Who’s paying for AI in new phones? Probably you.
Ready or not, more subscription fees are coming for software in your phone, smart speaker, car and other products.
By Shira Ovide
This is the best privacy setting that almost no one is using
You have options to click one box to order companies not to blab your personal data. California might soon require it by law.
By Shira Ovide
This is what happened to the world’s most pointless website
How it started and how it’s going with the dumbest website in the world, the company whose fans turned against and your favorite simple technology.
By Shira Ovide
Why killer AI is such an alluring horror villain
The new horror movie “AfrAId” shows that malicious AI is now the go-to villain for Hollywood and our nightmares.
By Shira Ovide
Where to find new music in the age of algorithms
Find new music without relying on Spotify or Apple Music algorithms.
By Tatum Hunter
This is the new tech travel etiquette. Don’t travel without it.
These common tech goofs can annoy those around you. Here’s how to be kinder to your fellow travelers.
By Chris Velazco
After a decade of free Alexa, Amazon now wants you to pay
AI is a chance for companies to charge for products we’re in the habit of using for free.
By Shira Ovide
What all parents can learn from the troubled AI in Los Angeles schools
An education expert says schools fail to ask essential questions about AI for children: Does it work? And is it better than other alternatives?
By Shira Ovide
How to save your unspeakably precious voicemails permanently
If you’re one of the many people who have treasured voicemails locked away on your phone, please: Take a few moments to save them elsewhere.
By Chris Velazco and Tatum Hunter
Recovering locked Facebook accounts is a nightmare. That’s on purpose.
Social media account recovery is a pain after a hacking incident, but it’s not impossible.
By Tatum Hunter
Don’t trust Google for customer service numbers. It might be a scam.
Google just keeps highlighting scams when you’re looking for help from your bank, airline or other businesses — and people are being tricked out of money.
By Shira Ovide
A new loneliness cure: Apps that match you with strangers for a meal
A bevy of apps are trying to help isolated remote workers and others find new offline friends.
By Lisa Bonos
Fortnite’s mobile return shows the gloriously messy app revolution
The blacklisted Fortnite app is coming back (sort of) to phones, showing the complicated efforts to wrest app power from Apple and Google.
By Shira Ovide
Here’s how much tech companies are spending to tell you AI is amazing
There are so. many. commercials for artificial intelligence.
By Shira Ovide
‘Smart’ technology is out of control. We adore this dumb tech.
The youngs who love flip phones and film cameras have a point about the downsides of brain-draining, complex gadgets.
By Shira Ovide
Windows 10 has a ‘best by’ date. Here’s what you can do when support ends.
Your Windows 10 PC won’t magically stop working, but it’s time to start thinking about your options.
By Chris Velazco
6 ways the Google antitrust ruling could change the internet
Maybe you could choose a Google-quality search engine tailored to children or news. Or would Android, Google search and Chrome be split up?
By Shira Ovide
You can take it easy. Your Apple Watch is ready to embrace rest.
For years, Apple’s popular smartwatch has emphasized the importance of being active. Now, new software will give you the chance to slow down.
By Chris Velazco
The fake Al Michaels is surprisingly good in Olympics highlights
Finally, a use for artificial intelligence that doesn’t stink.
By Shira Ovide
We can all learn something from JD Vance’s Venmo, old blog
Vice-presidential candidate JD Vance’s old blog is still online. There’s a learning moment for all of us here.
By Tatum Hunter