Technology

Instagram is once again cribbing from competitors like Snapchat and BeReal with a new photo-sharing format it calls “Instants,” which are ephemeral photos that you can’t edit and that you can only share with your close friends or followers that follow you back. Instants are available globally beginning on Wednesday …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! If you bought a newer iPhone because Apple made Siri sound like it was about to become your personal artificial intelligence sidekick, you may want to pay attention. Apple has agreed to pay $250 million to settle a class-action lawsuit over claims …

At its peak, the Androscoggin paper mill in Jay, Maine, a rural town about 67 miles northwest of Portland, employed about 1,500 people — until a pulp digester exploded in 2020, forcing the mill to close permanently. In 2023, the 1.4 million-square-foot facility was purchased through a joint venture by …

Sony’s Xperia 1 flagships have looked more or less the same since 2020, but that’s finally changing with the Xperia 1 VIII, which moves to a chunky square camera island. The phone also boasts what should be a substantially improved telephoto camera, along with an AI camera assistant that looks …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! More people are running into ID.me when trying to access government services, and it can raise questions right away. Dave from Richardson, TX, recently emailed us after seeing it required across several federal sites. “US gov’t. sites asking to use ID.me for …

Apple’s next iOS update could include something phone photographers have been waiting for: a lot more control over the Camera app. According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, the Camera app will be “fully customizable” in iOS 27 and users will be able to “pick their own set of controls — called …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Tire shops are not exactly known for cutting-edge technology. You pull in, hand over your keys and hope the wait does not take over your day. Automated Tire, Inc. wants to change that. The Boston-based robotics company has unveiled SmartBay, an AI-powered …

Following a limited test run in parts of Seattle and Philadelphia that started last December, Amazon Now is officially available to millions of Amazon shoppers across the United States. In addition to Seattle and Philadelphia, the 30-minute delivery service is now also widely available in Atlanta and Dallas-Fort Worth, but …

iRobot has announced a new line of Roombas, a year after it debuted its first lidar-based robot vacuums just prior to filing for bankruptcy. This week, it introduced eight robot vacuums that improve on its prior lineup and feature lower prices, some up to £200 (about $270) cheaper. Key changes …

Sony has announced a new version of the wearable personal air conditioner the company first revealed in 2019 ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The latest version is an upgrade to last year’s Pro model, and while the new Reon Pocket Pro Plus isn’t a complete overhaul of the hardware, …