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I used AI to role play as characters from 'The Great Gatsby'
"Computah? Make these guys super gay and horny."
Character.AI users can now role-play classic books like 'Pride and Prejudice'
Become a character in "Alice in Wonderland" or "The Great Gatsby."
By Rebecca Ruiz
Survey: This is the most distracting app for teens
Teens using TikTok, Instagram, and Snapchat say one of them affects their sleep and focus more.
By Rebecca Ruiz
The story behind the New Yorker's striking tech nightmare cover
The magazine's Future Issue depicts a not very pleasant future.
This town took swift action after its leaders approved a $6 billion data center
Residents have been protesting an enormous project by an unnamed company.
Using AI for health questions? Here are 4 tips for the most accurate answers.
AI chatbots can still get medical questions wrong, according to new research.
By Rebecca Ruiz
Health AI and the law: Could your chatbot doc testify against you?
Tech companies like OpenAI have many reasons to keep your discussions with health-focused AI locked up.
Apple is shuttering its first unionized store
Employees won higher pay and additional workplace protections in 2024.
What AI can tell you about your blood test
Pricey AI services promise to give you answers about your blood test. The reality is complicated.
By Rebecca Ruiz
Kindle owners are furious over Amazon's plan to end support for older devices
Support for older Kindles ends in May, and some longtime users say the change is enough to push them toward a different e-reader.
By Crystal Bell
Can Waymo and Waze fix cities' potholes?
A new 5-city pilot program will map out urban potholes in need of patching.
Using ChatGPT Health? Read this first.
OpenAI's health chatbot is priming us for another AI legal battle.
Meet the women using AI to detect hidden heart disease
A new startup hopes to saves thousands of lives.
By Amanda Yeo
AI is changing health: Here's what you should know
Mashable's new series, AI + Health, explores how AI is transforming medical care, how to use the tech to your advantage, and how to protect yourself from it, too.
Google: Teens can't treat Gemini like a companion
Google shared information about its AI chatbot and teen mental health safety for the first time.
By Rebecca Ruiz
Are trans women the OG 'looksmaxxers'? Clavicular confronted on the subject in viral clip.
Don't take this away from incels, Clavicular seems to insinuate.
What to do when playing Wordle becomes addictive
Online word games can be fun, until they're not. Here's how to bring back the joy.
By Rebecca Ruiz
California just launched the country's largest public broadband network
The network will serve disconnected rural and indigenous communities.
YouTube AI slop is a generational threat, child safety experts warn in new petition
A coalition of organizations and experts penned a letter to Google and YouTube CEOs, demanding action.
Bluesky's new AI is being rejected by users, blocked more than White House account
App users are blocking "Attie" in droves.
We didn't grow up on social media. We grew up on digital nicotine.
A landmark ruling may finally be Silicon Valley's wake-up call, activist Lennon Torres writes.
By Lennon Torres
Meta to fund natural gas plants to power its largest data center
Meta and Entergy Louisiana agree to a deal that would have the tech giant underwrite the electricity costs of its latest, $27 billion data center.
By Jack Dawes
TikTok's mindfulness tips are getting better. These 3 worked for me
In 2026, the little people in my phone finally had something useful to say.
J.K. Rowling controversy explained
The author uses her mammoth social media following to target trans people. How did we get here?
White House launches mobile app, includes live feeds and ICE reporting line
Delivering Trump directly to your pocket.