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Facts have never been more essential

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Don’t get played by tech.

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Terms of Service helps you understand the latest tech. View in browser An exclusive inside look with your free CNN account 💻Your Tech Questions Answered   LISTEN NOW  Do words like "cryptocurrency" and "artificial intelligence" stress you out? Have you thought about how to avoid getting scammed by a robot pretending to be your sister? On the new podcast Terms of Service with Clare Duffy , the tech writer explores how to experiment with these new tools without getting played by them. Going beyond the overwhelming Silicon Valley news headlines, she provides practical tips for using the latest technologies in terms that don't require an engineering degree to understand.    Below, Clare Duffy shares her favorite story so far, the most surprising thing she's learned and more about Terms of Service.       In a nutshell, what is Terms of Service about?    Terms of Service covers the major headlines a...

Does your news source have fact-checkers?

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The forgotten airport that once was the gateway to Europe

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Also: A plethora of pandas and a pricey pineapple pizza View in Browser 01.25.25 In our  travel  roundup this week: How a forgotten airport was once the gateway to Europe and the tale of a 19th-century waterway that became "the heart of the universe."   By Maureen O'Hare   ✈️ Aviation history What's left of Croydon Airport. (Courtesy Will Noble) Croydon Airport, near London, was once the gateway to Europe, opening up commercial air travel and breaking world records. But after a lifetime of glamor, hosting notables such as Charlie Chaplin, John F. Kennedy and Charles Lindbergh, it faded into obscurity.  Here's why  it shouldn't be forgotten.   Concorde, the legendary supersonic plane, was built in Bristol, England, and Toulouse, France. Flight engineer Warren Hazelby talked to CNN last year about what it was like to operate the pointy pioneer.   For a while in the 1950s, Canada also had supersoni...