- Hit the Road This Season With These Useful New Map Featuresby J. D. Biersdorfer on 29 October 2026 at 09:02
The recent updates to Google Maps and Apple’s Maps use artificial (and human) intelligence for better navigation, planning and travel guides.
- Put Your A.I. Agents to Work with These 5 Killer Tasksby Brian X. Chen on 25 October 2026 at 09:01
When you start using Meta’s Muse and OpenAI’s dots for these tasks — like applying for jobs and booking hard-to-get restaurant tables — you may never go back.
- Apple’s Foldable iPhone Duo Arrives in Stores: Smartphone Reviewby Brian X. Chen and Camille Cohen on 23 October 2026 at 16:14
The first-generation Apple foldable may feel awkward, but it’s an intriguing step toward merging phones and tablets into one.
- UK to Headphone Dodgers on Trains: Shushby Megan Specia on 21 October 2026 at 11:01
Prime Minister Andy Burnham announced a campaign against listening to music or videos without headphones on public transportation. We asked London commuters to weigh in.
- Exhausted Parents Are Turning to A.I. Apps Despite the Risksby Alisha Haridasani Gupta and Katie Van Syckle on 15 October 2026 at 10:52
Even as alarm grows over the risks, families are embracing bots and agents to tackle the spiraling administrative tasks of modern child rearing.
- Why My Conversations with OpenAI’s ‘ChatGPT for Teens’ Made Me Very Worriedby Brian X. Chen on 12 October 2026 at 03:00
A new mode includes a study tool, but it still does a user’s homework. And a children’s safety nonprofit says the chatbot flunked its tests.
- How to Listen to Your Favorite Music, Online or Off the Gridby J. D. Biersdorfer on 30 September 2026 at 20:18
Streaming services can introduce you to a wonderland of nearly unlimited audio, but downloading your digital collection has advantages.
- Complaints About Meta’s ‘Pervert Glasses’ Won’t Slow Tech’s Wearable Gadgets Driveby Brian X. Chen and Eli Tan on 24 September 2026 at 19:02
Meta’s smart glasses are the latest in a line of products to raise eyebrows over privacy. That’s not stopping other companies from creating similar devices.
- I Gave My Life Over to Meta’s A.I. Agent and Was Blown Awayby Eli Tan on 22 September 2026 at 19:24
Muse, Meta’s A.I. agent, helped handle my dental insurance, booked dinner reservations and created a podcast for me. It also required my most personal data, and trust.
- 4 Strategies to Battle ‘Techflation’by Brian X. Chen on 19 September 2026 at 09:22
With phone and computer prices soaring, it helps to know the true cost of owning electronics so you can bring those numbers down.
- Risks for Clicks: Why Online Influencers Push Shock Contentby Mark Walker on 14 September 2026 at 17:25
A growing number of social media creators are pushing the boundaries of safety and good taste to feed algorithms and win followers.
- How the New iPhone Duo’s Glass Screen Bends Without Breakingby William J. Broad on 11 September 2026 at 15:17
The screens of foldable phones are a triumph of materials science and microengineering.
- Why is Apple’s New Foldable iPhone Duo $1,999?by Brian X. Chen on 10 September 2026 at 17:20
The company unveiled a new iPhone that costs $1,999. Here are the economics behind that price tag.
- Meta Introduces Muse, an A.I. Agent That Can Send Your Emails and Book Your Travelby Eli Tan on 8 September 2026 at 19:00
Muse, Meta’s new A.I. agent, acts as a personal digital assistant that connects to Facebook and Instagram, as well as third-party apps such as Spotify and OpenTable.
- The Generation That’s Never Had to Say ‘Hello?’by Alisha Haridasani Gupta on 7 September 2026 at 02:40
Now that there’s rarely any mystery to who’s calling, Gen Z has adopted a range of custom phone greetings — including no greeting at all.
- Get to Know Your Phone’s Built-In Emergency Kitby J. D. Biersdorfer on 2 September 2026 at 09:03
In times of natural disasters and other dangers, special features tucked away on your iPhone or Android device could help make a difference.
- Benjamin Rosen, Who Brought Venture Capital to Tech, Dies at 93by Clay Risen on 28 August 2026 at 19:12
An advocate for Apple on Wall Street, he was also a founding investor in early personal computing firms like Lotus and Compaq, where he served as chairman.
- Google’s Pixel 11 Comes With Plenty of A.I. Does Anyone Want That?by Brian X. Chen and Minh Connors on 19 August 2026 at 19:06
The phone’s artificial intelligence can order groceries, book tables and take photos on a user’s behalf. But is it something people really want?
- Everyone’s Using This A.I. Dictation App That I Want to Murder With a Hammerby Amy X. Wang on 19 August 2026 at 09:00
Wispr Flow is supposed to make writing effortless and magical. So I “wrote” this column with it.
- I Tested a Popular A.I. Slop Detector. It Felt Empowering.by Brian X. Chen on 14 August 2026 at 14:08
Pangram excels at distinguishing chatbot-generated words from human writing. But it’s not reliable for spotting artificial images.
