Gadgets

• 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?
• Fragmented phone use—not total screen time—is the main driver of information overload, study finds
• LLMs and creativity: AI responses show less variety than human ones
• US regulator blacklists all new foreign-made routers
• Using your AI chatbot as a search engine? Be careful what you believe