With Cancer Screening, Better Safe Than Sorry? Many patients, no matter how old or sick they may be, are reluctant to abandon tests they’ve long been told can be lifesaving. Read More…

Dedicated App or Mobile Website? A company’s app may offer more features than a visit to its site through the browser on your phone or tablet, but it may take up more space and resources on your device. Read More…

How to Stop Facebook From Bringing Up Bad Memories Before the social network makes automatic videos of your photos, tell it the names of the people you don’t wish to see in the clips. Read More…

The Benefits (and Limits) of Using Tech to Plan a Wedding Our newly engaged tech columnist tried to use tech to plan his wedding. He was immediately overwhelmed by the complexity of the process. Read More…

How Syrians Pioneered Digital Tools to Stand Up to Authorities Smartphone video, now used to document abuses across the globe, has been crucial in telling the outside world about Syria’s war, says Anne Barnard, Beirut bureau chief for The Times. Read More…

Kerry Washington Has Something to Fear Returning to Broadway after “Scandal,” the actress takes a role in “American Son” that’s a far cry from Olivia Pope, but that may be closer to who she is. Read More…

Google Is Teaching Children How to Act Online. Is It the Best Role Model? The tech giant is positioning itself in schools as a trusted authority on digital citizenship at a moment when the company’s data-handling practices are under growing scrutiny. Read More…

An Eye for Photography, but a Google Suite for Events She was a photo editor. Now she’s an events manager. Whitney Richardson discusses how her career shift at The Times has changed her tech habits. Read More…