Bring more life and personalization to your group chats, by adding backgrounds to your conversations in Messages in iOS 26 and iPadOS 26. Here's how to change yours for the better. Messages is an ...

WASHINGTON — The Washington State House has passed a bill allowing the State Patrol to set its own fee for firearm background checks, removing the previous $18 cap. The bill aims to enable the patrol ...

Vanderbilt has announced the launch of Anchor Advantage, a new organization that will take direct control of the university’s efforts towards matters relating to Name, Image and Likeness. The move ...

Inspired by the shape-shifting skin of octopuses, Penn State researchers developed a smart hydrogel that can change appearance, texture, and shape on command. The material is programmed using a ...

Behavior is at the heart of nearly every challenge in the workplace, from leadership and fair decisions to high performance and AI adoption. But how should organizations go about influencing behavior?

Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok has announced a change in policy that purports to offer more protections against sexualized deepfakes, at least on X. The new policy comes as California launches an ...

Google introduced a low-visibility setting that could impact brand control for location-based ads. Driving the news. In the Shared Library under Location Manager, Google Ads now includes an option ...

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The lock screen is often the first thing you see when you wake your Mac. By default, Apple sets a simple, system-generated background that may or may not match your style. Thankfully, macOS lets you ...

Mr. Musk said he wanted xAI’s chatbot to be “politically neutral.” His actions say otherwise. By Stuart A. Thompson Teresa Mondría Terol Kate Conger and Dylan Freedman Reporters queried Grok and other ...