The mystery of addiction — what it is, what causes it and how to end it — threads through most of our lives. Experts estimate that one in 10 Americans is dependent on alcohol and other drugs, and if we concede that behaviors like gambling, overeating and playing video games can be addictive in similar ways, it’s likely that everyone has a relative or friend who’s hooked on some form of fun to a destructive degree. But what exactly is wrong with them?

An advocacy group is calling on Meta to allow Facebook users to list more than one romantic partner in their profiles. In a letter the Organization for Polyamory and Ethical Non-monogamy (OPEN) sent to the social media giant on Thursday, it said the current design of Facebook’s relationship status feature is “exclusionary” towards people who practice ethical non-monogamy. The group has asked that Meta allow users to tag all their romantic partners.

Humans have struggled to make truly intelligent machines. Maybe we need to let them get on with it themselves.

Olumiant and other drugs like it had already been approved to treat autoimmune conditions like rheumatoid arthritis, but used off-label for alopecia.

From Akalabeth to Xenobia, many rare PC titles are now considered elaborate scams by @kyleorl

Apple describes the feature as a "privacy tool" that can help users whose personal safety is at risk.

Each time a high-profile mass shooting happens in America, a grieving and incredulous nation scrambles for answers. Who was this criminal and how could he (usually) have committed such a horrendous and inhumane act? A few details emerge about the individual’s troubled life and then everyone moves on.

What if someone told you that you could dramatically reduce the crime rate without resorting to coercive policing or incarceration? In fact, what if they said you could avert a serious crime — a robbery, say, or maybe even a murder — just by shelling out $1.50?

The bloc has overcome objections to a long-stalled plan to impose an oil embargo on Russia. Earlier, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addressed the summit, asking leaders to end "quarrels" and pass sanctions.

The European Space Agency is developing self-cleaning surfaces that can help get rid of bacteria and tidy up the International Space Station.

"We have observed a broad spectrum of behaviors mixing the characteristics of bots and people."

According to Forrester Research, 76 per cent of U.S. adults and 69 per cent of Canadians now use at least one music- or video-streaming site or app every week

President Joe Biden took some heat on Monday for saying the quiet part of the energy transition out loud. At a press conference following a meeting in Japan with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, the President seemed to frankly admit that high gasoline and diesel prices are just part of the overall plan for the transition to renewables.

Netflix has quietly been getting member feedback on original content — ahead of its public release — for about a year. Since May 2021, the streamer has been reaching out to small groups…

Russia, not Ukraine, needs de-Nazification, the leader of anti-Kremlin punk band Pussy Riot, who left Russia this week by disguising herself as a food courier, said before her group kicks off a concert tour against the war.