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  1. 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

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. Why Tech Companies Are Not Your Friends: Lessons From Roku

    Roku recently changed its policy to make it even harder for customers to take legal action. It’s a reminder of how we need to protect ourselves.

     By Brian X. Chen

    CreditDerek Abella

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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. ‘Thunder Run’: Behind Lawmakers’ Secretive Push to Pass the TikTok Bill

    A tiny group of lawmakers huddled in private about a year ago, aiming to keep the discussions away from TikTok lobbyists while bulletproofing a bill that could ban the app.

     By Sapna Maheshwari, David McCabe and Cecilia Kang

    Congressional representatives joined TikTok creators at the Capitol last year ahead of a House vote to ban the app. The Senate passed a version of the bill this week.
    CreditHaiyun Jiang/The New York Times

  2. On TikTok, Resignation and Frustration After Potential Ban of App

    While Congress says the social app is a security threat, critics of the law targeting it say it shows how out of step lawmakers are with young people.

     By Yiwen Lu

    Supporters of TikTok gathered near the Capitol last month as the House of Representatives voted to pass a bill to force TikTok to cut ties with its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, or risk being banned in U.S. app stores.
    CreditKent Nishimura for The New York Times

  3. 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

  4. The Meta-morphosis of Mark Zuckerberg

    The robotic nerd depicted in “The Social Network” has turned into the kinder, more accessible face of Silicon Valley. What’s going on?

     By Vanessa Friedman

    Mark Zuckerberg arriving in Seoul in February in an Overland shearling jacket
    CreditYonhap/EPA

  5. Meta’s Profits More Than Double, While Spending on A.I. Rises

    The owner of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp continued to grow, even as it said it would spend billions of dollars more on artificial intelligence.

     By Mike Isaac

    The results underscored Meta’s repositioning of itself as a company poised to capitalize on the industrywide fervor for artificial intelligence.
    CreditIan C. Bates for The New York Times
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