How to Use Your Credit Card to Help the Environment

Earlier this year, Mastercard and Swedish fin-tech startup Doconomy released the Mastercard Do Black, a credit card that tracks the carbon footprint of every purchase you make—and prevents you from making additional purchases once you hit your carbo…

Update Verizon's App Right Now to Fix a Huge Call Delay Bug in Android 10

On the list of “annoying quirks about my device,” I suspect that having to wait anywhere from 20 to 60 seconds for a phone call to connect would be pretty high on anyone’s list. And that’s exactly the bug that some Verizon users are dealing with aft…

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How to Turn FOMO Into JOMO

FOMO—the fear of missing out—isn’t just the fear of not experiencing something. It’s the fear of not being invited. To fight FOMO, some writers say, you need to “disconnect” and change your attitude and partake in simple pleasures. Congrats to those…

What Shoes to Wear When You Lift Weights

The first time I put on real lifting shoes, it was a revelation. My feet were so stable during squats, it was like they were glued to the ground. They were so comfortable I forgot to take them off for deadlifts, though—a rookie mistake, since the he…

Are You Dying?! Ask Two Doctors Your Trickiest Health Questions at 1 PM EDT

Look, we get it. You’re busy. You’ve had that weird nagging pain in your side for a while, or maybe you have questions about your blood pressure—but you just haven’t made the time to visit the ol’ doctor. You should definitely still do that, but if …

How Vivaldi's New Android Browser Stacks Up Against the Competition

The highly-customizable web browser, Vivaldi, is now available in beta form on Android devices. We’ve tested the Android app and find it to be a very capable mobile browser with plenty of unique features—especially for Vivaldi desktop users—but havi…

Southwest Is Having a $49 Flight Sale This Week

Southwest has a $49 flight sale going on right now.Read more...

Encourage Teens to 'Speak Before They Send'

Whenever I start to tell my son, “Your words have power, so...” he finishes my sentence with, “...so choose them wisely, I know.” As a writer, I do put a heavy value on word choice and the beauty of language. But what I really mean is: Think before …

Redeem Your Chromebook's Free Offers Before They Expire

I don’t have a new Chromebook, but I wish I did; not because my laptop needs an upgrade (it’s fine), but because then I could take advantage of even more free offers from Google that my current Chromebook is too old to enjoy.Read more...

How to Enable Firefox's More-Secure DNS Over HTTPS Feature Before Mozilla Does

Mozilla will enable Firefox’s DNS over HTTPS (DoH) service by default for all users at some point in late September. Here’s why that’s important: DoH keeps your internet browsing private and secure by hiding DNS requests—from your ISP, from software…

Meet Our New Offspring Editor

Okay, so I’m not exactly brand new. If you’re a regular reader of Offspring, Lifehacker’s parenting vertical, chances are you’ve seen me lurking around the corner for the better part of the past year.Read more...

How to Help Pets Affected by Hurricane Dorian

As Hurricane Dorian continues its path along Canada’s east coast, we’re only beginning to understand the damage it has caused thus far, particularly in hard-hit areas like the Bahamas.Read more...

When to Share Personal Issues at Work

If you’re going through a period of stress in your personal life, should you bring it up at work? At what point should you tell your supervisor about a personal issue that might be affecting your job performance? Are there situations in which sharin…

Learn How to Fail at Squatting

Over on a recent Reddit thread, several users shared advice on how they cope with their fear of death by squats. According to one Redditor—who said they broke a rib while squatting—using a spotter can help. But the easiest thing to do is to practice…

Monday's Best Deals: D&D Screen, Converse, Philosophy Sale, Harry Potter, and More

A discounted Calphalon knife set, Anker Atmos sound bar, Street Fighter Arcade, and a Bosch Combo Kit lead off Monday’s best deals from around the web.Read more...

How to Watch Apple’s iPhone Event Tuesday

Apple is holding a media event tomorrow where it’s expected to announce, among other things, the next iPhone. Rumor has it there will actually be three new versions of the phone: the iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro, and iPhone 11 Max.Read more...

Uninstall These 24 Android Apps Infected with New 'Joker' Malware

Another day, another batch of Android apps that made it into the Google Play Store—accumulating hundreds of thousands of downloads—with some sneaky malware embedded in their code.Read more...

If You Asked for $125 from the Equifax Settlement, You Need to Verify Your Claim

The process to claim your $125 payment from the Equifax breach settlement now has one more step. If you already filed your claim, you may have received an email over the weekend instructing you to provide further information. An email from the brea…

Embrace Your Anxiety By Reframing it as 'Excitement'

Historically, I’ve always been a slightly anxious person.Read more...

Automatically Switch Web Searches to DuckDuckGo Sometimes With This Chrome Extension

Google has made its search feature intrinsic to using the internet, to some extent. It’s so much a part of how most of us use the web that switching to another search engine, even if we deeply want to, can be a bit complicated.Read more...