Google is fixing the no-context problem in phone calls by adding an urgent-call indicator to the Phone app. The new “Call Reason” feature lets you flag a call as urgent so the recipient knows it ...

Brendan Carr, the F.C.C. chairman, cited security concerns in rolling back most of the lower costs he voted for last year. By Ben Blatt Most inmates in American prisons now have a personal tablet ...

After years of hiding behind FaceTime, phone calls on the Mac are getting their own spotlight. Here's all you need to know about the Phone app in macOS Tahoe. Apple finally gave the Mac a dedicated ...

Lately, I’ve been avoiding phone calls and texting people more than I used to. I might prefer to pick up a phone, but then I think calling someone will interrupt their day and be an unwelcome ...

With iOS 26, Apple has expanded its native call recording feature with transcripts, Live Translation, summaries and tighter integration with Notes. It’s a more polished and useful tool than before, ...

Neon will pay you to share your phone calls. The app sells recordings of your calls to AI companies for training. You can earn as much as $30 a day. A new app is promising to give you hundreds or even ...

A new app is paying users to record their phone calls for AI training purposes. Credit: Neon Mobile Get paid to record your phone calls and hand them over to third parties? It may seem a bit dystopian ...

Indonesia has launched a massive new project on Java’s northern coast, framed as protection for millions of residents from worsening environmental threats. The plan has drawn sharp criticism from ...

Similar to the iPhone, the Google Phone and Contacts apps are introducing customizable “calling cards” that some beta users are beginning to see. Instead of just seeing a person’s profile picture at ...

After years of minimal changes, CarPlay is getting a huge update this fall. Among the variety of big and small new features in iOS 26, CarPlay has a much improved solution for how incoming phone calls ...

Scammers are pretending to be law enforcement officials accusing you of missing jury duty so they can steal your personal information, the Federal Trade Commission says. The scam calls sound like they ...