We’ve all had that moment after talking with a friend when we start seeing targeted ads related to our topic of discussion on a social media platform or internet browser. This prompts the question: Is ...

Did you ever get the feeling your phone or other smart device is listening to what you say? Maybe you've seen ads for products you were talking about, and swore you never did a Google search for them.

Linda recently called my national radio show with a question that flooded my inbox about a phone listening. Clearly, a lot of you have experienced a similarly eerie moment. “I was shopping yesterday ...

A few weeks back I called my wife and asked her about a charge on our credit card statement. “Were we still using a certain app subscription that we had agreed to cancel last year?” For several ...

I manage a laugh that's only half genuine. "Your phone isn't listening to you." Even as I say it, I know how razor-thin the reassurance sounds. He signs the receipt, pockets the phone and mutters, " ...

Mirrors that track workout reps, pillows that silence snores—smart technology is constantly evolving. Our phones are some of the smartest and most ubiquitous. By 2024, 9 in 10 Americans owned a ...

If you want a monster, it's not a hot mic. It's more about shadowy presences lurking on the internet. With more than a decade of experience, Nelson covers Apple and Google and writes about iPhone and ...

"Your phone isn't listening to you." Even as I say it, I know how razor-thin the reassurance sounds. He signs the receipt, pockets the phone and mutters, " So if my phone isn't listening, then what is ...

The bartender's first hoot is so clean and high-pitched it sounds piped in from the ceiling speakers — a single whooo that slices through the post-punk and clinking glassware. My friend Michael jolts ...