The New York Times - Personal Tech

1. Smartphones Can Now Last 7 Years. Here’s How to Keep Them Working.

   Google and Samsung used to update smartphone software for only three years. That has changed.

2. Artificially Intelligent Help for Planning Your Summer Vacation

   Travel-focused A.I. bots and more eco-friendly transportation options in online maps and search tools can help you quickly organize your seasonal getaway.

3. In Content Warning, Role-Play as Influencers Dying to Go Viral

   The horror video game Content Warning, a surprise hit, lets players microdose as momentary celebrities on the fictional website SpookTube.

4. Meta and Google Are Betting on AI Voice Assistants. Will They Take Off?

   Meta, Google and others are driving a renaissance for voice assistants, but people have found the technology uncool for more than a decade.

5. Meta’s A.I. Assistant Is Fun to Use, but It Can’t Be Trusted

   Despite Mark Zuckerberg’s hope for the chatbot to be the smartest, it struggles with facts, numbers and web search.

6. Everything You Need to Know About Smartphone Backups

   It doesn’t take a lot of work to keep copies of your phone’s photos, videos and other files stashed securely in case of an emergency.

7. Humane’s AI Pin Wants to Free You From Your Phone

   The $700 Ai Pin, funded by OpenAI’s Sam Altman and Microsoft, can be helpful — until it struggles with tasks like doing math and crafting sandwich recipes.

8. Switching From iPhone to Android Is Easy. It’s the Aftermath That Stings.

   Even if you manage to ditch your iPhone, Apple’s hooks are still there.

9. Meta’s Ray-Ban Smart Glasses Use AI to See, Hear and Speak. What Are They Like?

   What happens when a columnist and a reporter use A.I. glasses to scan groceries, monuments and zoo animals? Hilarity, wonder and lots of mistakes ensued.

10. Why Tech Companies Are Not Your Friends: Lessons From Roku

    Roku recently changed its policy to make it even harder for customers to take legal action. It’s a reminder of how we need to protect ourselves.