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In a bold gambit that's garnering attention on the streets of New York City and in tech circles, an AI startup called Friend has reportedly splurged more than $1 million on a broad-reaching subway ad campaign. The pilot will cover stations in all five boroughs and promotes Friend’s revolutionary wearable...

In a bizarre episode for the world of social apps, Neon has rocketed to No. 2 on Apple’s U.S. App Store in the Social Networking category, despite being a relatively new entrant. What makes Neon different from other apps is its business model: it pays users to record their phone...

Several important stories of the week embodied the intersection of technology, security, and civil liberties. From the reinstatement of a hotly-contested spyware contract for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to the embeddedness of AI chatbots in mass hacks, the state of play in digital security is one of rapid...

In a time when artificial intelligence is increasingly shaping and taking over the modern computing world, Microsoft Windows, the world’s most dominant desktop operating system, appears to be struggling to keep up with the AI future the company once aimed to dominate. Despite getting a huge jump with its integration...