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  1. A.I. Has Arrived in Gmail. Here’s What to Know.

    Google’s A.I. assistant, Gemini, can create a to-do list based on recent emails, among other new tricks. There are implications for your privacy.

     By

    CreditSisi Yu
  2. The Tech That Will Invade Our Lives in 2026

    From talking computers to self-driving cars, here are the trends to watch.

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    CreditSisi Yu
  3. 10 Pieces of Tech Jargon That Confused Us in 2025

    Here’s a cheat sheet for decoding this year’s A.I.-driven tech lingo, from RAG to superintelligence.

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    CreditSisi Yu
  4. Why One Man Is Fighting for Our Right to Control Our Garage Door Openers

    If companies can modify internet-connected products and charge subscriptions after people have already purchased them, what does it mean to own anything anymore?

     By Brian X. Chen and

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  5. Self-Driving Taxis Are Catching On. Are You Ready?

    With the arrival of Amazon’s Zoox robot taxi in San Francisco to compete with Waymo, autonomous services are gaining momentum. But there are pros and cons.

     By Brian X. ChenCade Metz and

    A Zoox driverless vehicle on a San Francisco street.
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  1. Save Holiday Time With These Handy Smartphone Features

    Try these useful shortcuts for sharing your Wi-Fi with guests, wrangling your to-do list or deciding what to do with family and friends.

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    To start a poll in Apple’s Messages app, open a group chat, tap the + sign so you can choose “Polls” (circled at left) and then enter your voting options and message. Participants can vote by tapping an option. If you have a large number of people voting, press and hold the poll onscreen to get the details option from the menu, as circled on the far right.
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  2. Take Command of Your Powerful New Smartphone Camera

    This year’s high-end models from Apple and Google raise the bar for mobile photography, but users should take the time to learn the settings and features.

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    On iPhone models that include the Camera Control button on the lower-right side, you can scroll through a menu of options for various settings with your thumb and even take the photo with one hand by pressing the button.
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  3. How One German Toymaker Made Money Despite U.S. Tariffs

    A combination of strategic planning, good timing and a long-awaited product helped the maker of electronic story boxes weather the onset of tariffs.

     By Melissa Eddy and

    A popular audio player, Toniebox. Toy sales in the United States are up, despite new tariffs, which contributed to, on average, a 4 percent increase in retail prices, according to Circana, a marketing research firm.
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  4. Who Needs a Printer or Scanner? Just Use Your Mobile Device.

    Free software on your phone or tablet lets you scan, create, edit, annotate and even sign digitized documents on the go.

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    Apple's Preview app for working with PDF files and images made the jump from the Mac to the iPhone and iPad in the recent iOS 26 software update.
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  5. How to Give Your Older Phone New Software Powers

    Don’t have the latest A.I.-powered model? There are still plenty of new features in Apple’s iOS 26 and Google’s Android 16 to make your own.

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    As shown on the left, Apple’s new Liquid Glass software design brings a translucent look (left) to iPhone icons, notifications and other screen elements. To make things more legible (center), use the Reduce Transparency or Increase Contrast controls in the settings, (right) to make adjustments.
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  1. A.I. Has Arrived in Gmail. Here’s What to Know.

    Google’s A.I. assistant, Gemini, can create a to-do list based on recent emails, among other new tricks. There are implications for your privacy.

     By

    CreditSisi Yu
  2. The Biggest U.S. Crypto Company Asserts Its Power in Washington

    The top executive of the crypto exchange Coinbase scuttled a planned Senate committee vote on a major cryptocurrency bill after voicing his concerns, a sign of the company’s clout.

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    A planned vote on a cryptocurrency bill on Thursday was canceled after Brian Armstrong, Coinbase’s chief executive, objected to the measure in a social media post on Wednesday evening.
    CreditKarsten Moran for The New York Times
  3. 2026 May Be the Year of the Mega I.P.O.

    If SpaceX, OpenAI and Anthropic go public, they will unleash gushers of cash for Silicon Valley and Wall Street.

     By Erin Griffith and

    CreditFilippo Fontana
  4. Can A.I. Generate New Ideas?

    Systems like OpenAI’s GPT-5 are accelerating research in math, biology and chemistry. But there is a debate over whether it can do that work on its own.

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  5. State and Federal Lawmakers Want Data Centers to Pay More for Energy

    Many proposals have been introduced, but there is little consensus among governors, Congress members and tech executives about exactly how much the companies behind data centers should pay for electricity.

     By Ivan Penn and

    A data center built by OpenAI and Oracle in Abilene, Texas.
    CreditScott Ball for The New York Times
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