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The carrier said that to protect customers’ information and comply with regulations, it was barring the digital assistants from logging into accounts and managing reservations.

Videos on social media often save key details for the end. One content creator, who goes by Heyitsyoon, skips the filler so viewers don’t have to wait.

E-book reader sales are soaring as consumers seek technology offering respite from social media and artificial intelligence hype. It’s even better in color.

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.

The recent updates to Google Maps and Apple’s Maps use artificial (and human) intelligence for better navigation, planning and travel guides.

The first-generation Apple foldable may feel awkward, but it’s an intriguing step toward merging phones and tablets into one.

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.

Even as alarm grows over the risks, families are embracing bots and agents to tackle the spiraling administrative tasks of modern child rearing.

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.

Streaming services can introduce you to a wonderland of nearly unlimited audio, but downloading your digital collection has advantages.

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.

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.

With phone and computer prices soaring, it helps to know the true cost of owning electronics so you can bring those numbers down.

A growing number of social media creators are pushing the boundaries of safety and good taste to feed algorithms and win followers.

The screens of foldable phones are a triumph of materials science and microengineering.

The company unveiled a new iPhone that costs $1,999. Here are the economics behind that price tag.

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.

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.

In times of natural disasters and other dangers, special features tucked away on your iPhone or Android device could help make a difference.

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.