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theblaze.com > columns > opinion > at-trumps-state-of-the-union-remember-the-free-market-miracle-in-your-pocket

At Trump’s State of the Union, remember the free-market miracle in your pocket

2+ hour, 19+ min ago  (759+ words) Wireless prices keep falling as speed and data explode. Competition and investment did that, not mandates. But one success story may not make the headlines: Under pro-investment, pro-competition policies, America's wireless market has delivered lower prices, better service, and more…...

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theblaze.com > return > how-to-put-your-text-messages-on-the-strongest-privacy-setting

How to put your text messages on the strongest privacy setting

1+ day, 4+ hour ago  (456+ words) There's a new standard, and accessing it is easy. Americans reportedly send six billion text messages per day, with 81% of U.S. users relying on the built-in messages app on their phones instead of alternatives like Telegram and WhatsApp. If you're still…...

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theblaze.com > return > spam-texts-are-surging-here-s-how-to-stop-them-on-your-phone

Spam texts are surging. Here's how to stop them on your phone.

3+ day, 4+ hour ago  (284+ words) End the nuisance now with these free, easy, and powerful actions. On iPhone, open up the Settings app. Scroll down to the very bottom of the page and tap "Apps." From there, scroll to the center of your app list…...

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theblaze.com > shows > relatable > single-and-feeling-directionless-podcaster-bought-a-bible-for-a-man-shed-never-met-and-it-changed-her-life-forever

Single and feeling directionless, podcaster bought a Bible for a man she’d never met — and it changed her life forever

1+ week, 22+ hour ago  (448+ words) Podcaster and author Christian Bevere shares her beautiful love story with Allie Beth Stuckey " an inspiring testimony that will encourage single Christians everywhere. Today's dating landscape leaves a lot of Christian singles feeling isolated, lonely, and hopeless. Dating apps have…...

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theblaze.com > return > amazon-s-ring-is-running-a-spy-ring-from-your-home-here-s-how-to-turn-it-off

Amazon's Ring is running a spy ring from your home. Here's how to turn it off.

1+ week, 23+ hour ago  (459+ words) You and your neighbors can disable Ring's intrusive AI Search Party spyware. We live in odd times when Amazon would willingly spend millions of dollars on a Super Bowl ad, just to tell the world a secret that most companies…...

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theblaze.com > return > tiktok-snapchat-avoid-trial-calif

TikTok and Snapchat dodge trial on harm-to-kids lawsuit

3+ week, 3+ day ago  (494+ words) The lawsuit is just one of many set to take off against social platforms across the country. TikTok will no longer be on trial when it comes to a lawsuit that claims Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok, and YouTube have platforms that…...

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theblaze.com > columns > opinion > googles-new-motto-dont-be-christian

Google’s new motto: Don’t be Christian

1+ mon, 2+ hour ago  (766+ words) The search giant sells "neutrality" " then buries, blocks, and de-monetizes faith-based content like TruPlay. Google once had an informal motto: "Don"t be evil." How about be ideologically driven? Opaque? Arbitrary? Google sells itself as online Switzerland " a neutral search…...

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theblaze.com > return > chinese-women-ai-chatbot-boyfriend

Chinese women are spending thousands on virtual boyfriends: 'Maybe because real-life marriage is just ... dull"

1+ mon, 2+ day ago  (703+ words) 'If my husband finally falls asleep after working late, I can't wake him just to talk.' A Chinese man tried paying his wife to stop spending time with her virtual boyfriend. The man asked his wife to stop using a…...

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theblaze.com > return > google-s-new-plan-to-learn-everything-about-you-from-your-online-shopping

Google's new plan: To learn everything about you from your online shopping

1+ mon, 5+ day ago  (138+ words) The company's 'universal commerce protocol' aims to gobble up all our internet commerce data. At some point, Google went from "don't be evil" to "never mind." The evidence is in its latest, duplicitous, and deceptive set of control mechanisms over…...

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theblaze.com > return > how-to-limit-your-screen-time-now-before-it-ruins-your-life

How to limit your screen time NOW — before it ruins your life

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (745+ words) Take back the 20% of the year you waste on your phone. On average, people spend five hours a day on their smartphones. That adds up to 35 hours per week (that's almost a full-time job!), 150 hours per month, and 1,800 hours, or…...