The language learning app, Duolingo, have made guilt-tripping an artform with their cartoon owl mascot, Duo. If you miss a week of lessons, the app sends you an email with an animated crying version of Duo. Why is technology guilt-tripping us so effective? We ask our listeners about the worst ways technology has guilt tripped them.

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A robot hailed as the most advanced created in Russia was actually just a man in a suit. The android – known as Boris – took to the stage at a Russian technology conference to delight the world with its entirely lifelike moving and dancing. It was so impressive that it appeared on Russian state television, celebrated as the most modern robot, and produced by a team of students.

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You’ll soon be able to listen to an audio news playlist curated by Google Assistant to inform you on the topics you’re interested in thanks to Google’s latest Assistant feature. It uses artificial intelligence to help make these custom news bundles. Will you jump on this?

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Crooks who steal Amazon packages from people’s doorsteps this Christmas season could end up on the Jersey City Police naughty list, thanks to a sting designed by the retail giant and local authorities.

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How much screen time is too much for your kids? A new study shows that kids are showing different patterns in brain scans when exposed to heavy usage of smartphones and tablets. But scientists say that they don’t know yet if this is actually a bad thing. Have we jumped into a conclusion that on screen time for kids are a bad thing and creates anxiety and depression?

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Volvo’s latest marketing pitch tells customers to NOT buy their cars, because signing up for the automaker’s new subscription service might just be the new, “revolutionary way” to own a vehicle.

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What happens to people who are overconfident? Are they generally rewarded, promoted, and respected? Or do we distrust them and avoid collaborating with them? Our research suggests it may depend on how they express confidence.

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Amazon’s thirst for disruption continues as all signs point towards the retail giant setting its sights on the toy industry. Apparently, the company is looking into manufacturing their own toys.

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What can freelancers do to prepare themselves and their business for a recession that may be closer than the economic pundits anticipate?

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Yet another lawsuit involving Apple, and this time it has cost them their sales in China. Back in 2017, Qualcomm sued Apple on intellectual property infringement. The verdict of the lawsuit came out today, stating that Apple is ordered to stop selling iPhones in China!

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