Consumer Tech
A New Platform Lets You Buy Shares of Blue-Chip Paintings – but Is Art a Wise Investment?
For as little as $20, you can now own a tiny piece of a valuable work of art.
Apple’s Plan to Scan Your Phone Raises the Stakes on a Key Question: Can You Trust Big Tech?
Other large tech companies also have considerable control over customers’ devices and insight into their data.
Your Phone Is Your Private Space
Without evidence of wrongdoing, neither public agents nor private companies should be rifling through the photos on your personal devices.
Amazon Killed the Name Alexa
Parents are fleeing from a name that can be, at best, a nuisance and, at worst, associated with subservience.
Screentime Can Make You Feel Sick – Here Are Ways to Manage Cybersickness
Your devices can trigger symptoms similar to motion sickness.
Changing How App Stores Operate Could Have National Security Implications
As Congress considers how to increase competition for app stores run by Apple, Google and others, it also needs to consider potential cybersecurity threats.
Biden Backs DIY Fixes in ‘Right to Repair’ Dispute
The pandemic underscored the need for independent and individual repairs of laptops, tablets and phones, and other equipment.
Your Streaming Binge Could Soon Be Interrupted by Emergency Alerts and Tests
The FCC is in the early stages of investigating how audio and video streaming platforms would participate in the Emergency Alert System.
Why Would Anyone Buy Crypto Art – Let Alone Spend Millions on What's Essentially a Link to a JPEG File?
Within the past few months, activity and prices seemed to snowball. Then the Beeple sale happened.
Pandemic Drives Phone, Computer ‘Right-to-Repair’ Bills
The pandemic has made living without a computer harder than ever.
AI Is Killing Choice and Chance – Which Means Changing What It Means to Be Human
Artificial intelligence increasingly shapes the human experience.
Key Takeaways for Government Leaders from CES
For the government to stay competitive and best serve Americans, it’s time to look to the consumer market.
Consumer Electronics Have Changed a Lot in 20 Years—Systems for Managing E-Waste Aren't Keeping Up
Some innovations that are slimming down the e-waste stream are also making products harder to repair and recycle.
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