This is today's edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what's going on in the world of technology. Microbes could extract the metal needed for cleantech In a ...

For as long as I can remember, I’ve wrestled with my own thoughts and feelings about identity. Why am I, David, the person I am? How changeable is that? Where do those thoughts and feelings come from ...

There is a whole shady industry for people who want to monitor and spy on their families. Multiple app makers promote and advertise their software — often referred to as stalkerware — to jealous ...