The best budget wireless earbuds for 2024 Cheap picks for noise-canceling, workouts and more — all for $100 or less.

July 9, 2024

The days of having to spend triple digits to get a quality pair of wireless earbuds are long gone. While the latest from Apple, Sony, Bose and Beats may steal the most headlines, it’s more than possible to get something good enough without having to pay name-brand prices. But there’s still plenty of junk in […]

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Hackers reverse-engineer Ticketmaster’s barcode system to unlock resales on other platforms It appears to work with AXS, too.

July 8, 2024

Scalpers have used a security researcher’s findings to reverse-engineer “nontransferable” digital tickets from Ticketmaster and AXS, allowing transfers outside their apps. The workaround was revealed in a lawsuit AXS filed in May against third-party brokers adopting the practice, according to 404 Media, which first reported the news. The saga began in February when an anonymous […]

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The best laptops for college students Our favorite machines for classes on campus, online and everywhere in between.

July 8, 2024

With the possible exception of a phone, a laptop is unquestionably a college student’s most important gadget. It will be used to take notes in class, write essays, create presentations and maybe even game a little. (But only after all your homework is done, right?) That’s why it’s critical to pick a laptop that can […]

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The best streaming devices for 2024 From sticks to dongles to set-top boxes, there are streaming devices for every budget.

July 8, 2024

A streaming device can make a “dumb” TV smart, turning just about any screen with an HDMI port into a TV you can use to watch Netflix, Peacock, Max, a live TV streaming service like YouTubeTV, or any other streaming app you subscribe to. If you already have a smart TV and don’t care for […]

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Deconstructing Security Assumptions to Ensure Future Resilience Deconstructing Security Assumptions to Ensure Future Resilience

July 8, 2024

COMMENTARY Second of two parts. (Read Part 1: "Stress-Testing Our Security Assumptions in a World of New & Novel Risks.") Achieving security in a future of "unseen until it's too late" threats forces us to look beyond the endless cycles of discover and patch, identify and neutralize, and sense and respond, to build resilience by […]

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