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There are various USB standards, but how do USB 2.0 and USB 3.0 ports differ? If you're fretting about what sort of socket you should plug your favorite PC peripherals into, it's important to know the ...

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In January, I started reading a thick book about digging the Panama Canal. We were set to visit Panama at the end of that month, so I figured some historical backstory was in order. It’s now July, and ...

[Dr. Gough] bought a generic USB 3.0 hub on an Asian website. Surely, USB 3 is mature enough that even the cheapest hub will have some IC in it that will work well, right? You’d think so, but a little ...

Someone used A.I. to write my biography. Thousands more of those books are polluting Amazon. Who is behind all this drivel? Credit...Ahmed Gaber for The New York Times Supported by By Kashmir Hill ...