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  1. Hey, A.I. Let’s Talk

    Meta, Google and others are driving a renaissance for voice assistants, but people have found the technology uncool for more than a decade.

     By Brian X. Chen

    CreditDerek Abella

  2. Meta’s A.I. Assistant Is Fun to Use, but It Can’t Be Trusted

    Despite Mark Zuckerberg’s hope for the chatbot to be the smartest, it struggles with facts, numbers and web search.

     By Brian X. Chen

    CreditDerek Abella

  3. This Artificially Intelligent Pin Wants to Free You From Your Phone

    The $700 Ai Pin, funded by OpenAI’s Sam Altman and Microsoft, can be helpful — until it struggles with tasks like doing math and crafting sandwich recipes.

     By Brian X. Chen and Andri Tambunan

    The Humane A.I. Pin.
    CreditAndri Tambunan for The New York Times

  4. Switching From iPhone to Android Is Easy. It’s the Aftermath That Stings.

    Even if you manage to ditch your iPhone, Apple’s hooks are still there.

     By Brian X. Chen

    CreditAriel Davis

  5. Meta’s Smart Glasses Are Becoming Artificially Intelligent. We Took Them for a Spin.

    What happens when a columnist and a reporter use A.I. glasses to scan groceries, monuments and zoo animals? Hilarity, wonder and lots of mistakes ensued.

     By Brian X. Chen and Mike Isaac

    Brian X. Chen, left, and Mike Isaac, reporters for The New York Times, trying out Meta’s new Ray-Ban smart glasses.
    CreditAaron Wojack for The New York Times

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  1. The Basics of Smartphone Backups

    It doesn’t take a lot of work to keep copies of your phone’s photos, videos and other files stashed securely in case of an emergency.

     By J. D. Biersdorfer

    Backing up your iPhone, left, or Android phone can be automated so you don’t have to think about it until you need to restore lost files.
    CreditApple; Google

  2. Time-Saving Tips for Using Your Phone as a … Telephone

    The latest smartphone software includes tools to help you more easily connect with the people you want to contact — and avoid those you don’t.

     By J. D. Biersdorfer

    Apple’s Siri, shown here, and other virtual assistants can look up and call telephone numbers for you by voice command or tap.
    CreditApple

  3. How to Give Your Photos and Videos a Vintage Look

    Retro-photography apps that mimic the appearance of analog film formats make your digital files seem like they’re from another era.

     By J. D. Biersdorfer

    A sampling of retro-photography styles from the Hipstamatic and FIMO apps. The images were captured on either an iPhone 14 Pro Max or a Google Pixel 7 and then transformed with filters to give them all a vintage appearance.
    CreditSoftware by Hipstamatic (3) and FIMO; photographs by J.D. Biersdorfer

  4. How to Cut Down Your Screen Time but Still Get Stuff Done

    Google’s Routines and Apple’s Shortcuts combine multiple steps into one command to make your phone or tablet do more of the work for you.

     By J. D. Biersdorfer

    Apple's Shortcuts app for iPhone, iPad and Mac offers a collection of timesaving automation scripts for specific actions that you can run by voice, tap or tapping.
    CreditApple

  5. Finding the Fun Side of Software Updates for the iPhone and Android

    As the year winds down, take the time to explore iOS 17 and Android 14 with new wallpaper and widgets or by creating a digital diary.

     By J. D. Biersdorfer

    The Standby mode in iOS 17 turns a charging iPhone at rest into a smart display with your favorite apps for music, photos and more.
    CreditApple

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  1. TikTok Tells Advertisers: ‘We Are Not Backing Down’

    Hundreds of marketers and ad agency types flocked to TikTok’s annual sales presentation after a new law put its future in question.

     By Sapna Maheshwari

    Blake Chandlee, TikTok’s president of global business solutions, last June. In Manhattan Thursday, he said: “We believe the facts and the law are clearly on our side and that we will ultimately prevail.”
    CreditOlivier Anrigo/Getty Images

  2. Google Employees Tune Out Antitrust Threat as Trial Comes to a Head

    They shrugged off concerns about the company’s fate ahead of closing arguments in the Justice Department’s lawsuit this week.

     By Nico Grant

    Despite an antitrust lawsuit, it has been business as usual on Google’s campus in Mountain View, Calif.
    CreditJason Henry for The New York Times

  3. U.S. Antitrust Case Against Google Is Just the Start

    As the Justice Department’s case against Google nears an end, the federal government has more suits in the pipeline trying to rein in Big Tech.

     By Cecilia Kang and David McCabe

    Lina Khan, the chair of the Federal Trade Commission, has vowed to take on Big Tech monopolies.
    CreditKenny Holston/The New York Times

  4. Apple Reports Decline in Sales and Profit Amid iPhone Struggles in China

    The company continues to lean on customers’ appetite for apps and services, as demand for its devices weakens.

     By Tripp Mickle

    Apple’s sales were down 8 percent in China over the three months that ended in March.
    CreditQilai Shen for The New York Times

  5. Tesla Pullback Puts Onus on Others to Build Electric Vehicle Chargers

    The automaker led by Elon Musk is no longer planning to take the lead in expanding the number of places to fuel electric vehicles. It’s not clear how quickly other companies will fill the gap.

     By Jack Ewing and Ivan Penn

    Tesla’s change of direction is likely to delay construction of fast chargers, which are concentrated on the two coasts and in parts of Texas.
    CreditLauren Justice for The New York Times
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