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The mobile version of Fortnite was banned from Apple’s and Google’s app stores near the height of its popularity.
Teens are sexting with AI. Here’s what parents should know.
Tweens and teens are having suggestive and sexual conversations with AI chatbots on the web and in apps. Here’s what parents and caregivers should know.
Search is about to change as Google adds more AI options. Here’s what to watch out for.
Google announced a confusing array of new ways to use its AI to find information at its annual I/O event. Here’s a guide.
Googling is getting more complicated with the arrival of a new AI Mode
Google announced a confusing array of new ways to use its AI to find information at its annual I/O event. Here’s a guide.
AI is more persuasive than a human in a debate, study finds
When provided basic demographic information on their opponents, AI chatbots adapted their arguments and became more persuasive than humans in online debates.
Gen Z users and a dad tested Instagram Teen Accounts. Their feeds were shocking.
Meta promised parents it would shield teens from harmful content. Tests by young users and our tech columnist dad find it fails spectacularly in important ways.
Gen Z users tested Instagram Teen Accounts; they got sex posts, body shaming
Meta promised parents it would shield teens from harmful content. Tests by young users and our tech columnist dad find it fails spectacularly in important ways.
Meet ‘Ice,’ ‘Ogle’ and other crypto millionaires who bought a night with Trump
Most of the crypto investors who bought Trump’s meme coin for a chance at dinner with the president remain anonymous. Some are publicly celebrating their invitation.
Google is quietly giving Amazon a leg up in digital book sales
Why it’s so hard (or impossible) to buy e-books and audiobooks in smartphone apps.
Big Tech takes a harder line against worker activism, political dissent
A tighter labor market and lower corporate tolerance have stifled employee input on controversies over company policy, AI safety and the Israel-Gaza war.