If you have a lot of photos, videos, and other files to back up on your Apple devices, you may well have decided to fork over $0.99 per month for 50GB of iCloud storage—or more to get additional space.

As soon as you pay for iCloud storage though, you’re also signed up for iCloud+, and there are a lot of features behind that plus symbol. Make sure you know all about the additional perks you get included with your subscription.

These features can be accessed by opening Settings (on an iPhone or iPad) or System Settings (on a Mac), then selecting your account name and iCloud.

iCloud Private Relay is a privacy feature that hides your device’s IP address when you’re browsing the web with Safari—that’s the information that tells websites where in the world you are, and which can be used to build an anonymized profile of you for advertisers to target.

In addition, your browsing data gets encrypted, making it much harder for anyone else to snoop on your online activities. You can, if you want, share a general location with websites to make it easier to use services like maps and weather forecasts.

While it’s pretty close to being a Virtual Private Network (VPN), it’s not quite the same, so you’ll still need a VPN to stay as safe and secure as possible. iCloud Private Relay doesn’t offer protection that’s as comprehensive, and it can’t spoof your location.

You’ve no doubt noticed that many websites, apps, and services are keen to get hold of your email at the earliest possible opportunity—with that email then being used to spam your inbox with special offers and updates you don’t really want.

That’s where Apple’s Hide My Email comes in. It’ll generate random and unique email addresses for you that you can give out as needed, which means the apps and services you’re signing up for can’t see your actual address.

All messages sent to these Hide My Email addresses will appear in your inbox as normal, and you can reply to them and filter them as needed. Whenever you’re done with a particular account, you can simply turn off the email address.

If you’re a member of the iCloud+ club, you can also use a custom email domain—something like joe@thesmithfamily.com—with your iCloud email services. Up to five custom domains are supported, and up to three addresses for each domain.

The actual domain name itself costs extra: You can either buy it from a third-party provider and give Apple the details, or pay for one through Apple. There’s more information here on how to purchase a domain through Apple.

Launched in February, Apple Invites is a dedicated app for arranging events and making sure people get to them. You can put together listings that include location, timings, a guest list, and even photos once the event is underway.

Anyone can respond to Apple Invites, even Android and Windows users, but only iCloud+ subscribers can create events and manage the necessary details of them. You can download Apple Invites for iPhone for free.

HomeKit is Apple’s smart home platform, and if you buy any HomeKit-compatible security camera, it’ll come with a bonus extra if you’re paying for iCloud+: You can store secure and encrypted video recordings in the cloud (specifically, iCloud).

Every security camera will ping your phone when motion is detected and let you tune into a live view, but most of the time you need to pay to keep archives of recorded events. With iCloud+, it’s included as one of the perks.

Remember that you can share your iCloud+ subscription with up to five family members besides yourself. You’ll each get a private slice of the cloud storage to use, and access to all the apps and features mentioned above.

To set up Family Sharing, select your account name in Settings (iOS and iPadOS) or System Settings (macOS), then pick Family and follow the instructions. Other subscriptions, like Apple Music, can also be shared between family members as well.

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Hacking doesn’t work the way it does in the movies, with heroes typing simultaneously to keep out attackers. There are all kinds of misunderstandings about what is, and what isn’t, important when it comes to computer security. 

We’ve talked about ways to be more secure online, and have been tackling all kinds of myths and misunderstandings about everything from coffee to batteries. With that in mind here are a few cybersecurity myths and what research and authoritative sources have to say. 

On TV shows, hacking involves a super genius computer person breaking into networks using nothing but their own skills. That can, and does, happen, but it’s generally a lot easier to trick people. 

According to the Verizon 2025 Data Breach Investigations Report, a widely respected bit of cybersecurity research that compiled over 22,000 security incidents, real-world threats mostly don’t work that way. The report states that “breaches involving humans were responsible for the majority of the cases we reviewed.” 

What does that mean? That 60 percent of major breaches start with some kind of human involvement, as opposed to “fully automated exploit chains or hacking activity leading to a breach.” In other words, most breaches start not with a hacker super genius typing code to gain access but with some sort of trickery.

