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With the ease of services like Credit Karma and Credit Sesame, it’s easier than ever to go online to check your credit score. Fluctuations of a few points up or down, say, from 720 to 725, or 680 to 670, are normal, but a sudden massive drop of 30 or more points could be cause for concern. What do you do if you find…

We’re tackling a fun issue with geeky hand-me-downs in this week’s Tech 911. I wish I knew someone older than me—a parent, a brother, an awesome neighbor—who had laptops and smartphones and gadgets galore that they could pass my way when they were sick of using them.

A Paloma is one of my favorite “something and sodas,” mainly because it’s a good excuse to drink some Squirt, the grapefruit soda of my youth. Combine it with tequila, and a little lime, and you have a very sunny, sippable cocktail you can build right in the glass.

I enable dark themes on any OS, app, or website that lets me, and upgrading to Android 10 means I can now set dark themes as the default look for all supported apps and menus at the system level.

There are lots of reasons to think twice before we post pictures and anecdotes about our kids online—they might find it embarrassing later, we’re creating a digital life they have no control over, it’s an invasion of privacy, etc. But here’s another reason to lock down how much we share: We may be helping criminals…

A “read later” list is an essential productivity tool. Sending articles to a separate app for later reading keeps you focused when you’re at work, and gives you something productive to do on your phone during downtime. But it’s easier to save an article than to read it, so stories on “read later” lists (like in the…

Have your Android apps been crashing when trying to load a web page? You’re not alone; many users have been reporting these issues for weeks, and it appears Android’s WebView feature is to blame.

Welcome back, I am here to announce that the winner of the Cat Headbutt of Approval (AKA this week’s Co-Op) is... the FURminator. The runner up was close, but the cat walked right past it.

Earlier this week, we asked you to share your favorite frugal hack—and you delivered. Lifehacker readers have hacks for everything from haircutting to bulk shopping, as well as large-scale, philosophical money hacks to help you practice mindful spending.

On Thursday night, 10 Democratic presidential candidates debated issues of climate change, healthcare, and criminal justice reform on stage in Houston. Candidates like former Texas rep. Beto O’Rourke stood out among heated discussions of gun control; others, like former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development…

Everyone loves a Pumpkin Spice Latte, but the true heroes of Starbucks’ current menu are the sous-vide egg bites. The perfect little pucks of protein are oddly satisfying and delightfully savory but, if you have an immersion circulator, you can make an even more delicious version at home (and enjoy it with a better…

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I’ve tried Evernote and Scrivener, paper planners and Moleskines, and seemingly every app under the sun to capture my ideas. But I keep coming back to one simple, underrated tool to catch those half-baked ideas and thoughts that don’t seem to fit in anywhere else. The perfect place is the humble index card.

If watching 10 Democratic candidates debate on a single stage made your head spin last night, you might have missed Andrew Yang’s announcement during his opening statement: He’s expanding his efforts to test a universal basic income (UBI) program.

If you’ve been killing it in your indoor cycling class, you might be wondering if you have what it takes to beast on the road as well. Or, you might be terrified. Here’s what you need to take your cycling workout outdoors.

Eufy Smart Tunable Light Bulb 2.0 | $16 | Amazon

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The Library of Congress has published over 11,000 high-resolution shots of U.S. roadside attractions, and released the images (to which it had purchased the rights) into the public domain. The photos were taken by architectural critic and photographer John Margolies, who spent forty years documenting his travels along…

The phrase “PowerToys” probably doesn’t send you running to your Windows computer, but just because Microsoft’s little suite of quirky utilities isn’t sexy doesn’t mean that it’s not worth slapping on your system. The company announced earlier this year that it was planning to roll out PowerToys for Windows 10, and…

This week, the Sackler family and Purdue Pharma, makers of Oxycontin, agreed to at least $12 billion in settlements over the company’s role in the opioid crisis, though without admitting any actual accountability. Roughly half the states and local governments involved agreed to the deal, while at least 20 states have …

Seagate BarraCuda SSD 1TB Internal Solid State Drive | $110 | Amazon

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Android 10 has been available for Pixel phones for a few days now, but some users may not have received it as an automatic update yet. You can check for pending updates by going to Settings > About phone > System updates on your Pixel; Chances are the update will hit your Pixel in the coming days, but if you’re eager…