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How Safe Is It to Use Public Wi-Fi?

No public Wi-Fi network is absolutely secure. But some are more secure than others.
By Harmon Leon

New York City Launches First-Ever Cybersecurity Initiative to Fight Hackers

By 2020, 30 percent of all cyberattacks will be mobile-based.
By Madina Toure

New York City Joins Nationwide Pledge to Protect Net Neutrality Amid Trump Repeal

Internet service providers like Comcast and Verizon could charge higher amounts for consumers who use services like Netflix.
By Madina Toure
Not shown: anal bleaching.

Park Slope Kiddie Shop Hunts for Owner of ‘Lulu’s Anal Bleaching’ WiFi

By Mimmi Montgomery and Vinnie Mancuso
Delays owing to signal failure (Flickr)

The Comedy of Error Messages: Wi-fi in the Subway

By Ben Widdicombe
New York airports have recently been ranked the worst for amenities and flight delays and cancellations.

We’re Grounded: New York’s Airports Actually Are the Worst

By Danica Ceballos
Nope. (Photo: Boston Dynamics/YouTube)

Booting Up: Wait, Have You Seen How Scary Those Robots That Google Bought Are?

By Jordan Valinsky

The FAA Is Fine With You Using Most Electronics During Takeoffs and Landings

By Jordan Valinsky
Hi shamu plane! (Photo: Southwest)

FAA to Decide ‘Very Quickly’ If Passengers Can Use Electronics During Takeoff and Landing

By Jordan Valinsky

Amazon Is Prodding the FAA to Let Flyers Use Wi-Fi During Takeoff and Landing

By Jordan Valinsky

New York Needs to Up Its Broadband Game ASAP

By Molly Mulshine
Auckland is a cute little town! (Photo: Flickr)

Gross, Old Telephone Booths Are Being Converted Into WiFi Hotspots in New Zealand

By Jordan Valinsky
Xanax and Revenge please. (Photo: Flickr)

Realizing It’s 2013, the FAA Is About to Approve New Electronic Device Rules

By Jordan Valinsky
We'd avoid this plane. (Photo: Flickr)

Passengers Would Forgo Basic Human Rights, Like Legroom, To Have In-Flight WiFi

By Jordan Valinsky

Go Ahead and Trash that Router You Taped to a Roomba Because Tiny WiFi-Conducting Robots Exist Now

By Molly Mulshine

Verizon Worker Gets Great Service in Underground Dungeon

By Molly Mulshine
For sale. (Photo: offpocket.com)

Signal-Blocking Phone Case Might Keep the Government From Finding You, You Special Snowflake

By Molly Mulshine

Thanks to More Free Wifi, You Can No Longer Escape the Internet By Going to the Park

By Kelly Faircloth
Can't stop, won't stop. (Photo by Tim P. Whitby/Getty Images)

Mad Hacker Will.i.am Reportedly Creating Some Furby-Like Super-Gadget

By Kelly Faircloth
(Tumblr)

You May Soon Be Able to See Through Walls Using Wifi

By Kelly Faircloth
Cyborg pup. (Photo: Whistle)

Know When Your Dog Is Dead With This Wearable Device

By Jordan Valinsky

Taters on a Plane: Boeing Engineers Use Potatoes To Test In-Flight Wifi

By Steve Huff
(Photo: Caters News Agency)

Booting Up: Trampoline to Work Edition

By Jessica Roy
So close to this, you guys. (Photo: Pinterest, duh)

Booting Up: Even a Billion Dollars Isn’t Cool Edition

By Jessica Roy
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