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The pandemic made work holiday parties weird. How to navigate yours.

Experts weigh-in on whether the pandemic created new rules for company holiday parties, including virtual ones

By Danielle AbrilDecember 7

The voices left out of Elon Musk’s free-speech agenda

By Shira OvideDecember 6

The layoff survival guide: What to do before, during and after

By Danielle AbrilDecember 5

Buying stuff in apps is broken. Try this instead.

By Shira OvideDecember 2

TSA now wants to scan your face at security. Here are your rights.

By Geoffrey A. FowlerDecember 2

We the users

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We the users want technology to work for us. Here are our demands.

Our columnist is tallying how technology fails us — and the ideas to make it better. What belongs on the list?

By Geoffrey A. Fowler

Political spam is out of control. Now Gmail is about to make it worse.

By Geoffrey A. Fowler

Electronics are built with death dates. Let’s not keep them a secret.

By Geoffrey A. Fowler

Okay, Google: To protect women, collect less data about everyone

By Geoffrey A. Fowler

Your kids’ apps are spying on them

By Geoffrey A. Fowler

THE HELP DESK TEAM

Geoffrey Fowler has for more than a decade been holding tech companies accountable where it matters most: the products you use every day.

Heather Kelly is a veteran journalist on the intersection of humans and gadgets, and offers humorous advice on our digital lives.

Chris Velazco is the guy you’d want to take shopping with you for deep knowledge about what’s new, what’s a rip-off and what’s actually right for you and your family.

Tatum Hunter goes deep into how apps, websites and other technology actually works to help you get the most out of it.

Danielle Abril covers how technology is impacting the way we work and how companies are using artificial intelligence and other tools to exert more control over us.

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TECH IN YOUR LIFE

Buying stuff in apps is broken. Try this instead.

The busy person’s guide to saving money on holiday shopping

How to tell real products from scams when shopping online

By Heather Kelly

It’s not your imagination: Shopping on Amazon has gotten worse

By Geoffrey A. Fowler

Your Data and PRIVACY

TSA now wants to scan your face at security. Here are your rights.

By Geoffrey A. Fowler

From quitting to blocking: How to protect yourself on Musk’s Twitter

By Heather Kelly

If your phone needs fixing, make sure your secrets are safe first

By Chris Velazco

Twitter privacy settings to change now

By Heather Kelly

The pandemic made work holiday parties weird. How to navigate yours.

By Danielle Abril

The layoff survival guide: What to do before, during and after

By Danielle Abril

For ‘hardcore’ workers, sleeping at the office makes a comeback

By Danielle Abril

Microsoft wants you to play Minesweeper with your boss. No, really.

By Danielle Abril

Internet Access

Internet providers play tricks to raise your bill. Here are the worst.

By Geoffrey A. Fowler

A new feature for old Echo speakers could boost your home WiFi setup

By Chris Velazco

Quick Fix: See if you qualify for discounted internet service

By Chris Velazco

How T-Mobile and SpaceX are teaming up to give you coverage from space

By Chris Velazco

Big-screen Kindles return as notebooks, but they’re better for reading

By Chris Velazco

How to shop online and be kinder to the planet

iPhone 14s now can send SOS via satellite. Use it carefully.

By Heather Kelly and Chris Velazco

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The voices left out of Elon Musk’s free-speech agenda

Online creators are de facto therapists for millions. It’s complicated.

By Tatum Hunter

Samsung will let you fix your own phone, if you dare

By Chris Velazco

What you need to know about Apple’s new DIY iPhone repair program

By Chris Velazco

The Price of BigSeries on how tech monopolies impact you

Want to borrow that e-book from the library? Sorry, Amazon won’t let you.

By Geoffrey A. Fowler

There’s no escape from Facebook, even if you don’t use it

By Geoffrey A. Fowler

iTrapped: All the things Apple won’t let you do with your iPhone

By Geoffrey A. Fowler

How Internet and TV providers get away with jacking up your bill

By Geoffrey A. Fowler

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Is Amazon Prime worth it for you?

If you're paying for Amazon Prime, or considering signing up, use this quiz to find out how much that $139 a year actually gets you and if there are better deals.

By Heather Kelly and Rachel Lerman

Online security reset guide