YouTube is now letting users create an AI avatar that looks and sounds like them for use in Shorts. This feature was teased earlier this year. The creation process is available in the main YouTube app ...

Building your first website doesn’t have to start with blank screens or complicated tools. With Microsoft Copilot, you can move faster through planning, writing, and even basic layout or code—while ...

These days, just about everyone is recommending a different way to lose weight. Whether it’s the latest ultra-low-fat diet, high-intensity exercise regimes like CrossFit or medications injected weekly ...

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According to tax experts who spoke with Bloomberg, chatbots keep making mistakes with tax returns. They give misinformed advice and are prone to misreading digits on tax documents. A Loyola University ...

You’re reading Open Questions, Joshua Rothman’s weekly column exploring what it means to be human. My house contains a vaguely defined room—a parlor-like space that was created by a renovation decades ...

Data incidents have become so common that you may be tempted to throw away notification letters. Don’t do that, experts say. By Ann Carrns Do you feel that you get an awful lot of data breach notices ...

Floors get dirty no matter what they’re made of. They’re one of the most-used surfaces in your home, acting as the catchall for shoes and bags at the front door and a well-worn path from the living ...

To use AI, you can start with AI chatbots like ChatGPT and Gemini. You can ask questions in natural language and it responds right away. You can also use AI to generate images, videos, and music. For ...

The video editor in Adobe Firefly is getting a new feature called Quick Cut that uses AI to edit footage and B-roll to create a first draft of the final video based on user instructions. Typically, ...