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Our homes should make us feel safe. A decent home is a refuge from the outside world, a relatively fixed point where people can drop their vigilance. Most of us need the security of home to stay balanced in the face of an unstable, sometimes frightening world.

But Americans are increasingly less safe in their own homes. This isn't because of a sudden

Microsoft’s latest monthly security update is wreaking havoc on dual-boot Windows and Linux systems. The software giant issued a security patch last week to fix a two-year-old vulnerability in the GRUB open-source boot loader used by lots of Linux devices. Microsoft’s patch wasn’t supposed to hit dual-boot devices, but many

Some 430 light-years from Earth lies our stalwart cosmic beacon, the North Star.

Except this star is actually volatile. It's pulsating as it constantly grows and shrinks. And a new unprecedented image of the hot ball of gas reveals it's covered in large spots.

In research published by The Astrophysical Journal, researchers used an array of telescopes in California's San Gabriel Mountains — the

There's a little fitness secret that they don’t always tell you at the gym: Muscles are made in the kitchen. Indeed, you could spend hours pumping away in the weights room, sweating it out in front of the mirror, but if your diet isn’t up to scratch, you aren’t going to get the results that you want. You'll be pumping iron for nothing.

Sorry guys, but that's just the way it works.

To work towards

• Fast-food restaurants have debuted meal deals to win over inflation-weary diners.
• But they haven't changed popular perception about whether fast food is good value, per a survey.
• Fewer consumers think fast food is a good deal now than did in early 2020, Morning Consult found.

2024 has become the year of meal deals at fast

• Ellen Yin quit her job and started a social media marketing agency in 2018.
• Her husband, laid off in 2021, now manages their household, allowing Yin to focus on her business.
• Despite the financial stress on Yin, she says the arrangement works well for both of them.

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Ellen Yin, a 30-year-old business

Confession: I've finished a startlingly low number of books since I finished high school.

It's not that I dislike books or struggle with comprehension or anything like that. Instead, my particular brand of ADHD makes it difficult to find the motivation to start and focus when I do, plus I just don't like holding books in my hands that much. Depending on their size, both paperbacks and hardcovers

• AI's physical supply chain, including chips and data centers, is where the early revenue is.
• Data centers, crucial for AI, face high demand, with prices doubling and low vacancy rates.
• Databank CEO says customers are pre-leasing forthcoming buildings two years in advance.

Artificial intelligence may seem intangible, but it has an immense physical supply chain behind it, and at

TL;DR: For $33 through September 3, Dreamscreens brings high-quality 4K art to your TV, offering instant elegance with just a USB connection.

If you've ever wished your TV could be more than just a black screen when it's off, now it can be a vibrant 4K digital art gallery with Dreamscreens. Perfect for the modern home, Dreamscreens is on sale for $33 through September 3. It lets you display a vast

TL;DR: Through September 3, get a grade-A refurbished iPad 6th-Gen for just $149.97 while supplies last.

So, you’re thinking about getting a new tablet but don’t want to spend a fortune? Here’s a little secret: you can score a 6th-generation iPad that’s practically brand-new without breaking the bank. You can get it for $149.97 (reg. $249) if you order by September 3.

This isn’t just any refurb — it

TL;DR: Get 1TB of lifetime cloud storage with Koofr for just $119.97 with promo code KOOFR40 — no recurring fees, ever.

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TL;DR: The Thetis FIDO2 Security Key 3-pack, on sale for $64.99, offers secure and simplified access to your online accounts.

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