Telegram Turmoil Threatens Dominant Chronicle of the War in Ukraine
The detention of Telegram’s founder has highlighted the messaging app’s outsize status in Europe’s deadliest war since World War II.
By Anatoly Kurmanaev
Foldables Are Becoming Good Enough to Be Your Next Smartphone
New devices from Motorola and Google prove that phones with bendable screens keep getting better — and some are even becoming cheaper.
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How to Turn Your Old iPhone Into an A.I. Phone (and Skip the Upgrade)
Apple is using Apple Intelligence, a suite of tools for generating images and text, to upsell the iPhone 16. But you can get similar features elsewhere.
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What the Arrival of A.I. Phones and Computers Means for Our Data
Apple, Microsoft and Google need more access to our data as they promote new phones and personal computers that are powered by artificial intelligence. Should we trust them?
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Welcome to the Era of the A.I. Smartphone
Apple and Google are getting up close and personal with user data to craft memos, summarize documents and generate images.
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The New ChatGPT Offers a Lesson in A.I. Hype
OpenAI released GPT-4o, its latest chatbot technology, in a partly finished state. It has much to prove.
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How to Squeeze More Time Out of a Failing Phone Battery
If your current smartphone can’t make it through the day without needing a recharge, here are a few steps to make it last a little longer.
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Don’t Let Your Smartphone Keep You Up at Night
These features to let you wind down for bed, mute notifications and stay on a regular sleep schedule may help you get more rest.
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How to Clean Up Your Phone’s Photo Library to Free Up Space
Deleting duplicates, bad shots and other unwanted files makes it easier to find the good pictures — and gives you room to take more.
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Artificially Intelligent Help for Planning Your Summer Vacation
Travel-focused A.I. bots and more eco-friendly transportation options in online maps and search tools can help you quickly organize your seasonal getaway.
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The Basics of Smartphone Backups
It doesn’t take a lot of work to keep copies of your phone’s photos, videos and other files stashed securely in case of an emergency.
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Foldables Are Becoming Good Enough to Be Your Next Smartphone
New devices from Motorola and Google prove that phones with bendable screens keep getting better — and some are even becoming cheaper.
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California Passes Election ‘Deepfake’ Laws, Forcing Social Media Companies to Take Action
The state joins dozens of others in regulating the A.I. fakery in ways that could impact this year’s presidential race.
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Caroline Ellison, Star Witness in FTX Case, Should Receive Lenient Sentence, Prosecutors Signal
Ms. Ellison, Sam Bankman-Fried’s former girlfriend and a top executive in his empire, is set to be sentenced on Sept. 24 for her role in the collapse of the crypto exchange.
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Instagram, Facing Pressure Over Child Safety Online, Unveils Sweeping Changes
The app, which is popular with teenagers, introduced new settings and features aimed at addressing inappropriate online contact and content, and improving sleep for users under 18.
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F.T.C. Study Finds ‘Vast Surveillance’ of Social Media Users
Meta, YouTube and other sites collected more data than most users realized, a new report by the Federal Trade Commission finds.
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The detention of Telegram’s founder has highlighted the messaging app’s outsize status in Europe’s deadliest war since World War II.
By Anatoly Kurmanaev
Try this short quiz on popular fiction that has been transformed into interactive adventures.
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Everyday tools and free apps on your mobile device can help you collect, translate and digitize new material for your family-tree files.
By J. D. Biersdorfer
Cable cars are still trundling up the city’s hills, but robotaxis from Waymo are shaping up as the city’s latest must-do for visitors.
By Lauren Sloss
Google and Samsung used to update smartphone software for only three years. That has changed.
By Brian X. Chen
The horror video game Content Warning, a surprise hit, lets players microdose as momentary celebrities on the fictional website SpookTube.
By Kieran Press-Reynolds
Meta, Google and others are driving a renaissance for voice assistants, but people have found the technology uncool for more than a decade.
By Brian X. Chen
Despite Mark Zuckerberg’s hope for the chatbot to be the smartest, it struggles with facts, numbers and web search.
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The $700 Ai Pin, funded by OpenAI’s Sam Altman and Microsoft, can be helpful — until it struggles with tasks like doing math and crafting sandwich recipes.
By Brian X. Chen and Andri Tambunan
Even if you manage to ditch your iPhone, Apple’s hooks are still there.
By Brian X. Chen
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