Bluesky Is Turning Into a Strong X Alternative
After an hour or so of scrolling through Bluesky the other night, I felt something I haven’t felt on social media in a long time: free. Free from Elon Musk, and his tedious quest to…
Mobile Tech
What to Know About Australia’s Social Media Ban for Children Under 16
Australia has passed a law to prevent children under 16 from creating accounts on social media platforms. The bill, which the government calls a “world leading” move to protect young people online, was approved in…
How to Navigate Updates to Apple’s and Google’s Photos Apps
Apple’s fall overhaul of its Photos app — publicized by the company as its “biggest redesign ever” — gave the software a fresh look and new methods for managing your portable picture library on the…
The Evolution of Home Beauty Device Trends
For years, an at-home beauty device meant a hair dryer or maybe an electric toothbrush. Today, they have never been more omnipresent or more advanced, with heavily marketed products that range from $500 LED masks…
Fable, a Book App, Makes Changes After Offensive A.I. Messages
Fable, a popular app for talking about and tracking books, is changing the way it creates personalized summaries for its users after complaints that an artificial intelligence model used offensive language. One summary suggested that…
Test Yourself on These Video Games Adapted From Novels
Good novels can make you feel as if you’re immersed in the action, but playing the video games based on those novels can give you a real interactive experience. That said, action games based on…
How to Clean Up Your Phone’s Photo Library to Free Up Space
Are you getting ominous warnings about your phone’s storage? Have you ever whipped out your phone to show someone a certain photo and had to scroll for minutes to find it? If you’ve accumulated gigabytes…
What the Arrival of A.I. Phones and Computers Means for Our Data
Apple, Microsoft and Google are heralding a new era of what they describe as artificially intelligent smartphones and computers. The devices, they say, will automate tasks like editing photos and wishing a friend a happy…
How Apple and Google Are Overhauling Our Phones With AI
Every year, Apple and Google announce major software updates that bring new features to our smartphones, like cosmetic overhauls to the home screen, stronger privacy protections and fun messaging tools. This year, the changes will…
How to Trace Your Ancestry Using Your Phone’s Free Tools
Spending time in graveyards and libraries may not be everyone’s idea of summer fun, but for those interested in finding their roots, collecting information about one’s ancestors is a “family” vacation. Sure, genealogy sites have…