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Meet the women using AI to detect hidden heart disease
A new startup hopes to saves thousands of lives.
By Amanda Yeo
Google: Teens can't treat Gemini like a companion
Google shared information about its AI chatbot and teen mental health safety for the first time.
By Rebecca Ruiz
What to do when playing Wordle becomes addictive
Online word games can be fun, until they're not. Here's how to bring back the joy.
By Rebecca Ruiz
California just launched the country's largest public broadband network
The network will serve disconnected rural and indigenous communities.
YouTube AI slop is a generational threat, child safety experts warn in new petition
A coalition of organizations and experts penned a letter to Google and YouTube CEOs, demanding action.
Bluesky's new AI is being rejected by users, blocked more than White House account
App users are blocking "Attie" in droves.
Meta to fund natural gas plants to power its largest data center
Meta and Entergy Louisiana agree to a deal that would have the tech giant underwrite the electricity costs of its latest, $27 billion data center.
By Jack Dawes
TikTok's mindfulness tips are getting better. These 3 worked for me
In 2026, the little people in my phone finally had something useful to say.
White House launches mobile app, includes live feeds and ICE reporting line
Delivering Trump directly to your pocket.
Meta, YouTube found guilty of negligence in history-making social media addiction trial
The companies will pay $6 million in total damages.
How to recycle Amazon packaging from your Big Spring Sale purchases (yes, all of it)
Amazon's sustainability efforts are a step, but it's still not easy to remove its plastic footprint.
Melania Trump brings humanoid robots to the White House
The American-made robot, named Figure 3, greeted world leaders at latest education summit.
Meta loses major child safety trial, ordered to pay $375 million
Jurors found the social media company liable for misleading consumers about child safety.
By Rebecca Ruiz
OpenAI's new open-source prompts take aim at sexual content for teens
OpenAI beefs up its U-18 safeguards.
Why friction-maxxing could be good for your tech usage
Rethink your relationship to your device — and your humanity.
By Rebecca Ruiz
Pinterest CEO says ban kids under 16 from social media
Bill Ready added that removing social media features for Pinterest's own users under 16 didn't hurt the platform.
By Matt Binder
Anthropic wants to hire a weapons expert. It's not what you think.
A job title sure to raise eyebrows: Policy Manager, Chemical Weapons and High Yield Explosives, at a top AI company.
AI brings Val Kilmer back to life in new movie
A version of the deceased Hollywood icon will appear in a forthcoming indie film.
By Rebecca Ruiz
Study: Teen girls are using AI to create sexual imagery
It's not entirely clear why teen girls are turning to nudification tools, but these researchers have ideas.
By Rebecca Ruiz
ChatGPT's sex-centered adult mode raises red flags at OpenAI
Insiders worry the bot would become a "sexy suicide coach."
'Not everything needs to be known': How one day with no phone changed my life
I'm sleeping better. I have more patience. And I feel much closer to an enduring calm.
By Rebecca Ruiz
Child safety group blasts YouTube for million dollar gamble on AI content for kids
Many very young children are already being fed so-called slop on YouTube.
'Use a gun': AI chatbots help people plan violence, report says
Researchers posing as teens got popular AI assistants to help them map out shootings and bombings.
By Rebecca Ruiz
ChatGPT can now generate visuals for math and science lessons
The chatbot finally gets multimodal learning.
