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  1. An A.I. Granny Is Phone Scammers’ Worst Nightmare

    Daisy Harris, an A.I.-generated English granny, has been stymying scammers with meandering, time-wasting conversations. But can she actually make a dent in the flood of fraud?

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    An O2 store in Lisburn, Northern Ireland. The company is taking a different approach to disrupting the operations of scammers who prey on its customers.
    An O2 store in Lisburn, Northern Ireland. The company is taking a different approach to disrupting the operations of scammers who prey on its customers.
    CreditMichael McNerney/SOPA Images, via Getty Images
    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.

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      “It is extremely satisfying,” Margrethe Vestager, the European Commission’s top antitrust regulator, said about her time in office.
      “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. 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.

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      CreditNicolas Ortega

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  1. Bluesky, Smiling at Me

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

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  2. 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.

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    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.
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  3. 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.

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  4. 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.

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    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.
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  5. Hate Noisy Restaurants? Stick This in Your Ear.

    Apple earbuds and others can help you hear dining companions. Here’s how to use them.

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    CreditMarissa Alper for The New York Times
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  7. How Trump Could Upend Electric Car Sales

    Fewer people will be able to afford electric cars and trucks if President-elect Donald J. Trump and Republicans in Congress eliminate a $7,500 federal tax credit.

    By Lawrence Ulrich

     
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