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…

Add Pictures to Android Contacts Tired of seeing your friends as initials in tinted circles? If they don’t have a profile photo already, you can add your own to their address-book entries. Read More…

Are We Traveling the ‘Road to Unfreedom’? Timothy Snyder’s new book looks at how democracies fall apart, and places blame on Russia as the current instigator. Read More…

In Hollywood, Cutting the Cord and Other Disruptions Brooks Barnes, who covers Hollywood for The New York Times, discussed how the tsunami of technology has forced the entertainment industry to change. Read More…

Inside Cambridge Analytica’s Virtual Currency Plans The data firm was hoping to do its own so-called initial coin offering and quietly helped promote other companies in the unregulated industry. Read More…

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…

In Kazakhstan, a World Expo Is All About Energy (and Dancing) The “Future Energy” pavilions at Expo 2017 in Astana celebrate solar, wind and thermal power. There also are live bands — and Nathan’s hot dogs. Read More…

Firefox Is Back. It’s Time to Give It a Try. Mozilla redesigned its browser to take on Google’s Chrome. Firefox now has strong privacy features and is as fast as Chrome. Read More…

How to Protect Yourself (and Your Friends) on Facebook There are some practical solutions to safeguard some of your data, like installing software to block web tracking technologies. Read More…