The most common form of this, according to the report, is using leaked usernames and passwords. Then there’s social engineering, where someone might call, text, or email a person in an attempt to get access. Another persistent problem is human errors. 

I’m simplifying here, but the core point is that most security breaches exploit humans instead of tech. The best way to defend yourself, then, is to educate yourself. 

Everyone hates adding yet another thing to keep track of, so it’s no wonder a lot of people don’t bother setting up two-factor authentication. With two-factor authentication, a username and password isn’t enough to log in—you need something else. This could be an app on your phone confirming your identity or it could involve a physical USB key. The problem: It’s kind of annoying, which might be why some people are motivated to believe it isn’t actually helpful. 

But two-factor authentication is helpful. We talked above about how leaked usernames and passwords are one of the most common ways that breaches happen. Two-factor security means leaked credentials aren’t enough for an outsider to get access. According to the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure & Security Agency (CISA), an account with two-factor authentication is 99 percent less likely to be hacked.

Now, it is true that not all two-factor authentication is created equal—some forms, such as SMS authentication, are proven to be less secure than app-based or physical authentication. But the CISA states that even SMS-based security is better than nothing, so you might as well set it up if it’s the only option. Yes, logging in will be a little more annoying, but not nearly as annoying as a data breach. 

If you want to be private and secure you need a VPN…right? It’s not so simple. These services have their uses but some people seem to think they’re a magic button for security. That’s just not true, according to the Electronic Frontier Foundation. 

“VPN providers often overpromise security benefits in advertisements that assert that a VPN is the only tool you need to stop cyber criminals, malware, government surveillance, and online tracking,” the nonprofit research and advocacy organization writes. “But these advertisements vastly oversell the benefits of VPNs. The reality is that VPNs are best suited for one thing: routing your network connection through a different network.” 

Now, this isn’t to say that VPNs are useless. They really can protect your internet browsing from your internet service provider (ISP), but they do this by sharing all of your browsing with the VPN provider. That might not matter if you trust the VPN provider, which is why it’s important to do your research. 

Speaking of things that people don’t like doing: installing updates. If you’re like most people, you’ve put off installing an update on your phone or computer because you don’t want to restart it right now, and that’s understandable. But putting off updates for too long isn’t a great idea.

Earlier this year I wrote about why updates are actually important, and the basics aren’t that hard to understand. Every update patches specific security vulnerabilities, which is good, but that also announces to the world ways in which the older version of the software was vulnerable. 

A metaphor to keep in mind: Imagine learning that thieves in your town had access to a skeleton key that could open all locks made before 2021, and that thieves had started copying the key and sharing it with each other. Would you replace the lock? Security updates work the same way.

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In a major political upset, Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani won the Democratic primary for New York City mayor after making rent freezes and tenant organizing central to his campaign. The New York State Tenant Bloc reached tens of thousands of rent-stabilized tenants through direct outreach and a focused “Freeze the Rent” campaign.

The win is seen as a landmark moment for tenant power, demonstrating that bold housing demands can bring success at the polls. It also had an immediate policy impact—current Mayor Eric Adams, facing pressure, urged the Rent Guidelines Board to approve the lowest possible rent increase just days after the primary.

While the board ultimately voted to raise rents, the momentum from Mamdani’s victory showed how housing justice can be a decisive issue in urban politics. Organizers view the campaign as a model for tenant-centered movements in other cities, with implications for both local policy and national organizing strategies. The victory signals a shift toward recognizing rent and affordability as core political issues.

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National Parks are often referred to as “America’s best idea.” That’s what followers of the National Parks and Forests Supporters believe, anyway (and they’re probably not wrong). Earlier this month, the Facebook page highlighted another great idea, this one regarding a unique conservation effort.

The unique conservation effort is… beavers. In 2019, researchers began moving captured beavers who had become a nuisance to humans along stretches of the San Rafael and Price Rivers in Eastern Utah.

The idea is that beavers—often considered nature’s engineers—reshape river landscapes by felling trees and building dams. All of this busy activity conserves water and creates wetlands that sustain countless other species. According to the US Fish and Wildlife Service, they are “one of the most cost effective and sustainable solutions for ecological restoration and climate change resilience.”

