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Make the internet quieter with this permanent ad-blocking tool, now $20 for life

TL;DR: Banish ads with a lifetime subscription to the AdGuard Family Plan, now just $19.97 through April 16. Opens in a new window Credit: AdGuard AdGuard Family Plan: Lifetime Subscription $19.97 $169.99 Save $150.02   Get Deal You can’t escape ads. They’re on your laptop, your smartphone, and even your …

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Work smarter with these Microsoft Office essentials — now just $5 each for life

TL;DR: Make your workday a little easier with this Microsoft Office Professional 2021 for Windows lifetime license, on sale now for just $39.97 through April 12. Opens in a new window Credit: Microsoft Microsoft Office Professional 2021 for Windows: Lifetime License $39.97 $219.99 Save $180.02   Get Deal Whether you …

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Is Adult Friend Finder safe to use? What a cybersecurity expert says.

One of the most common questions asked about AdultFriendFinder is also one of the most basic: is the site safe to use? Everything from the dating site interface and design to the ubiquity of adult content sets off some understandable warning bells in veteran internet users, so the question makes …

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Need a lightweight laptop? This MacBook Air costs less than an iPad.

TL;DR: Get a feature-packed Apple MacBook Air for only $199.97 (reg. $999) through March 22, while supplies last. Opens in a new window Credit: Apple Apple MacBook Air 2017 (Refurbished) $199.97 $999 Save $799.03   Get Deal Not all laptops are created equal. While they’re all meant to be portable, …

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I’ll never travel without my favorite sleep earbuds again

In the last six months, I’ve flown to Argentina for a wedding, Miami for another wedding, South Carolina for the holidays, and Costa Rica for a friend’s birthday. And for every journey, the first thing I packed was my Soundcore Sleep A20 earbuds. These have easily become my No. 1 …

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Review: The new M5 MacBook Air is incredible. I wish it was $200 cheaper.

The newest MacBook Air from Apple is a near-perfect machine, but it’s not getting a near-perfect rating. And it’s not just because it arrived with a base price increase. It’s because this sleek and lightweight laptop, now powered by Apple’s M5 silicon, is too powerful for its own good, which …

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This $160,000 red-light chamber left my whole body buzzing

There are a lot of emerging technologies at SXSW — AI voice restoration, robotaxis, XR experiences. But there’s only one Ammortal Chamber — a $160,000 red light bed with “absolute state of the art” restoration and rejuvenation technology. Not only am I a millennial who’s fast approaching middle age, but …

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Space-traveling microbes? An unusual experiment shocked skeptics.

Scientists have discovered that a hardy microbe can endure pressures strong enough to pulverize rock, strengthening the case that life might survive the impact of an asteroid blasting it off a planet. In a series of experiments at Johns Hopkins University, Lily Zhao fired tiny samples of a microorganism with …

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