Consumer & Gadgets
From automatically generated overviews to chatbots in spreadsheets, so-called artificial intelligence is increasingly being integrated into our watches, phones, home assistants and other smart devices.
Dec 9, 2025
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Consumer & Gadgets
A popular portable phone charger sold online has been recalled after reports that it can overheat and catch fire, federal officials said.
Dec 8, 2025
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Consumer & Gadgets
The humble pocket calculator may not be able to keep up with the mathematical capabilities of new technology, but it will never hallucinate.
Dec 7, 2025
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Consumer & Gadgets
CISPA researcher Tejumade Àfọ̀njá has co-authored a new international study that uses food as a starting point to reveal significant cultural blind spots in today's AI systems. The study also introduces a new participatory ...
Dec 4, 2025
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Consumer & Gadgets
Shopping assistant chatbots were a novelty a year ago. Now, they're everywhere.
Dec 4, 2025
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Software
The world is loud. A walk down the street bombards one's ears with the sound of engines revving, car horns blaring, and the steady beeps of pedestrian crossings. While smartphone alerts to excessive sound and public awareness ...
Dec 4, 2025
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Internet
Reducing the visibility of polarizing content in social media feeds can measurably lower partisan animosity. To come up with this finding, my colleagues and I developed a method that let us alter the ranking of people's feeds, ...
Dec 4, 2025
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Consumer & Gadgets
A new device uses focused sound cues to keep users grounded amid digital distractions, with possible benefits for anxiety and ADHD as well.
Dec 3, 2025
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Consumer & Gadgets
In China, AI glasses let the wearer pay in shops with just a glance at a QR code and a voice command, as a growing number of companies look to conquer both growing domestic and overseas markets.
Dec 3, 2025
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Consumer & Gadgets
In the Cape York community of Wujal Wujal, local service providers used to hold their breath every time a big storm rolled in. Cloud cover could knock out their satellite internet just when they needed it most.
Dec 3, 2025
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