Ransomware is particularly damaging malware, where attackers either disable systems or encrypt your data and demand money to give access back to you. It’s a huge problem, and this graphic is a quick guide to those attacks, how they work, and how you can protect yourself from them.

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Just like in the Game Boy games, a bicycle is a great way to get out there and find Pokémon in a hurry, and a variety of bikes and accessories from Schwinn, Mongoose, and more are on sale in today’s Amazon Gold Box. There are items in there for every age group, but these prices are only available today, or until sold out.

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There’s no shortage of weather sites and webapps around the web that will show you weather conditions now or predicted ones in the future, but Ventusky is brand new, looks great, and shows you current conditions on a live, always-updating map that you can drag around, click on, or just search to explore.

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Baking is basically edible chemistry, which makes precise measuring super important. To make sure you’re armed with the most accurate measuring cups around, Cook’s Illustrated tested a whole bunch to find the best.

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Investing isn’t just for the super rich. It’s for the rest of us, too, and it’s important if you want to build a net worth for retirement. It can be intimidating, though. It’s a lot of information to take in at once. In practice, saving for retirement is usually a gradual process. Financial expert Michael Kitces breaks the process down into four phases.

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