How to set up monitored ‘teen accounts’ on Instagram, YouTube and Snapchat

Here’s how to set up teen accounts and parental controls on Instagram, Snapchat and YouTube.

By Tatum HunterSeptember 17, 2024

FDA approves Apple AirPods as hearing aids

The FDA green-lit Apple’s new hearing aid feature for AirPods Pro 2 as an over-the-counter option for people with mild to moderate hearing loss.

By Tatum HunterSeptember 12, 2024

Everything Apple’s event unveiled from the iPhone 16 to new AirPods

AI-forward iPhones, sleeker Apple Watches and AirPods that double as hearing aids will go on sale soon, Apple says.

By Chris Velazco and Tatum HunterSeptember 9, 2024

IPhone 16 is all about Apple Intelligence. Previews show it can be kind of dumb.

The new iPhone 16 is all about artificial intelligence. But the iPhone does an uncomfortable amount of making things up in tests of its pre-release software.

By Geoffrey A. FowlerSeptember 9, 2024

Apple to unveil iPhone 16, new Watches and AirPods. Here’s what to expect.

At a keynote at its headquarters in California, Apple will highlight its push into AI — and trot out plenty of new gadgets from the iPhone to Apple Watch.

By Chris VelazcoSeptember 9, 2024

Google’s new Pixel 9 can search your screenshots with AI

The company’s new Pixel 9 smartphones contain new AI features -- including a handy tool for screenshot hoarders.

By Chris VelazcoAugust 13, 2024

Our first taste of ‘Apple Intelligence’ is here. Here’s what works.

The iOS 18.1 beta offers a first look at Apple Intelligence tools, but it’s not for everyone.

By Chris VelazcoAugust 1, 2024

5 useful new iOS 18 features, from motion sickness fixes to satellite texting

Apple just released the public beta version of its iOS 18 software. Here’s what to try first.

By Chris VelazcoJuly 15, 2024

Health tracking rings are getting more popular. Samsung wants in.

The Galaxy Ring tracks sleep quality, lasts nearly a week on a single charge, and controls your phone. Is that enough to take smart rings mainstream?

By Chris VelazcoJuly 10, 2024

Thinking of buying a new laptop? AI PCs are here.

The best things about a new wave of “AI PCs” may have nothing to do with AI.

By Chris VelazcoJuly 4, 2024

The end of an era: Likes on X are anonymous now

Wondering if your crush liked that post on X? Now it’s an eternal mystery as the company obscures who liked a post.

By Tatum HunterJune 12, 2024

Apple will use AI to generate infinite emojis. Will it ruin the fun?

Tech companies are trying to put AI into everything. What happens when it comes for the ways we communicate with our closest friends?

By Tatum HunterJune 12, 2024

The biggest Apple WWDC announcements from ‘Apple Intelligence’ to iOS 18

All eyes are on Apple as the company enters the AI age at WWDC.

By Chris Velazco and Tatum HunterJune 11, 2024

Apple plays up AI potential in new iPads

As Apple launched new iPads, the Cupertino, Calif., company has steadily ramped up comments on its AI work, with CEO Tim Cook saying AI will be “transformative.”

By Chris VelazcoMay 7, 2024

How to use Meta’s new AI chatbot that you can’t avoid

Facebook, Instagram, Messenger and WhatsApp are all pushing a new AI chatbot.

By Heather KellyApril 20, 2024

I’ve been living with a $699 AI Pin on my chest. You probably shouldn’t.

Humane’s Pin is one of the first dedicated AI gadgets out there, but it’s as frustrating as it is fascinating.

By Chris VelazcoApril 11, 2024

Reddit’s shares soar in stock market debut

There’s nothing online quite like Reddit. Will an IPO change that?

By Chris VelazcoMarch 21, 2024

I lived inside a Vision Pro for two weeks. Here’s what it was like.

To see what “spatial computing” could really do for me, I wore the Vision Pro every day for two weeks. Here’s what you should know.

By Chris VelazcoFebruary 12, 2024
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Apple’s new Vision Pro is a privacy mess waiting to happen

The Vision Pro, arriving Friday, brings us a whole new dimension of privacy risks. Apple appears to have only partial solutions.

By Geoffrey A. FowlerJanuary 30, 2024

Apple’s Vision Pro is nearly here. But what can you do with it?

Could a $3,499 headset replace your computer? Here are three things you may want to use one for, and three things it’s not great for.

By Chris VelazcoJanuary 30, 2024