Overwhelmed by your smartphone? Try switching to a basic phone These lower-tech devices do not include many of the apps typically found on smartphones. And that may be appealing if you're looking to spend less time online. Marielle Segarra
How people use digital devices to increase productivity Social media constantly distracts us, but some people are using it to increase focus.
What Google's monopoly lawsuit loss means A U.S. district court judge ruled that Google spent billions on exclusive contracts, essentially blocking out rivals like Microsoft’s Bing and DuckDuckGo.
The self-proclaimed GOAT of cybersquatting sold HarrisWalz.com for $15k Jeremy Green Eche of Brooklyn buys and saves websites for hypothetical presidential tickets. On Tuesday, he sold HarrisWalz.com to a person seemingly unconnected to either campaign. Rachel Treisman
10 reasons why AI may be overrated A list of reasons why generative AI may be overhyped. Greg Rosalsky
Can AI make better chocolate chip cookie recipes than humans? We taste tested 2 NPR’s Morning Edition asked America’s Test Kitchen for help in testing chocolate chip cookie recipes generated by ChatGPT and DishGen. Barry Gordemer
Google has lost a major antitrust lawsuit. What's next for the search giant? A federal judge rules that Google illegally abused its monopoly power to maintain its control over the search engine business. Google says it’s appealing. A Martínez
Google loses massive antitrust case over its search dominance The highly anticipated decision comes nearly a year after the start of a trial pitting the U.S. Justice Department against Google in the country's biggest antitrust showdown in a quarter century. The Associated Press
In China, AI-generated avatars are making work easier for some online influencers Do you sometimes wish you could clone yourself to complete all your work? Companies in China are creating digital avatars using generative artificial intelligence to do just that. Emily Feng
Social media is flooded with disinformation about the presidential candidates NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Liz Landers, a national correspondent at Scripps News, about false information that has been appearing on social media to influence the 2024 election. Ayesha Rascoe