Earlier this year, Lego introduced the first sets featuring its Smart Brick tech. But now that the Star Wars line has been out for a while, the next batch of blocks featuring Pokémon is already on the ...

Opening a garage door manually is no fun, but even a basic garage door opener can do the job at the push of a button. Smart garage door openers are even better, allowing you to control your garage ...

The human brain has evolved to learn from specific instructors. When a child hears a gentle spoken word or a soothing lullaby from another person, when their cry is responded to, their brain lights up ...

An upgrade transformed the beleaguered virtual assistant into a modern chatbot. It’s imperfect but worth trying. By Brian X. Chen Brian X. Chen is The Times’s lead consumer technology writer and the ...

An anonymous X account posted a detailed breakdown of chatbot text in 38 popular stories inspired by the hockey romance. The fandom spiraled. By Emmy Martin Reporting from San Francisco Last month, an ...

Apple is reportedly working on smart glasses with cameras, speakers and Siri integration. Here’s what leaks say about the design, features, and release. According to reports, Apple is going to expand ...

Facepalm: Modern problems require modern solutions – according to the meme. In this case, the issue is students using AI to cheat on assignments. The solution, used to great effect by one professor, ...

A mathematician opens up ChatGPT to check a calculation she could have easily solved in her head. An executive uses AI to draft an email he's written a hundred times before. A professor asks ...

On this episode of Aging Untold, we take a closer look at inflammation — what it is, when it’s helpful and when it can become a long-term health problem. Plus, how to shop for safer, more supportive ...

Editor’s note: This editorial includes discussion of suicide. As children spend more and more of their lives online, parents have struggled to keep them safe. Dangers on the internet abound — from ...