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Mobile broadband and 5G is still a mess

This week saw the debut of broadband “nutrition labels” to help you understand what you’re paying for when you buy into a high-speed internet plan. You can find them posted in stores or online from companies like T-Mobile or Comcast,…

Toronto Wants to Manage Storms and Floods—With a Rain Tax

This story originally appeared on Canada’s National Observer and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. A plan to charge Toronto homeowners and businesses for paved surfaces on their properties is creating a public backlash, a deluge of negative international…

LEGO 2K Drive races onto Xbox Game Pass

Xbox Game Pass is getting a Mario Kart-like in the brick-based form of LEGO 2K Drive this month. The popular racing sim was free for PlayStation Plus subscribers in December and now the rival console gets the LEGO treatment. Those…

Government spyware is another reason to use an ad blocker

Ad blockers might seem like an unlikely defense in the fight against spyware, but new reporting casts fresh light on how spyware makers are weaponizing online ads to allow governments to conduct surveillance. Spyware makers are reportedly capable of locating…