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Apple's new MacBook Air with M2 chip will be available to order on Friday starting at 5 a.m. PT, the tech giant said on Wednesday. Orders are expected to start arriving at customers' locations on July 15.

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Some apps ask for invasive permissions they don't need. Here's how to set app permissions on your Android device.
If you're concerned about the permissions granted to a certain app on your Android device, you can manage permissions on a per-app basis. Here's what to do:
1. Tap Settings
2. Tap Apps
3. Scroll down and tap on the app in question (or you can search for the app by tapping the magnifying glass icon)
4. Tap Permissions
5. Tap on a permission ...

The latest Marvel juggernaut is almost live on Disney Plus, but you might want to do a tad of prep before diving in. Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, aka Doctor Strange 2, passed half a billion at the box office after a week. It references previous Marvel movies (the original 2016 Doctor Strange came out six years ago!) and the Disney Plus TV shows, so hopefully you're well versed on what came before.

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Spoiler-free book review: Author Adam Christopher sends Luke Skywalker and Lando Calrissian on an incredible adventure, giving us the Star Wars novel we've been craving since 2015.

Star Wars suddenly mattered again; the excitement was glorious and the storytelling possibilities seemed endless. ...

TikTok on Friday took another step in attempting to assuage concerns about the security of its US user data. The popular social video app said in a blog post that it's changed the default location of US user data, with "100% of US user traffic is being routed to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure." ...