Across social feeds and campus group chats, a new kind of New Year’s resolution is taking shape for 2026: a deliberate move away from always-on, algorithmic gadgets and toward older, simpler devices.

If Alexa’s in your home, you might’ve been one of many users this month who were suddenly moved from the original Alexa to the new AI-powered Alexa+ voice assistant. Amazon announced in early January ...

Google is removing the option to switch back to Assistant, effectively making Gemini the only digital assistant choice. This move is accompanied by new UI improvements, including expand/collapse ...