Tech

I’m addicted to checking my phone. Could a blocking device stop me?

Physical phone-blocking devices, powered by NFC wireless technology, are becoming a popular solution for doomscrolling. Brigid Delaney puts one to the test

TSA PreCheck offers discount to younger travelers. Here's what to know.

April 29, 2026 / 10:59 AM EDT / CBS News

What makes good ‘game feel’? These three titles have pinned it down perfectly

Pragmata, Saros and Vampire Crawler bring together aesthetics, responsiveness and creative opportunities in joyous ways that can’t be defined, only experienced

‘It will never cover what’s authentic’: African music industry weighs up AI risks and rewards

Delegates at event in Cape Verde highlight opportunities from tech while stressing AI is no replacement for talent

Families sue OpenAI over failure to report Canada mass shooter’s behavior on ChatGPT

New lawsuits allege employees urged company to notify authorities months before deadly Tumbler Ridge attack

College students' killings latest case to rely on ChatGPT as evidence

April 29, 2026 / 8:17 AM EDT / CBS News

OpenAI looms over earnings from tech hyperscalers

Amazon, Alphabet, Meta and Microsoft report quarterly results after the bell, and OpenAI is likely to be a big topic across the board.

A critical fix for bridging the digital divide

What do a sheep farmer in the Outback of Australia, a student in a Caribbean island country, a first responder in a natural disaster, and an executive on a long-haul flight have in common?

Meet the AI jailbreakers: ‘I see the worst things humanity has produced’

To test the safety and security of AI, hackers have to trick large language models into breaking their own rules. It requires ingenuity and manipulation – and can come at a deep emotional cost.

Tradwives, sugar babies, and OnlyFans: Euphoria’s misogyny feels like the manosphere's wet dream

Sam Levinson’s HBO show has always aimed to ruffle feathers. But its new season’s provocations ring hollow

Violent Rhetoric Is a Bipartisan Problem—And So Is the Resulting Hypocrisy

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The House of the Spirits review

In some ways, this expansive Spanish language series improves on the Chilean family saga about a psychic girl and a military coup. But it mainly just feels old-fashioned and naive