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Apple's new $599 smart home display lets you access your digital life without constantly reaching for your phone. The device uses facial recognition and AI to give each family member a personalized experience while keeping your data secure.
In an Armidale forest, hundreds are ditching their phones for four days of medieval combat, finding deeper connections than social media ever offered. The growing movement reveals what happens when people crave authenticity over algorithms.
Amazon just unveiled a completely redesigned Kindle lineup with flush displays, stylish colors, and paper-like screens that make distraction-free reading more enjoyable than ever. With 720 billion pages read in 2025 alone, people are choosing to escape the scroll and return to books.
When Phoebe Bridgers banned phones at her concerts, something unexpected happened. Fans started bringing pencils and paper, sketching the lighting and stage by hand instead of scrolling through screens.
A new free tool called Minded is helping people reclaim hours lost to mindless social media scrolling. The app works on Android and Chrome to gently redirect your attention when you're wasting time online.
French high schoolers returned to class this fall with a new rule: phones must stay out of sight during the school day. The ban extends protections already helping younger students focus and connect.
Instagram is making it easier to spot AI-generated people on the platform with clearer labels and penalties for accounts that don't disclose their artificial nature. The move comes after users expressed frustration about being misled by profiles that looked human but weren't.
Meta will pay up to $16.7 billion and transform how young people use Facebook and Instagram, ending a lawsuit brought by 29 states. Parents will gain new controls, and teens will face time limits and overnight blocks starting within months.
A growing movement of parents is bringing back bike rides, boredom, and face-to-face play as concerns mount over excessive screen time replacing childhood experiences. The interim U.S. Surgeon General is backing their efforts with practical guidance for families.
A stunning data visualization reveals how Americans transformed from meeting friends and reading newspapers to spending 600 minutes daily on screens. Young people are now embracing "Boomer hobbies" to reclaim balance.
France just outlawed unsolicited telemarketing calls, protecting millions from daily spam and scams. Companies face fines up to €375,000 per illegal call under the new law.
Tom Ward's 2017 "Alt Disney" series placed beloved characters in modern scenarios tackling phone addiction, pollution, and climate anxiety. Eight years later, his playful commentary feels less like satire and more like prophecy.