Microsoft Previews Windows 11 Update With Smarter AI and Phone Continuity

Here’s a peek at AI assistance, phone-to-PC handoff, accessibility improvements, security fixes, and stability updates.

Rampant corruption traps Malaysia's poorest migrant workers

The migrant worker — indebted, jobless and stranded in a foreign country — tried to keep it together as he picked up the phone to call his wife.
Los Angeles Times

Addicted to your phone? Don’t break up with it entirely. Do this instead

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Endlessly switching between apps and online platforms splinters our attention and can lead to digital exhaustion, ...
Engadget

The Clicks co-founder explains who its tiny Communicator phone is for

Non-functioning prototypes of the Clicks Communicator smartphone. (Nathan Ingraham for Engadget) Clicks is an apologetically gadgety company, making gear that feels charmingly out-of-place in a world ...
CNET

Motorola Teases New Razr Folding Phone With 'Boundary-Breaking Camera System'

A day after leaker Evan Blass began posting information about a purported Motorola book-style foldable phone called the Motorola Fold, the company itself has released a teaser video on Instagram that ...
The New York Times

In a Phone Interview, Trump Celebrated the Capture of Maduro

In a call with The New York Times, President Trump called the U.S. operation in Venezuela “brilliant” but did not address whether he had consulted Congress. By Tyler Pager Reporting from West Palm ...
The New York Times

Why I Cold-Called President Trump at 4:30 in the Morning

How did a New York Times reporter reach the president right after he announced that the United States had captured Venezuela’s leader? By Tyler Pager Reporting from the Residence Inn by Marriott West ...
Engadget

Minimal phone pioneer Punkt is back with a new privacy-focused model at CES

The Swiss minimal phone pioneer Punkt is back with another model, the MC03. The new handset continues Punkt's focus on privacy, security and digital minimalism. If you've never seen Punkt's MP01 and ...
Wall Street Journal

Classroom Phone Bans Work. So Why Don’t All Schools Do It?

A large urban district in Florida saw an increase in student test scores. A smaller school district in rural California is experiencing a dramatic decline in student behavioral problems. The reason ...
Macworld

The first iPhone Fold dummy shows a radical new design for a folding phone

Macworld reports on a physical dummy model of Apple’s rumored iPhone Fold, created from leaked CAD files showing a radical departure from existing foldable designs. The device appears to prioritize an ...
UPI

Ethan Hawke: 'Black Phone' sequel clearly has more to say

NEW YORK, Dec. 23 (UPI) --Reality Bites, Training Day and The Lowdown actor Ethan Hawke says he was excited to play the Grabber again in Black Phone 2 because there was more story to explore, even ...
Dread Central

‘Black Phone 2’ Interview: Director Scott Derrickson on the Blistering Beauty of Winter Horror

With Black Phone 2 arriving on physical media today (4K UHD, Blu-ray, DVD), the sequel’s icy atmosphere feels newly ripe for revisiting. Director Scott Derrickson has never seemed shy about ...