This was the year that A.I.-generated content passed a kind of audiovisual Turing test, sometimes fooling us against our better judgment.

It's called the infinite scroll—a design feature on social media, shopping, video and many other apps that continuously loads content as you reach the bottom of the page. Handy? Yes. Clever? Also yes.

It was as “easy as ABC”, claimed the lawyer prosecuting a landmark social media harm case against Meta and Google which heard closing arguments this week. The defendants were guilty, said Mark Lanier, ...

The best JBL speakers have a wide variety of buttons, some of which have a clear purpose, like increasing or decreasing the volume, but others, like the infinity button, might not. This could become ...

Did our AI summary help? A landmark social media harm case in the United States has placed Meta and Google under scrutiny over whether platform design features such as infinite scrolling and autoplay ...

When life feels especially stressful and overwhelming, many of us automatically try to zone out and dissociate. Whether that means absent-mindedly scrolling on our phones, taking a long shower or ...

It’s like candy for the brain. Social media activity triggers a dopamine release in the brain’s reward system similar to eating, gambling or receiving praise. For teens, the lure of social media can ...

Short-form videos have fundamentally changed the way people consume and process information. Because of the nature of reels and shorts, viewers are now used to receiving information within seconds, ...

Debate over Louis Theroux’s Inside the Manosphere has sparked a lively response from Independent readers, many of whom reflected on both the enduring appeal and the dangers of online misogynist ...