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May 5 is International Day of the Midwife. This year's theme is "one million more" — reflecting a shortage of midwives.

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Compare Apple Watch, Garmin, Oura, Samsung, Withings, Huawei, and Evie Ring in the race to bring blood sugar data to wearables.

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The Force is not with these mediocre fast-food offerings.

The hugely popular prediction market was shut down by U.S. regulators in 2022 and re-opened in Panama, where it has benefited from tax and legal benefits for years.

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Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw helped name two contested ideas in U.S. politics — intersectionality and critical race theory. Her memoir chronicles the personal and legal framework for her thinking.

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Fuel is airlines' second-largest expense, and getting even costlier due to the U.S. war with Iran. Airlines are looking for ways to cope, starting by hiking checked baggage fees for most fliers.

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Chinese labs are set to lose their FCC testing accreditation after a unanimous commission vote.

The Argos bank holiday sale continues this week, so I've looked through the event once again to pick out all the best new tech deals that are still available.

Families in Norfolk, Va., await the return of roughly 15,000 sailors and Marines as the USS Ford continues a deployment that started more than 10 months ago.

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Southwest Airlines had a robot passenger problem which caused an hour-long flight delay.

Meta patched two WhatsApp flaws affecting iOS, Android, and Windows users, including bugs tied to risky files, links, and Reels previews.

The post New WhatsApp Flaws Could Affect Billions of Users After Meta Security Patch appeared first on TechRepublic.

An analysis by NPR suggests that frames from an iconic music video were used to generate content for a tweet by the FBI director.

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The goal is to steal Microsoft credentials and bypass MFA, the company says.

OpenAI says GPT-5.5 Instant will cut down on "gratuitous emojis."

Google's virtual Android event will arrive one week before I/O 2026, where the company is expected to spotlight Android, Gemini and its broader AI push.

Save the date: the next Android Show is being held on May 12, and we have some ideas of what might be shown off there.

We go hands-on with Netflix's new Clips feature and find it both underpowered and addictive.

Hackers abused Google AppSheet to send Meta phishing emails, compromising 30,000 Facebook business accounts across 50 countries.

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The federal government is offering local law enforcement incentives to join a program that gives their officers authority to make immigration arrests. Police leaders say the funds, which include money for salaries, equipment and vehicles, are enticing.

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Google patched an Android zero-click RCE flaw affecting multiple versions. Here’s what IT teams should know and how to reduce mobile risk.

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