The most contentious debate in tech and finance right now is whether or not the AI boom has turned into a bubble, and what the consequences might be if it has. (In addition to your more typical “yes” ...

A.I. search tools, chatbots and social media are associated with lower cognitive performance, studies say. What to do? Credit...Derek Abella Supported by By Brian X. Chen Brian X. Chen is The Times’s ...

Even with your closest friends—or loved ones you genuinely enjoy being around—there comes a point when you’ve simply had enough of them. The fatigue sets in, your patience thins, and suddenly, the ...

Preteens using increasing amounts of social media perform poorer in reading, vocabulary and memory tests in early adolescence compared with those who use no or little social media. That's according to ...

Academy Award winner Aaron Sorkin’s follow-up to “The Social Network,” now officially titled “The Social Reckoning,” will hit theaters on Oct. 9, 2026, Sony Pictures announced Friday. Oscar winner ...

Aaron Sorkin directs the Sony film that stars Mikey Madison, Jeremy Allen White and Jeremy Strong. By Ryan Gajewski Senior Entertainment Reporter Sorkin directs The Social Reckoning from his own ...

Back in March, Facebook introduced a new feature that wasn’t exactly new. The Friends tab—described by Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg as “a throwback to OG Facebook”—is a way for the app’s users to see only ...

Social Security celebrated its 90th anniversary Thursday, marking a major milestone for the program that supplies monthly benefit checks to almost 70 million senior citizens, disabled people and ...

One of the not-funny ironies of the 21st century has been that everything we thought was social media is actually just mass media, except it’s terrible and broken. Luckily, journalists and creators ...

The original article, which was published in November 2019, was updated by Dr. Rick Mask in collaboration with Gina Neugebauer. Social capital is not a new term. In fact, it has been examined by many ...

Is social media harming my well-being? This is a question I often ask myself, wondering if I should keep using it or take a deliberate break from it. As someone who follows the science of well-being, ...

Despite mounting evidence that social connection is vital to physical health, new BYU research shows most people, including doctors, still underestimate its importance. New BYU studies reveal that ...