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.
By J. D. Biersdorfer
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.
By Brian X. Chen
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
What happens when a columnist and a reporter use A.I. glasses to scan groceries, monuments and zoo animals? Hilarity, wonder and lots of mistakes ensued.
By Brian X. Chen and Mike Isaac
Roku recently changed its policy to make it even harder for customers to take legal action. It’s a reminder of how we need to protect ourselves.
By Brian X. Chen
The latest smartphone software includes tools to help you more easily connect with the people you want to contact — and avoid those you don’t.
By J. D. Biersdorfer
A wallet-free lifestyle relying on your phone is attainable, but it requires preparation and some compromise.
By Brian X. Chen and Yiwen Lu
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Canceling is simple. The tough part is remembering to do it.
By Brian X. Chen
Retro-photography apps that mimic the appearance of analog film formats make your digital files seem like they’re from another era.
By J. D. Biersdorfer
Billed as the future of computing, the $3,500 goggles can’t replace a laptop for work. At times, wearing them also made our columnist feel nauseated.
By Brian X. Chen
Videos, many of them stunts or jokes, of people wearing Apple’s new virtual reality headset while driving Teslas in Autopilot mode prompted officials to issue warnings.
By Jesus Jiménez
The new headset teaches a valuable lesson about the cost of tech products: The upsells and add-ons will get you.
By Brian X. Chen
The music-streaming platform’s new “daylist” feature serves users three personalized playlists a day, with titles ranging from quirky to bewildering.
By Frank Rojas
Starting with Google Glass, all have been plagued with the same issues, even as Apple plunges into the market with its Vision Pro.
By Brian X. Chen
Hunching over a device can mess with your gait, slow you down and poison your mood. And that’s before you trip and fall.
By Markham Heid
Google’s Routines and Apple’s Shortcuts combine multiple steps into one command to make your phone or tablet do more of the work for you.
By J. D. Biersdorfer
People who subscribe to OpenAI’s ChatGPT Plus service will be able to browse the new store for tailored chatbots that perform different tasks.
By Cade Metz
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The best tech, from universal power charging to foldable phones, solved practical problems. But the worst tech, including self-driving cars and cryptocurrency, put us in harm’s way.
By Brian X. Chen
After misplacing his iPhone while returning a rental car, a traveler tracked down the device and presented strong evidence to the agency that a worker took it — to no avail.
By Seth Kugel
Overwhelmed by apps, profiles and not-quite-matches? Here’s how to start the new year fresh.
By Catherine Pearson
As the year winds down, take the time to explore iOS 17 and Android 14 with new wallpaper and widgets or by creating a digital diary.
By J. D. Biersdorfer
With Shopify, Mercari and other retailers rolling out chatbots to help buyers, this holiday shopping season is the first to be powered by A.I.
By Yiwen Lu
Meta’s $300 smart glasses look cool but lack a killer app, and they offer a glimpse into a future with even less privacy and more distraction.
By Brian X. Chen
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