Can art enhance your life? Here’s what I learned from Ali Smith, Tracey Emin, Claudia Winkleman and more | Art and design

How many times a day do you reach for your phone? Do you jump at a notification, spend journeys locked in on your tiny black mirror? What about during meals,…

Google Photos now has six more AI-powered features

Google Photos introduced a fresh batch of a half-dozen AI-powered features today. First is personalized photo editing. Using “Help me edit,” you can now make adjustments to portraits and group…

This Itty-Bitty Flash Drive Offers 1TB That Can Stay Plugged In

SanDisk is going small — very small — with its newest flash drive. The Extreme Fit is a tiny USB-C device that comes in five storage sizes, from 64GB to…

AI chatbots are helping hide eating disorders and making deepfake ‘thinspiration’

AI chatbots “pose serious risks to individuals vulnerable to eating disorders,” researchers warned on Monday. They report that tools from companies like Google and OpenAI are doling out dieting advice,…

Google announces even more AI in Photos app, powered by Nano Banana

We’re running out of ways to tell you that Google is releasing more generative AI features, but that’s what’s happening in Google Photos today. The Big G is finally making…

This DOGE Whistleblower Is Running for Office

Chuck Borges has had quite the year. In January, Borges started a new job as the Social Security Administration’s chief data officer, overseeing some of the most sensitive data systems…

How AI startups should be thinking about product-market fit

For all their pitches promising something new, AI startups share many of the same questions as startups in years past: How do they know when they’ve achieved the holy grail…

‘We were effectively props’: young stars of game development feel let down by the ‘gaming Oscars’ | Games

Video games have long struggled with diversification and inclusivity, so it was no surprise when the Game Awards host and producer Geoff Keighley announced the Future Class programme in 2020.…

Apple’s AirPods 4 drop to $85 ahead of Black Friday

Apple’s AirPods 4 have dropped back down to a record low price in an early Black Friday deal on Amazon. If you aren’t looking for active noise cancellation, the model…

Record-Breaking Qubits Are Stable for 15 Times Longer Than Google and IBM’s Designs

One the biggest challenges for quantum computers is the incredibly short time that qubits can retain information. But a new qubit from Princeton University lasts 15 times longer than industry…