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Plus, if you’re an iPhone owner, here’s how you can get ahead of the game with iOS 17. I give my advice to a guy who needs Wi-Fi for his barn. Instagram’s $68.5 million settlement, track your luggage with these airlines, and why you should have a burner phone.

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Brain food — 7 things neurologists avoid

Brain health isn’t just about keeping sharp with puzzles and honing your memory. Diet matters, too. HuffPost recently talked to neurologists and neuroscientists (the folks who live and breathe brain health) about the foods and drinks they avoid.

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China, Elon Musk and the Space Race to Launch Thousands of Satellites

While Elon Musk’s Starlink takes over space like a cosmic empire, China’s not sitting idle. It’s aiming for the stars by launching thousands of broadband satellites into low-Earth orbit. Starlink may have the lead, but China’s got tricks up its space sleeve. Check out this video to see the satellite showdown.

See all the police surveillance tools used in your city

Over a million hobby drones are registered in the U.S. You may never know when you’re being watched. Check out my guide to avoiding drone surveillance. We wrote this after one hovered over my pool while I was swimming.

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Grandpa's YouTube channel gains nearly 500,000 subscribers due to act of kindness

Every Sunday after family dinner, a Utah grandpa would grab the comics and read them to his grandkids. When COVID hit, he needed a distanced way to do it, so he took to YouTube.

His “Grandpa Reads the Comics” channel wasn’t getting much action — until an influential Instagrammer stumbled across his videos. The content was so heartwarming he had to share it. It wasn’t long until grandpa soared past 100,000 subscribers.

📺 Today, he has half a million subscribers and some of the sweetest videos you’ll see on YouTube. Watch his story here.

Don't let what happened to Mary on vacation happen to you: Essential travel safety tips

My friend Mary was on vacation in Rome with her 14-year-old daughter. During their visit, they stopped to take selfies. Spotting their struggle to fit themselves and the grandeur of the backdrop in the frame, a seemingly kind stranger — a man in his 30s — offered to take their picture.

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Into murder podcasts? So are these people

In 2014, “Serial” kicked off the true-crime podcast phenomenon. If you’ve never listened to one, the premise is simple: A narrator takes a real-life crime and breaks down all the people, places and things along the way in sometimes excruciating detail.

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3 signs an Instagram, Facebook or Twitter account is fake

Spoofing social media accounts is one of the most common ways scammers try to trick victims. In this attack, cybercriminals will steal posts and pictures to create fake profiles to fool you. If you don’t know how to spot fake accounts, you could lose a ton of money to scams.

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Best ways to charge your phone’s battery

We spend so much on tech that it’s incredibly frustrating when our devices break. A little prevention can go a long way. Here are six checkups to give your tech now to avoid a shocking repair bill later.

Regular maintenance is vital to longevity. Tap or click for my simple action plan to get more years out of your iPhone or Android.

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Tech help scam uses a name you know: the Geek Squad

Is your computer running at a snail’s pace? Before you drop a chunk of cash on a new one, clear out some space from the hard drive. Tap or click here to remove the clutter that’s slowing you down.

Sometimes, the problem runs deeper than that. Your computer might not even turn on, or it’s performing erratically. That’s when you may need to reach out for help.

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Replacing an irreplaceable plate

You know the feeling. You have guests over for dinner, so you take out the good dishes. And then, oh no, you slip, and with a loud crash, a plate is broken. You might think you can never replace it as it’s been in your family for decades. But you may be wrong. One company has taken it upon itself to specialize in finding and replacing items just like that. So, how do they do it?