I Deleted Facebook Last Year. Here’s What Changed (and What Didn’t). Our personal tech columnist didn’t lose touch with his true friends — but strange things did occur, including Instagram thinking he was a woman. Read More…

It’s 2019. Want Some Self-Improvement? Invest in Adventure. In a world where things often feel static, there is inherent value in reminding yourself that you can change. Let’s call that adventure. What’s yours? Read More…

He Named His Lazy Dogs After the Chinese Police. They Were Not Amused. A dog breeder was arrested after he took a dig at urban management officers, the least popular government officials in China. Read More…

Reducing Injury Risk in Youth Sports The goal should be to take measures to avoid athletic injuries — or at least minimize their severity — and keep kids in the game. Read More…

Low Credit Score? Experian Uses Cellphone and Utility Bills to Improve It Experian’s Boost service aims to help consumers who pay their bills on time get loans and credit cards. Read More…

He Reported on Facebook. Now He Approaches It With Caution. Nick Confessore, an investigative reporter who has written about social media and data privacy, has changed his tech habits after what he has learned. Read More…

From Bubble Memory to Hot Spots and a Fly Rod David E. Sanger, a national security correspondent, recounts his gear from the computers in use when he joined The Times in 1982 to his overloaded backpack now. Read More…

How an App Creates ‘Disturbingly Agile Millennial Thumbs’ Isabella Kwai, a reporter in Australia, rarely takes notes on paper anymore and instead uses her iPhone. She can still look sources in the eye while typing. Read More…

Digital Privacy Is a Big Concern in Europe. For This Reporter, Too. When the investigative journalist Matt Apuzzo moved from Washington to Brussels, he noticed that distrust had a different focus. And he adjusted some of his own tech tools. Read More…