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The Halo Band listens to your conversations so its AI can tell you how you sound to others. And its app scans your body three-dimensionally to measure fat.
Consumer Tech
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Bluetooth exposure-notification apps like Virginia’s Covidwise aren’t much of a privacy risk. But we won’t know if they’re useful until many more people try them.
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Estas son las preguntas que hay que hacer, y los errores que hay que evitar, para un año en el que las clases se imparten desde una laptop.
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Here are the questions to ask — and mistakes to avoid — for a year when school happens on a laptop.
The Galaxy Z Fold2 shows Samsung is iterating fast — and still thinks there’s a market for very expensive phones.
- Review
You have to really love Amazon’s Alexa to let the Echo Frames whisper in your ear all day.
- Perspective
Our tech columnist catalogues the big tech half-truths that have run their course
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A buzzy new email service called Hey isn’t for everyone, but helps us see how we lost control in Gmail, Outlook and Yahoo Mail
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We looked under the hood at what data the TikTok app gathers about you — and where it sends it.
Apple hosted its WWDC keynote online this year, sharing the latest details about its software updates and products from the Steve Jobs Theater.
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Sen. Sherrod Brown wants to upend years of debate over a potential federal privacy law by shifting the burden away from consumers and onto companies.
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Publicity stunts from IBM, Amazon and Microsoft won’t be enough to stop police from using facial recognition.
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A citizen’s guide to not helping trolls, bots and other online disinformers during turbulent times.
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Facebook is finally offering a tool to delete or archive old posts in bulk — and prevent stalkers, employers and the government from snooping on your past, too.
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Researchers say the constant stream of data from Oura rings, Fitbits and Apple Watches could eventually be used as a coronavirus early-warning system.
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North and South Dakota’s Care19 coronavirus app sends your location data to more than just the government
- Review
Our first and hopefully last pandemic Chatty Awards compares Facebook Rooms, FaceTime, Google Meet, Houseparty, Skype and Zoom — and crowns some surprising winners
In Silicon Valley, where many delivery apps are headquartered, residents are trying to help struggling local businesses by skipping the apps and buying from them directly.
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We answer reader questions about fixing WiFi routers, and share your ideas for battling dead zones and other Internet connection problems
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Despite concerns about gaining the ‘quarantine 15,’ Americans with connected scales made by Withings gained an average .21 pounds in March and April
