On Aug. 20, a Zoom room will fill with influencers seeking group therapy. They’ll likely talk about algorithm anxiety, financial instability, loneliness, and the exhausting pressure to stay relevant.

Toasted Apples might sound tasty, but they are a real problem in Jessa Jones’s repair shop. Jones has seen plenty of scorched devices in her 14 years running iPad Rehab Microsoldering repair service.

Elementary school students might memorize their times tables for single-digit numbers, but memorization won’t cut it when the teacher asks for three-digit multiplication. This requires an algorithm: ...

This feature is only available to members. Join now for full online access. A Wall Street Journal article asked people to imagine what entertainment might look like twenty years from now. Some of the ...

It's a simple word that has developed a sinister connotation: algorithm. For many of us, algorithms help determine what we watch, read and listen to — in the process, confirming our tastes and biases, ...

Forward-looking: Redmond is hell-bent on making printing on Windows a more modern and secure experience. A new printing framework is coming that could strip users of some choices while allegedly ...

It’s been three-and-a-half years since generative AI exploded onto the scene. In this past year, progress has continued its relentless pace: Vibe coding took off, companies embraced agentic workflows, ...

xTool’s new M2 can handle a variety of projects and uses two cameras to auto-adjust settings for different materials. xTool’s new M2 can handle a variety of projects and uses two cameras to ...

Illustration: Dan Goldfarb / The Athletic; photos courtesy of Jules Fennell, Rebecca Tauber, Sophia Mitropoulos for The Athletic NEW YORK — Most mornings, Sophia Mitropoulos, 30, sets off from her ...

Apps that record visits are becoming popular, but they come with privacy and accuracy concerns. By Simar Bajaj At your next appointment, your doctor may have a new kind of assistant listening in: ...

Digital books have grown in popularity over the past decade, but more Americans still read books in print than in digital formats. Overall, 75% of U.S. adults say they have read all or part of at ...

Unit sales of print books had a slow start in 2026, according to data from Circana BookScan. Total unit sales fell 3.1% compared to a year ago for the quarter ending March 28, 2026, dropping to 163.5 ...