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  1. How Tech Created a ‘Recipe for Loneliness’

    Technology and loneliness are interlinked, researchers have found, stoked by the ways we interact with social media, text messaging and binge-watching.

     By Brian X. Chen

    CreditDerek Abella

  2. This Ring on Your Finger Tracks Your Sleep. Is It Worth the Splurge?

    The $350 Oura Ring 4 looks sleek and cool, and it may be useful for data-hungry health enthusiasts. But it failed this sleep-deprived parent.

     By Brian X. Chen

    The Oura Ring doubles as a fitness tracker that counts footsteps and activities like rock climbing, boxing and soccer, putting it in direct competition with exercise gadgets from companies like Apple, Fitbit and Garmin.
    CreditAndria Lo for The New York Times

  3. Can You Turn Off Big Tech’s A.I. Tools? Sometimes, and Here’s How.

    Google, Microsoft and Meta are shoving A.I. chatbots into our faces. Sometimes, there’s a way out.

     By Brian X. Chen

    CreditDerek Abella

  4. Apple’s A.I. Is Landing Soon on iPhones. Here’s What It’s Like.

    The initial version of Apple Intelligence focuses on helping you with words and photos. Prepare to be impressed and unnerved.

     By Brian X. Chen

    CreditDerek Abella

  5. Foldables Are Becoming Good Enough to Be Your Next Smartphone

    New devices from Motorola and Google prove that phones with bendable screens keep getting better — and some are even becoming cheaper.

     By Brian X. Chen

    The Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold, left, and the Motorola Razr.
    CreditKelsey McClellan for The New York Times

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  1. How to Add Extra Security Layers to Your Phone or Tablet

    New features in Apple’s iOS 18 and Google’s Android 15 can lock up apps with sensitive information and even hide them from view.

     By J. D. Biersdorfer

    Apple’s iOS 18 software offers the option to lock and hide apps so they can’t be opened without a password or a form of biometric authentication.
    CreditApple

  2. How to Use Images From Your Phone to Search the Web

    If you’re not sure how to describe what you want with keywords, use your camera or photo library to get those search results.

     By J. D. Biersdorfer

    Google’s “Circle to Search” feature for Android allows you to select a specific object visible on the phone’s screen to quickly get more information about it online, without leaving the app currently in use.
    CreditGoogle

  3. How to Make Typing Easier on the Phone and Leave the Laptop at Home

    Shortcuts, small external keyboards and even improved (and free) dictation software can make long sessions of text input much simpler.

     By J. D. Biersdorfer

    Typing in a smartphone’s landscape mode with the predictive text feature enabled makes the keyboard bigger for two-thumb typing, but smartphones have many other settings and tools to make text input even easier.
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  4. How to Squeeze More Time Out of a Failing Phone Battery

    If your current smartphone can’t make it through the day without needing a recharge, here are a few steps to make it last a little longer.

     By J. D. Biersdorfer

    When enabled, Apple’s Low Power Mode for its iPhones and iPads temporarily adjusts settings and restricts some types of app activity to help the device’s battery eke out more use before you absolutely have to recharge.
    CreditApple

  5. Don’t Let Your Smartphone Keep You Up at Night

    These features to let you wind down for bed, mute notifications and stay on a regular sleep schedule may help you get more rest.

     By J. D. Biersdorfer

    Both Apple and Google include features in their phone software designed to help you get distraction-free sleep sessions. From left, the iOS Sleep Schedule screen, Android’s Do Not Disturb controls, the Sleep settings in the iOS Health app and a morning alarm on an Android phone.
    CreditApple; Google

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  1. The World’s Pioneering Tech Cop Is Making Her Exit

    Margrethe Vestager, the European Union’s antitrust regulator, who put technology’s harms on the global agenda, reflected on a decade of taking on the biggest companies and what comes next.

     By Adam Satariano

    “It is extremely satisfying,” Margrethe Vestager, the European Commission’s top antitrust regulator, said about her time in office.
    CreditKevin Faingnaert for The New York Times

  2. Biden Cuts Intel’s Chip Award by More Than $600 Million

    The Silicon Valley company will receive less money from the CHIPS Act after winning a $3 billion military contract and changing some of its investment commitments.

     By Ana Swanson and Tripp Mickle

    The change in Intel’s award was driven in part by a $3 billion grant the government will give Intel to make advanced chips for the military.
    CreditPhilip Cheung for The New York Times

  3. China’s Huawei Takes Aim at Apple With Latest Smartphone

    Last year, a chip breakthrough put Huawei on top of the Chinese smartphone market. Now it is rolling out its newest phone, the Mate 70 series.

     By Meaghan Tobin and John Liu

    A Huawei store in Shanghai in March. The company designed and priced its new Mate 70 Pro to compete with Apple’s iPhone.
    CreditQilai Shen for The New York Times

  4. The ‘Rocket Docket’ Judge Who Will Decide the Fate of Google’s Ad Technology

    The ruling by a federal judge, Leonie Brinkema, in an antitrust case over Google’s advertising technology could add to the internet company’s woes.

     By David McCabe and Nico Grant

    CreditPhoto Illustration by Andrei Cojocaru; Photographs by Tom Brenner for The New York Times; Jason Henry for The New York Times; Pete Marovich for The New York Times; Getty

  5. F.T.C. Launches Antitrust Investigation Into Microsoft

    Regulators are demanding information from the company on its cloud computing, artificial intelligence and cybersecurity products.

     By David McCabe

    Microsoft’s visitor center at the company’s Redmond, Wash., headquarters.
    CreditGrant Hindsley for The New York Times
  1. The shift

    Bluesky, Smiling at Me

    Bluesky has a hint of the old Twitter magic, but the feeling of freedom it offers might be even better.

    By Kevin Roose

     
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