Reviews of notable new fiction, nonfiction, and poetry.

I built what Amazon should have sold.

In 1996, Kermit the Frog donned the captain's hat as Captain Abraham Smollett in Muppet Treasure Island, hopping through the ...

Most AI tool workflows send the model far more data than it needs. The fix is a simple shift that cuts waste without cutting ...

Smart speakers such as Alexa, Google Home, and Apple Home have transformed how people interact with technology, enabling ...

The best films of 2026 so far include scrappy horror hits, ambitious first films, surreal daydreams, and at least one bicycle fight.

As she nears her 72nd birthday, we honour the actor whose ‘smoked honey’ vocals added to her vampy persona on screen, whether bringing Jessica Rabbit to life or crushing Michael Douglas between her th ...

From a stand-alone app to a Google Gemini partnership, here’s everything you need to know from WWDC 2026 about Apple’s upcoming overhaul of Siri. After extended delays, Apple is moving forward with a ...

Today at its pre-filmed Worldwide Developers Conference keynote, Apple was finally prepared to fully introduce the long-delayed “Apple Intelligence” update for its Siri voice assistant. The new “Siri ...

If your iPhone suddenly starts recording a voice message seemingly at random while you’re in the Messages app, you’re probably unintentionally triggering a feature called Raise to Listen. This feature ...

Voice artificial intelligence startup Vapi Inc. said today it has raised $50 million in new funding to change the way people talk to computers, experience phone calls and interact with customer ...

Rivian is rolling out its AI-powered in-vehicle voice assistant with the automaker's latest software update. It will be available to all Rivian Gen 1 and Gen 2 owners paying for the company's Connect+ ...