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Google is testing a new feature for Chrome on iPhone and iPad that lets you lock incognito tabs with facial ID when they’re left open in the background. (Unfortunately, the feature is not available on Android—at least not yet). Read more…

If you’re an iOS user, you no longer have to go through the tedious process of taking a screenshot of a tweet in your Twitter app, switching over to Instagram, and uploading them separately to your Instagram Stories. Twitter now lets you do this directly with its new Instagram Stories share option. Read more…

Some things make it into the washer and never make it out, and it can feel like house elves are stealing your things when you swore you put an even number of socks in the machine, only to be left with an odd number. The truth is, your washer really does eat your clothes sometimes. The…(Continue Reading)

As part of its sweeping product update last month, Airbnb announced a change to its cancelation policy. The change, which was partly inspired by industry-wide ripple effects wrought by the pandemic, intends to make cancelations more flexible for both hosts and guests. Read more…

Yesterday the IRS launched a new portal to help you manage advance payments on the recently expanded Child Tax Credit, worth up to $3,600 per child. The tax credit is complicated—as it’s based on your estimated income for 2021—so you’ll want to use the portal to update your income and child dependent status (or opt……(Continue Reading)

One benefit of an Amazon smart speaker is that anyone can ask Alexa to play music, or set a timer, or perform any number of basic functions—regardless of whose Amazon account was used to set up the device. Read more…

The public beta for iOS 15 and iPadOS 15 starts sometime in July, but users can get their hands on Apple’s new mobile operating systems even earlier by installing the developer builds. These versions are less stable than the eventual public beta, and there are several requirements you’ll need to meet, but it’s the… Read…(Continue Reading)

Plant-based protein powders are hugely popular right now, and not just among vegans. Whey protein can be hard to digest, which means even omnivores may prefer to supplement their diets with vegan protein. Read more…

I don’t trust people who claim to not like pasta salad. Pasta is good, and so is mayonnaise. Often there are other ingredients involved that are not pasta or mayonnaise, and they are also good. Sometimes it’s just too hot to eat a steaming bowl of spaghetti, but what am I going to do? Stop…(Continue Reading)

Do you know how to clean your blinds? Or do you just leave them until they’re so coated in filth that you have to throw them out and buy new window treatments? That’s gross, don’t do that. Read more…