Technology

I have an Instagram account. Chances are, you probably have one too — just like the more than 500 million people who reportedly use the social media platform every day. But how much time is too much time? Instagrammers will be able to check out their “time spent” within the “Usage Insights” feature. Read More

If you use Slack (a popular professional messaging system) for work, you may be familiar with how it works. The tool makes it possible to create specific discussion “channels,” chat with another team member directly or make a fun group chat with several of your bestie coworkers. But you probably didn’t know that Slack also hosts a ton of awesome apps that could make your workday that much more productive. Read More

After Amazon released its Alexa product line, the popularity of the name dramatically dropped off — by 21.3% in 2016, and another 19.5% last year. Read More

Here is the transcript (and video) of Tim Cook’s commencement speech to Duke’s Class of 2018. Read More

A recent survey of American parents found that roughly three-quarters were concerned that robots might take their kids’ jobs. Well, parents of new grads: Be more worried. This robot can run and jump on its own. Terrifying. Read More

This ethical tension could be partly resolved if its AI assistant was required to announce that a computer is on the phone calls, but Google has been vague and will not confirm if Duplex will be made to self-disclose. Read More

In the near future, a machine can book reservations on your behalf, and the human on the other line may never realize that they are talking to a chatbot. Read More

The mission of self-improvement apps is to persuade people to take real-life actions that lead to long-term behavior change and ultimately shape how they live their lives. Read More

It’s no surprise that millennials have changed the career game, sometimes for the better and sometimes for the worse. But one thing is clear: Workplaces are changing. And these five former career rules are no longer, thanks to the new generation. (Not gonna lie — we’re all about it.) … Read More