Meta?s A.I. Assistant Is Fun to Use, but It Can?t Be Trusted

Despite Mark Zuckerberg?s hope for the chatbot to be the smartest, it struggles with facts, numbers and web search.

Everything You Need to Know About 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.

Humane?s AI Pin Wants to Free You From Your Phone

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.

Switching From iPhone to Android Is Easy. It?s the Aftermath That Stings.

Even if you manage to ditch your iPhone, Apple?s hooks are still there.

Meta?s Ray-Ban Smart Glasses Use AI to See, Hear and Speak. What Are They Like?

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.

Why Tech Companies Are Not Your Friends: Lessons From Roku

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.

Quick Tips to Save Time on the Telephone

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.

The Youths Have Spoken: Wallets Are Uncool. Go Digital.

A wallet-free lifestyle relying on your phone is attainable, but it requires preparation and some compromise.

How to Manage Streaming Subscriptions As Service Prices Rise

Canceling is simple. The tough part is remembering to do it.

How to Make Your Digital Smartphone Photos Look Old

Retro-photography apps that mimic the appearance of analog film formats make your digital files seem like they?re from another era.

Apple Vision Pro Review: First Headset Lacks Polish and Purpose

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.

Vision Pro Goggles Are Not Safe While Driving a Tesla, U.S. Says

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.

Apple?s Vision Pro Headset Costs Closer to $4,600 With Necessary Add-Ons

The new headset teaches a valuable lesson about the cost of tech products: The upsells and add-ons will get you.

That Spotify Daylist That Really ?Gets? You? It Was Written by A.I.

The music-streaming platform?s new ?daylist? feature serves users three personalized playlists a day, with titles ranging from quirky to bewildering.

Making VR Headsets Cool Won?t Be Easy, Even for Apple

Starting with Google Glass, all have been plagued with the same issues, even as Apple plunges into the market with its Vision Pro.

Walking and Using a Phone Is Bad for Your Health

Hunching over a device can mess with your gait, slow you down and poison your mood. And that?s before you trip and fall.

How to Cut Down Your Screen Time but Still Get Stuff Done

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.

OpenAI Unveils App Store for Customized Versions of ChatGPT

People who subscribe to OpenAI?s ChatGPT Plus service will be able to browse the new store for tailored chatbots that perform different tasks.

The Best and Worst of Tech: Smartphones, Self-Driving Cars, More

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.

Help! An Employee of Budget Kept My Phone and I Can Prove It.

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.

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