And our desert rivers are indeed in need of ecological restoration. Human activities including the constructions of reservoirs, dams, and diversions have depleted their crucial water supplies and consequently degraded natural habitats of the local flora and fauna, as reported by Utah State Magazine. 

Cue the beavers. Two years after they joined the small pre-existing population, Emma Doden, a then-Utah State University graduate student who participated in the conservation experiment, told the BBC that her team found dams in regions where they had previously never been observed. 

While a number of the 47 total translocated beavers died or moved away from the target restoration area, “a few of these beavers stuck where we put them. And even the ones that didn’t – we had some move 20km [12 miles] downstream, which is pretty far for a small little animal – they are probably still helping the system, as the river is so degraded,” she said. 

[ Related: Beavers, snails, and elephants are top grads from nature’s college of engineering. ]

By 2023, the experiment was still working. The researchers saw more dams than before their study on beaver translocation, behavioral ecologist Julie Young at Utah State University told The Wildlife Society. Some beavers improved regions of pre-existing analog dams—or human-made beaver-like dams built for environmental restoration purposes. 

“What heavy machinery and government programs couldn’t do, a few rodents pulling sticks through the mud did better,” the National Parks and Forests Supporters post concludes. 

While the post doesn’t cite specific evidence backing their claim regarding government intervention, there’s no arguing that beavers—like invasive-plant-eating goats—are a more natural solution. 

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Paper clutter has a funny way of showing up right when you’re trying to be productive—like the one form you forgot to sign, the receipt you swore you saved, or the handwritten note from your kid’s school that somehow ended up under the fridge. Enter SwiftScan VIP: a lifetime scanning app that basically turns your phone into the most useful office tool you didn’t know you needed. For a limited time, use code TAKE30 to get it for $41.99 (reg. $199.99).

This isn’t just another camera app. SwiftScan is built to capture high-quality scans (we’re talking up to 200 dpi), automatically crop and enhance them, convert them into PDFs or JPEGs, and then let you edit, sign, redact, and organize them like a pro. And yes, it’s all from your iPhone, iPad, or Android device.

SwiftScan handles everything from scribbled notes and official documents to whiteboards, business cards, and even QR codes. It can auto-detect edges and snap pics without you even needing to press a button. Plus, built-in OCR means your scans become searchable, which is a game-changer when you’re hunting down that one warranty document from two years ago.

You can send scans by email, fax them (seriously), or save them straight to the cloud using services like iCloud, Google Drive, Dropbox, or Evernote. It also features smart file naming and folder organization so you never have to play “guess that PDF” again.

If you’re tired of clunky desktop scanners, endless app subscriptions, or wasting time turning physical stuff into digital files, this may be the fix.

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I hate leaving my dog home alone. She knows just how to put on that sappy face that makes me feel like I’m abandoning her, even when I’m just headed out to work. Even if your dog isn’t as skilled when it comes to emotional manipulation, you’ll still probably appreciate the Furbo pet camera. These clever devices let you keep an eye on your cat or dog (or turtle, sheep, ostrich, or whatever animal you have in your home) from afar and even dispense treats. Currently, Amazon is offering them at the lowest prices of the year, even lower than the recent Prime Day shopping holiday.

Before we get into the specs, note that this device does require a subscription to use (you can get the version that doesn’t require a subscription below). It costs $6.99 billed monthly, or $5.75 per month if you pay for the full year. Once you’re up and running, you get access to a ton of useful features to help you keep tabs on your pet when you’re not home.

The companion app relies on AI to observe your pet during the day and track their behavior. It can then provide you with updates on variables like their activity level and all the noise they make. If the dog starts barking when you’re not around, you can find out about it. The built-in 360 camera allows you to rotate the view so you can see them no matter where they go. And, if you upgrade to the pro subscription plan, it can sync up to four cameras at once for whole-home coverage.

