It seems, yes, Google's smart assistant is always listening. What can you do about it? Plus, a tricky scam is back with a new name, and find out how email aliases can clean up your inbox and protect your privacy.

Over on my Instagram page, I share photos of my life. I keep my profile private, but I'll add you!

Earth being impacted by an asteroid has long been an apocalyptic nightmare for many throughout history. Unlike in the movies, a nuclear explosion may not work to keep it from hitting our planet. Don't worry, NASA has come up with somewhat of a plan and will be testing it this summer. So what exactly do they have in the works?

Patents have always been important to inventors. They allow them to keep others from profiting from their ideas. Once a patent is confirmed, they typically become public and anyone can see how the design was made. But, that’s not always the case. It turns out the government is hiding thousands of patents from the public, and the reason may seem a little strange.

Billiards is a game of great skill. It can take years and years of practice to get truly good. That is unless you can build a robot to make shots for you. That’s exactly what one man did, and the way he accomplished it is extremely complex.

You probably have thousands of photos on your phone eating up space, and you want to preserve those memories. IDrive is the perfect solution for backing up and protecting all your precious photos and videos. Use it to back up all your devices: PCs, Macs, servers, iPhones, Android phones and more. Sync everything to one account.

IDrive is like an insurance policy for your data. Plans start at less than $7 a month.