrong, the vast majority of Li-ion batteries are safe. The chemical reaction that occurs inside […]

Kaitlin had been living in the Village of Oak Creek for over two years when she received the notice. It was June 2022 and her landlord had decided to raise the rent on her three-bedroom house by $800 to $3,000, an increase of 36 percent. For Kaitlin, who had been living alone since her sons […]

I am a wine slob. That is not a typo; I enjoy wine in only the most chaotic, uncivilized of settings. The problem is that I have never been much of a wine person. The posh decorum associated with wine culture has always left a bitter taste in my mouth. (With notes of baking spices.) […]