When your pup or cat misbehaves, you can talk to them through the built-in speaker. Or, if they’re doing a particularly good job, the Furbo can dispense a treat from its onboard hopper to reward the good behavior. I wish my boss would instill a similar system for me. I would like a pizza roll launched at me every time I write a great deal post.

If you prefer to avoid a subscription, you can access a range of Furbo features for a one-time fee with this option. You can remotely communicate with your pets and dispense treats. You’ll get notifications if they bark or meow. If you want the more advanced features like wellness tracking and video history, you’ll still need a subscription. But, for most people, the standard functionality is fine.

This kit includes an extra Mini camera that ropes into the subscription plan right from the start. That means it can cover two different rooms as soon as you complete the initial setup. You’ll be glad you have the coverage once your pooch learns how to drag your shoe into the other room for chewing purposes.

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Socks may seem like a purchase that doesn’t require much thought. That’s true until you get a gnarly blister partway through a hike, run, or even walk around the supermarket. I upgraded to Merino wool socks a few years ago, and I’ve been spoiled ever since. Right now, FITS has its Merino blend socks discounted by 50 percent, making this the perfect time to upgrade your sock drawer and treat your feet like they deserve to be treated.

This is a blended fabric sock made of 65 percent Merino Wool, 27 percent Nylon, 6 percent Polyester, and 2 percent Lycra. That mix provides an excellent balance of strength, comfort, and stink-resistance. This lightweight design still offers some padding in crucial areas, and a clever Y-shaped pattern allows for a perfect fit no matter what shape your feet might be in. The heel area has an extra deep well so that your foot can snuggle in and stay free from blisters as you move.

Despite their toughness, these are lightweight socks that wick sweat and dry quickly so they’re great for summer or as part of a layer stack once the temperatures drop.

If you want a bit more warmth and protection for later in the year, this medium-weight sock cranks up the Merino wool content to 70 percent and adds extra padding in high-impact areas. It’s still great at sweat-wicking and drying quickly, so you could still wear it for most of the year if you’re headed out into the wilderness. The extra thickness helps with compression to encourage blood flow, so you’ll feel better during and after your hike, run, or walk.

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Walk down the supplement aisle at your local drugstore and you’ll likely spot bottles of NAD (nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide) pills, powders, or liquids that promise to slow down aging.

The global market for these products hit $535.53 million in 2022. But do NAD supplements really work?

“I get asked about NAD supplements occasionally by patients,” says Dr. Nicholas Dragolea, a London-based GP with an interest in longevity and functional health at My Longevity Centre in the United Kingdom. “My answer usually is that there isn’t enough medical evidence to support taking it.”

[ Related: Does drinking collagen actually do anything? ]

NAD is a molecule your body makes from nutrients in your diet like tryptophan and niacin. It’s involved in hundreds of different processes in the body—from metabolism, to brain health, to DNA repair—making it critical for overall human health, explains Daniel Craighead, an assistant professor in the School of Kinesiology at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities. 

“NAD levels tend to go down as we get older,” he says. “Therefore, the thought is that if we can restore NAD through dietary supplements, we may be able to reverse a lot of the signs and symptoms of aging.”

[ Related: Is there any truth to anti-aging schemes? ]

In 2023, Craighead and his colleagues reviewed research on oral NAD precursors and their effects on healthy aging and age-related chronic diseases. (Rather than NAD itself, many supplements contain NAD precursors like nicotinamide riboside and nicotinamide mononucleotide, which are more stable and are converted to NAD by the body).

Lab studies in cells and mice showed promising results, supporting the theory that NAD promotes healthy aging and helps with DNA repair. But human studies paint a more mixed picture.

“So far, most of the studies in people are relatively short, lasting weeks to months, and done in small groups of only a couple dozen people,” says Craighead. “These human studies have shown that NAD+ precursors are safe and boost NAD+ levels, but significant improvements in health generally haven’t been observed.”

The best evidence we have is that these NAD precursors may decrease inflammation, adds Craighead. For example, a study published in 2019​ found that three weeks of nicotinamide riboside supplementation reduced blood markers of inflammation by 50% to 70% in older men. ​Chronic inflammation is a hallmark of aging and age-related diseases, making this a promising result.

