Can Using the Light Phone III Help Cure ‘Brain Rot’?

Dear readers, I have a confession: I am suffering from an ailment that the younger ones call “brain rot,” the inability to ...

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Reflecting on TikTok’s Role in Society as New Ban Deadline Approaches

On Jan. 18, I was one of millions of Americans scrolling through TikTok when service for the all-you-can-binge video buffet s...

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The Baby Tech That One Parent Found Helped the Most

Last spring, when my wife and I were preparing to welcome our first child, we started a list of baby gear — a rite of passag...

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How to Spend Less Time on Social Media (or Leave It Altogether)

Have you been spending too many hours on your social feeds feeling anxious, combative or just plain unproductive? Just as lim...

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A.I. and Vibecoding Helped Me to Create My Own Software

I am not a coder. I can’t write a single line of Python, JavaScript or C++. Except for a brief period in my teenage years whe...

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Digital Estate Planning:How to Prepare Your Social Media Accounts

How do you want your social media pages, smartphone photos and computer files handled after you die? While property and money...

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