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I used AI to role play as characters from 'The Great Gatsby'
A collage featuring the "Eyes of Doctor T. J. Eckleburg," Tobey Maguire, and a variety of Character.AI screenshots overlaid on each other.

Character.AI users can now role-play classic books like 'Pride and Prejudice'
Digital images of books, like "The Great Gatsby" and "Dracula," available to role play on CharacterAI.


Survey: This is the most distracting app for teens
Teen boy looks at a phone.

The story behind the New Yorker's striking tech nightmare cover
April 13, 2026, cover of "The New Yorker"

This town took swift action after its leaders approved a $6 billion data center
A sign stuck in the grass alongside a rural road. The sign reads "no data center."

Using AI for health questions? Here are 4 tips for the most accurate answers.
A woman drinks a cup of coffee while asking an AI chatbot why she gets headaches at night.

Health AI and the law: Could your chatbot doc testify against you?
An illustration showing a person on a therapy couch. The therapist has a robotic head and a large chatbox window next to them says "you can tell me anything."

Apple is shuttering its first unionized store
The entrance of an Apple store, with a glowing Apple logo sign above.

What AI can tell you about your blood test
An illustrated drop of blood against lab results text.

Kindle owners are furious over Amazon's plan to end support for older devices
Close-up of logo on Amazon Kindle device

Can Waymo and Waze fix cities' potholes?
A white Waymp vehicle waiting at a Chicago intersection.

Using ChatGPT Health? Read this first.
An illustration of a doctor whose head has been replaced by a giant lock depicted with the OpenAI logo.

Meet the women using AI to detect hidden heart disease
An illustrated photo composite of the Sonorus device and its software running on a laptop.

AI is changing health: Here's what you should know
AI & health

Google: Teens can't treat Gemini like a companion
Google Gemini logo as seen in an app store.

Are trans women the OG 'looksmaxxers'? Clavicular confronted on the subject in viral clip.
A looksmaxxer demonstrates bonesmashing.

What to do when playing Wordle becomes addictive
Illustrations of logos for word games including Crossplay, Wordle, and Spelling Bee.

California just launched the country's largest public broadband network
Newsom stands behind a teen on a computer. A group of people cheer and clap behind them.

YouTube AI slop is a generational threat, child safety experts warn in new petition
A child sits with an iPad resting on their knees. The screen shows the YouTube Kids homepage.


We didn't grow up on social media. We grew up on digital nicotine.
By Lennon Torres
A child scrolls on a smartphone.

Meta to fund natural gas plants to power its largest data center
By Jack Dawes
Futuristic data center - stock photo

TikTok's mindfulness tips are getting better. These 3 worked for me
A woman meditating, a screen of "wellbeing" tunes, a handmade lamb head puppet

J.K. Rowling controversy explained
J.K. Rowling with a broken heart behind her in the colors of the trans pride flag. Behind her is a collage of her transphobic posts.