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Trying to keep track of what Star Trek is coming right now feels like trying to stop a tribble from procreating. Before even more new series get announced, here's our guide of when to expect all the new Star Trek shows, the returns of familiar favorites, and what else is in the works right now. Engage!
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The long weekend of deals just got even better as more retailers join the fray.
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 Popular media platform Plex today announced the launch of a beta version of the Plex Media Server that has native Apple silicon support.
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There's just one problem: the brands are on to you. They've flooded the market with hundreds of slightly tweaked configurations designed to maximum profit. Choosing the right budget laptop is difficult if you don't know what to look for. It can get especially tricky with sale models, as you'll often find retailers trying to offload less desirable older or poorly configured models amongst all the deals.
We can help. Our roundup of the best laptops under $500 includes concrete, up-to-date recommendations on the greatest low-cost laptops to cross our labs. But since most cheap laptops never get reviewed, this guide can help you buy a budget laptop without getting screwed by its specifications. For more concrete buying recommendations across a mix of budgets, our regularly updated roundup of the best laptop deals also shines a light on killer laptops going for a lot less than usual.
Operating system: Windows or ChromeOS?
The most important choice you must make is the operating system. Budget laptops run Microsoft Windows or Google ChromeOS. The latter is often les
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Senator Ron Wyden and 41 other Democratic lawmakers are urging Google to stop collecting and keeping location data that could be used against people who've had or are seeking abortions. In a letter (PDF) to Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai, the lawmakers referenced the Supreme Court draft obtained by Politico in which SCOTUS justices have voted to reverse Roe v. Wade. The landmark case protected the federal rights to abortion across the country, and states with trigger laws will immediately criminalize abortion if it truly gets overturned.
"[W]e are concerned that, in a world in which abortion could be made illegal, Google's current practice of collecting and retaining extensive records of cell phone location data will allow it to become a tool for far-right extremists looking to crack down on people seeking reproductive health care," the lawmakers wrote. Their issue mostly lies with how Google designed Android so that it also has to receive location data if a third-party app asks users for access to their location information. On iOS, Google can only collect information data while people are using Google Maps.
As Google reveals in its transparency reports, it routinely gets court orders, subpoenas and search warrants from law enforcement agencies
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