Microsoft 'Important Mail' email is a scam: How to spot it

Scammers are impersonating Microsoft with urgent deadline threats and fake legal language to rush victims into clicking ...

Is government use of secretive administrative subpoenas in the AI era an invitation for abuse? Editorial Board Roundtable

A Department of Justice study of this issue in 2000 that had been mandated by Congress found there were constraints on ...

Miss Manners: I want to fight back when strangers insult me. Is that wrong?

In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to whether fighting rudeness with rudeness is ever ...

Miss Manners: What’s the rule on using bread plates at a formal dinner party?

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I was taught that at formal dinner parties, bread plates were not used, and that they were not considered part of a formal place setting for multi-course meals. Now, I am given to ...

Miss Manners: It’s not okay to walk around with a toothpick in your mouth, right?

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My husband thinks it is acceptable to go out in public with a toothpick in his mouth. This includes stores, restaurants and other people’s homes. When I tell him it is low-class and ...

Miss Manners: Could it be considered rude to send a gift to someone who’s only an acquaintance?

Nevertheless, Miss Manners appreciates your delicacy in not wanting to make this old acquaintance feel that she has been socially neglectful of you, and that she must, for example, hastily ask that ...

Miss Manners: Chronic pain sufferer wonders if declining invites is the safest way to go

GENTLE READER: Although Miss Manners appreciates your concern for disappointed hosts, being sick is a legitimate reason for ...

Dear Miss Manners: Topics to avoid at dinner parties

What are the two main subjects you should not discuss? Gentle Reader: There are three: politics, religion, and sex (including gender). If you think this restriction is outdated, you haven’t tried ...

Dear Miss Manners: When is it indecent to use a toothpick?

Please send your questions to Miss Manners at missmanners.com, by email to dearmissmanners@gmail.com, or through postal mail to Miss Manners, Andrews McMeel Syndication, 1130 Walnut St., Kansas City, ...

Miss Manners: I know I’ve got my dining etiquette correct, so why do so many people do it wrong?

I was taught that at formal dinner parties, bread plates were not used, and that they were not considered part of a formal ...

Miss Manners: I want to send a baby shower gift, but I wasn’t invited to the shower

DEAR MISS MANNERS: An acquaintance is expecting her first child soon, and I would like to send some kind of gift. I have known her since we were young children, but I currently engage with her only ...

We let Chrome’s Auto Browse agent surf the web for us—here’s what happened

Unlike the OpenAI agent, Google’s new Auto Browse agent has extraordinary reach because it’s part of Chrome, the world’s most popular browser by a wide margin. Google began rolling out Auto Browse (in ...