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How to create hidden, password-protected virtual drives using VeraCrypt

The safest way to secure your data on Windows is by keeping it in encrypted vaults. You can create hidden, password-protected ...
People

Trump Stands by Use of R-Word While Criticizing Tim Walz: 'I Think There's Something Wrong with Him'

Trump doubled down on his use of the derogatory insult while talking to reporters aboard Air Force One on Sunday, Nov. 30 Pete Marovich/Getty; Jacek Boczarski/Anadolu Donald Trump said 'I think ...
TechSpot

Windows 11's updated File Explorer remains painfully slow despite using twice as much RAM

Facepalm: Users have long criticized Windows 11 File Explorer as inferior to its Windows 10 predecessor. The essential tool suffers from slow launches, sluggish file searches, and delayed right-click ...
Pew Research Center

Americans’ Social Media Use 2025

To better understand which social media platforms Americans use, Pew Research Center surveyed 5,022 U.S. adults from Feb. 5 to June 18, 2025. SSRS conducted this National Public Opinion Reference ...
Android Authority

Stop using the wrong Gemini: The one setting you need to change for Gemini 3

Just eight months after Gemini 2.5 launched, Google has upgraded its AI models once again with the release of Gemini 3. Gemini 3 officially began rolling out widely on November 18, and even this early ...
JournalofAccountancy

Using TEXTSPLIT to dissect Excel text strings

Q. I have used the Excel functions LEFT, MID, and RIGHT to dissect cells. However, I have some spreadsheets where each piece of information is a different length and uses different delimiters. Is ...
CNET

WhatsApp's New Update Lets You Encrypt Chat Backups Using Passkeys

Alex Valdes from Bellevue, Washington has been pumping content into the Internet river for quite a while, including stints at MSNBC.com, MSN, Bing, MoneyTalksNews, Tipico and more. He admits to being ...
The Verge

WhatsApp can now use passkeys to secure your backups

Chat backup encryption will no longer require you to memorize passwords or lengthy encryption keys. Chat backup encryption will no longer require you to ...
NPR

Teens who use weed before age 15 have more trouble later, a study finds

Teens who start using cannabis before age 15 are more likely to use the drug often later in their lives. They are also more likely to develop mental and physical health problems in young adulthood ...
Education Week

Teachers Are Using AI to Help Write IEPs. Advocates Have Concerns

A growing number of special education teachers say they use artificial intelligence platforms to draft all or part of students’ individualized education programs, even as many districts lack policies ...
The New York Times

What to Know About Tear Gas, the Chemicals Immigration Agents Are Using in Illinois

The repeated use of tear gas by federal immigration officers in Chicago has renewed a debate about how chemical irritants should be used by law enforcement personnel. By Mitch Smith Federal agents ...