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Microsoft will end Skype in May, leaving some users upset

Microsoft says it will wind down the pioneering and once ubiquitous free video calling service so it can streamline its consumer communications offerings, such as Microsoft Teams.

South Korea's president removed from office over ill-fated declaration of martial law

South Korea's Constitutional Court removed impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol from office on Friday, ending his tumultuous presidency and setting up an election to replace him.

In this photo illustration, the YouTube website is displayed on October 10, 2006, following Google's $1.65 billion acquisition of the platform.

YouTube turns 20 years old today

Twenty years ago, three former PayPal employees activated the domain name "YouTube.com." The first YouTube video followed soon after.

6 exciting new books for 2025: San Diego's top picks

San Diego's local booksellers and librarians reveal their most anticipated book releases for 2025 — perfect for fans of mystery, fantasy, nonfiction and more.

Eugene Levy's famous eyebrows uh ... get away from him ... in Little Caesars' commercial for Crazy Puffs.

The best (and worst) Super Bowl commercials this year

At a time when every news alert seems to deliver a seismic jolt about the world, these ads mostly touch on safe subjects we expect in Big Game commercials: Nostalgia. Comedy. Celebrities. Patriotism. Poignant humanism.

A review card of Virginia Woolf's 1925 novel Mrs. Dalloway, written by a Los Angeles Public Library staff member around the time of the book's publication.

Before the internet, how the LA Public Library helped readers pick their next novel

The Los Angeles Public Library stores thousands of index cards with staff reviews of books dating back to the 1920s. A librarian explains how they were used and what we can learn from them today.

How did racist mass texts bypass some anti-spam guardrails after the election?

Americans across the country received harmful hate messages via text after the election. The communication industry has been trying to figure out how it happened.

Chinese social media app Xiaohongshu, called RedNote in English, is attracting scores of Americans ahead of TikTok's potential shutdown in the U.S.

What to know about RedNote, the Chinese app that American TikTokkers are flooding

With TikTok's days in the U.S. likely numbered, many American users are moving to another Chinese social media app: RedNote, a heavily censored platform similar to Instagram. Here's what to know.

The Supreme Court is considering whether to block a law that effectively bans TikTok in the U.S. starting Jan. 19.

A TikTok ban could hit the U.S. in days. What to know — and how to prepare

Even if the controversial U.S. ban on TikTok does take effect on Jan. 19, the app won't automatically vanish from phones. Here's what would change, plus preparations and potential work-arounds.

This photo illustration shows the DeepSeek app on a mobile phone in Beijing on January 27, 2025. Chinese firm DeepSeek's artificial intelligence chatbot has soared to the top of the Apple Store's download charts. (Photo by GREG BAKER / AFP) (Photo by GREG BAKER/AFP via Getty Images)

U.S. stock markets tumble as investors worry about DeepSeek

The Chinese AI company may be about to burst Silicon Valley's bubble.

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