Along the way, I’ve done what I think a lot of AI power users eventually wind up doing: I’ve gone into the personalization and settings and told the chatbot to be neutral, direct, and just-the-facts.

Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. As a person who covers consumer tech for a living, I get to use a few dozen smartphones every year. While I almost always advise on which is the ...

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I always update my phone right away and do my best to stop apps and services from tracking my movements and collecting my data. It's a fine line because I want to protect my smartphone's privacy ...

Jeff Carlson writes about mobile technology for CNET. He is also the author of dozens of how-to books covering a wide spectrum ranging from Apple devices and cameras to photo editing software and ...

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Samsung's Galaxy Z TriFold is less versatile than the comparable Huawei Mate XT, but several smart design choices give it unique advantages. Prakhar Khanna is a Writer at CNET with bylines in ZDNET, ...

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