How to keep your phone charged and useful in dangerous weather
Tech tips to stay in touch, find help and be safe during storms, from getting the right emergency alerts to making your smartphone battery last in a power outage.
By Heather Kelly and Chris VelazcoNASA again delays Artemis launch as Tropical Storm Ian intensifies
The space agency hoped to launch the rocket and spacecraft to the moon next Tuesday.
By Christian DavenportAndrew Tate incident ends G2’s bid for ‘Valorant’ partnership slot
G2 Esports appeared confident in its North American “Valorant” partnership application. Then, the company's CEO jeopardized the whole thing.
By Mikhail KlimentovHe made a silly trombone video game. Then the internet caught wind.
Making the trombone sound good is an art — one in which “Trombone Champ” has zero interest.
By Alyse StanleyOutside audit says Facebook restricted Palestinian posts during Gaza war
An independent audit of Meta’s handling of online content during the two-week war between Israel and the militant Palestinian group Hamas last year found that the social media giant had denied Palestinian users their freedom of expression by erroneously removing their content and punished Arabic-speaking users more heavily than Hebrew-speaking ones.
By Elizabeth DwoskinNASA hopes to hit an asteroid now in case we really need to knock one away later
A spacecraft that NASA launched last year should smash head-on into an asteroid on Monday, ideally changing the space rock's orbit. It is a test in case Earthlings really need to move an incoming asteroid someday.
By Bonnie Berkowitz and Artur GalochaThe online incel movement is getting more violent and extreme, report says
More than 2.6 million visit the incel forum each month, where their posts often endorse rape and mass murder, according to the Center for Countering Digital Hate.
By Taylor LorenzWith eye on storm, NASA presses ahead with Artemis launch attempt
NASA is hoping to launch its Space Launch System rocket and uncrewed Orion spacecraft to the moon as soon as Tuesday.
By Christian DavenportFueled by Netflix and patches, ‘Cyberpunk 2077’ gets a ‘second chance’
There's no better time than now to play 2020's most infamous video game.
By Gene ParkYes, AirPods can double as hearing aids. Here’s how.
Here are the best headphone and earbud options for people with hearing loss.
By Tatum HunterPentagon launches effort to assess crypto’s threat to national security
DARPA, the Pentagon's tech hub, is kicking off a sweeping review of the national security and law enforcement threats posed by the rise of cryptocurrency.
By Tory NewmyerVideo game YouTuber Dunkey launches indie game publisher Bigmode
In a debut video, Dunkey said he wanted to make good games instead of waiting for them. But some in the space questioned his lack of experience.
By Jonathan LeeJan. 6 Twitter witness: Failure to curb Trump spurred ‘terrifying’ choice
The whistleblower, Anika Collier, Navaroli, who spoke exclusively with The Washington Post, said Twitter's complacency toward then-President Donald Trump led to disastrous consequences.
By Drew HarwellYou can ban a book, but can you stop teens from finding it online?
Books are being banned across U.S. school libraries in record numbers, led largely by conservative lawmakers and activists.
By Heather KellyThe best video games of 2022 so far
These are the best games of 2022, so far, on mobile, Switch, PlayStation and Xbox, starting with Wordle and Elden Ring.
By Washington Post Editors and ReviewersThe ‘Omega Strikers’ pitch is ‘gladiator hockey.’ That’s just the start.
'Omega Strikers' is a 3v3 sports brawler from Odyssey Interactive that's aiming to be the most accessible and watchable game in the market.
By Jonathan LeeHealth apps share your concerns with advertisers. HIPAA can’t stop it.
From ‘depression’ to ‘HIV,’ we found popular health apps sharing potential health concerns and user identifiers with dozens of ad companies.
By Tatum Hunter and Jeremy B. MerrillInside the civil rights campaign to get Big Tech to fight the ‘big lie’
For months, the Change the Terms coalition pleaded with Meta, Twitter, TikTok and YouTube to bolster its content moderation systems.
By Naomi NixIs crypto a house of cards?
The wild beginnings, crazy turns, colorful characters and multiple comebacks of the crypto world
By Steven Zeitchik, Tucker Harris and Jeremy B. MerrillBiotech aims to detect cancer early. But tests have a long way to go.
President Biden said he wants to foster research on early-cancer-detection blood tests through his cancer “moonshot” initiative.
By Pranshu Verma