A new survey found that parents significantly underestimate their teen’s use of generative artificial intelligence. The technology, popularized by the conversational platform ChatGPT, allows users to ask pretty much any question of an AI bot and receive a specific and detailed original response. The survey, conducted this spring by the …

Given the presidential debate this week, you probably heard plenty of misinformation and conspiracy theories. Indeed, reporters and fact checkers were working overtime to specifically determine whether Haitian immigrants in Ohio were eating domestic pets, as grotesquely alleged by Republican presidential contender Donald Trump, and his vice presidential running mate, …

You can now find the New York Times podcast host Michael Barbaro on a surprising platform: the Calm app. Today, Calm launched a new “Sleep Story” featuring Barbaro’s signature halting but mysteriously effective delivery. Barbaro hosts “The Daily” for the Times. His Calm episode, which appears exclusively on the app …

Imagine a family organizing app, powered partly by artificial intelligence, that can anticipate and execute your every need at home. It plans meals on your request, then makes a shopping list to use. You can tell it to create a to-do list for your child’s birthday list, and it responds …

A new study on boredom prompts a question you should consider: When was the last time you watched a video from start to finish? If it feels like forever, and all you can remember is a flurry of skipping or clicking away in order to find a more entertaining video, …

I don’t share my literal dreams, the ones that happen at night, with just anyone. But in this case, I was testing the journaling app Rosebud, which is powered by artificial intelligence. After using Rosebud’s voice-to-text feature to create a few daily run-of-the-mill entries (the app is not just for …

At first glance, the kids’ Fitbit Ace LTE smartwatch looks like a parent’s dream. It comes with GPS tracking, texting and calling with approved contacts, and zero social media or third-party apps. Since this watch is a Fitbit, it’s also a step tracker, albeit one with a novel premise unlike …

It always starts with good intentions. Your toddler is fussy or irritable, and you’ve seen how the tablet calms them down. Why not hand it over for a few minutes to prevent a tantrum while you get dinner ready? It’s a scene that plays out successfully in many households everyday, …

People in treatment for major depression now have another recovery option to try. Rejoyn, the first-ever app cleared by the Food and Drug Administration to help treat depression, officially launched to the public on Tuesday. Rejoyn isn’t a form of digital talk therapy or an expansive library of exercises in …

Parents typically prepare their children to encounter a variety of risks and dangers in life. Now online safety experts say caregivers need to urgently add another threat to that list: sextortion. The problem isn’t new. Bad actors have long pressured teens into sending them sexually explicit imagery, then blackmailed them …