Gadgets

• AI companions can comfort lonely users but may deepen distress over time
• Q&A: A better design of social media platforms instead of blanket bans for young people
• New app designed to improve conference experience
• Do TV ads work? Ask smart TVs
• Apple's 50-year odyssey has redefined technology, pop culture and comeback stories
• Popular kids' apps use deceptive tactics to draw users to paid content, study shows
• Apple at 50: Eight technology leaps that changed our world
• New technique turns everyday surfaces like walls and desks into touch panels
• Five Apple anecdotes as iPhone maker marks 50 years
• Nvidia's new AI tool is giving female game characters a makeover—and gamers are pushing back
• Verdicts against Meta, YouTube could be a turning point, expert says
• AI overly affirms users asking for personal advice, study finds
• Asking AI to act like an expert can make it less reliable
• When smell meets VR: Scent technology blends up to 8 fragrances for immersive virtual experiences
• Dating app algorithms: What's love got to do with it?