Visits: 17 An array of smart sex toys cater to those who want to take a data-driven approach to their pleasure. After Melissa, a 35-year-old event planner living in Chicago, masturbates, she sometimes studies a chart that resembles the output …
When A.I. Bridged a Language Gap, They Fell in Love
Visits: 24 He spoke English. She spoke Spanish. After the couple was set up on a blind date, an A.I.-powered lip-dubbing app helped them form a connection. In June, LeRoy Romero drove four hours from his hometown, Peoria, Ariz., to …
True Love. Is There a Hack for That?
Visits: 23 Disenchanted with dating apps, some users have taken to blaming — and gaming — the mysterious algorithms that power them. If you play Call of Duty, you may be aware of an online ecosystem rich with “cheats” — …
A New App Lets You Read All About Watch World News
Visits: 41 A founder of the Watch Space, an iPhone app, said it is meant to have a “neutral” approach to information. One of the co-founders of a new iPhone app, William Rohr, better known in the watch world as …
Audio Stories are Redefining Pleasure for Women
Visits: 32 Apps like Dipsea and Quinn have become popular destinations, particularly for some women who find them safe spaces to explore their sexuality. This story contains audio “You know, I’m a sucker for a California queen bed,” Liz says …
They’re Over Being Real
Visits: 25 BeReal was pitched as Gen Z’s safe haven from the artifice of social media. For some, authenticity only proved interesting for so long. Each day last summer, a black-and-white notification appeared simultaneously on millions of phone screens. As …
How Is Everyone Making Those A.I. Selfies?
Visits: 24 Images generated with Lensa AI are all over social media, but at what cost? Have you noticed that many of your friends are suddenly fairy princesses or space travelers? Is your Instagram feed overrun with Renaissance-style paintings of …
What We Learned From Apple’s New Privacy Labels
Visits: 33 We all know that apps collect our data. Yet one of the few ways to find out what an app does with our information involves reading a privacy policy. Let’s be real: Nobody does that. So late last …
Robinhood’s 2020 Recaps Are a Meme for a Volatile Year
Visits: 27 In 2020, wild fluctuations in the stock market caused by the pandemic turned millions of people into opportunistic investors. After stocks plunged in March, experienced traders and Nasdaq novices poured their dollars into buzzy tech companies like Tesla …
Seeking a Partner for the End of the World
Visits: 54 It should be no surprise that the coronavirus has changed dating in America. Many experts, along with daters themselves, say that daters have become more likely to couple up, to lower their standards and to do what they …