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Welcome to the Valley of the Creepy AI Dolls

Social robots for older adults might not be new, but now they're recording, listening—and talking back.
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Apple’s Pledge to Support RCS Messaging Could Finally Kill SMS

Apple’s support for the widely used messaging standard will make it easier for Android phones to share messages with iPhones—while ditching the old and flawed SMS standard.
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The Whole of the ‘Whole Earth Catalog’ Is Now Online

The seminal DIY catalogs, journals, and magazines printed by the techno-hippie Whole Earth publishing house are finally available online in digital form, all for free.
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Nintendo Reportedly Gave Private Switch 2 Demos to Developers

Plus: Google leaked its own images of the Pixel 8 and Pixel Watch, and you can now learn music in Duolingo.
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Google Doesn’t Need You to Buy Its Folding Phone

The company’s pricey new Pixel Fold probably won’t sell in huge numbers. But Google still wins.
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Spotify’s AI DJ Has No Soul

Plus: YouTube Music is finally adding podcasts, and Google Photos lets more users remove annoying friends from their pictures.
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Spotify’s AI DJ Has No Soul

Plus: YouTube Music is finally adding podcasts, and Google Photos lets more users remove annoying friends from their pictures.

Apple May Allow Rival App Stores on Some iPhones and iPads

Plus: Google’s smart home gadgets now work with Matter, the US is mailing out free Covid tests again, and the iPod of crypto has arrived.