Another review, published in 2024, noted potential benefits for age-related and neurological conditions like Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s disease, but cautioned that further clinical trials must be performed. One of the studies included in the review showed that oral nicotinamide riboside supplements increased brain NAD levels and altered brain metabolism in individuals with Parkinson’s disease. The supplements also reduced inflammatory cytokines—proteins that act as messengers in the immune system—in the blood and cerebrospinal fluid (a fluid that surrounds and protects the brain and spinal cord) of participants. In another 2004 study, patients with Alzheimer’s disease who took NAD supplements showed improvements in cognitive functions, such as verbal fluency and abstract reasoning. 

Some clinicians report anecdotal benefits. “My patients see huge improvements in energy when I start them on injections of daily low dose NAD,” says Dr. Heather Hinshelwood, the co-owner and chief of medicine of Fraum Health, a provider of restorative medicine, chiropractic, and proactive wellness care on Hilton Head Island in South Carolina. “I have dementia patients who start having better cognition than their spouses,” she adds. 

But many experts remain cautious.“There is no high-quality evidence that NAD supplementation has any health benefit,” says Dr. David S. Seres, a professor of medicine at the Institute of Human Nutrition at Columbia University Medical Center in New York. “Without strong evidence from well-done randomized trials, we recommend against taking any dietary supplements.”

So far, human studies indicate that NAD supplements are generally safe. But Dr. Seres warns that safety assumptions based on weak evidence can be dangerous.

Take vitamin E and selenium: Early research showed that men with prostate cancer had low levels of vitamin E and selenium. But a clinical trial involving 35,000 men later found that men who took vitamin E were more likely to develop prostate cancer compared to men on placebo.

“You cannot assume that supplements are effective or safe based on the kind of evidence used to make claims such as ‘supports energy’ or ‘supports healthy aging,’” says Seres.

[ Related: 7 things you can do to actually prevent wrinkles ]

For now, NAD supplements are not a proven tool for healthy aging. “Longer studies with more participants are needed,” says Craighead.

If you still want to try taking NAD, just note that not all supplements contain what their labels claim. A 2024 analysis found that many nicotinamide mononucleotide (NMN) products contained far less of the active ingredient than advertised, Craighead says, “so consumers may be wasting money on supplements that contain no NMN.”

This story is part of Popular Science’s Ask Us Anything series, where we answer your most outlandish, mind-burning questions, from the ordinary to the off-the-wall. Have something you’ve always wanted to know? Ask us.

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Ohio energy regulators ruled that data centers will be subject to a new, special rate class and that they will face penalties if they fail to fulfill their commitments. According to an article by Dan Gearino in Inside Climate News, the action is a result of a proposal by American Electric Power (AEP), a Columbus-based utility.

As Gearino explains, “The ruling recognizes that data centers ‘pose a different type of risk, as well as an increased amount of risk,’ said the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio in its 5-0 decision.” The ruling seeks to prevent “highly speculative” projects that make agreements about power use, then never come to fruition. Now, data centers need to pay for at least 85 percent of the energy they sign up to use, regardless of their actual usage. “This provision helps to cover the costs of building infrastructure to serve the new development.”

Experts say rules like these are necessary because data centers require grid updates that all customers end up paying for, whether or not the data center is actually built. “Ideally, the regulations will mean that some of the most speculative data center plans will never reach the stage of making a power agreement with the utility, which makes it easier for AEP to plan for its future needs.”

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The CEO of the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) is stepping down due to concerns about his citizenship status, according to reporting by Kendall Murry, Melissa Feito, and Meimei Xu for WABE.

Collie Greenwood, who is from Canada, agreed to step down from the role on Thursday. “Board members motioned to begin the search for a new CEO immediately. Greenwood’s second-in-command, Rhonda Allen, has been appointed interim CEO.”

Greenwood has been working for MARTA since July 2019 and previously served as chief service officer for the Toronto Transit Commission. “During his tenure, MARTA was honored with the Outstanding Public Transportation System Award by the American Public Transportation Association for ‘serving as an exemplary role model for other North American transit agencies.’”

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