I'm a millennial who ditched my smartphone for a month. I made new friends and ended up keeping my flip phone.

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Maneesha Panja
Maneesha Panja, a 30-year-old tech product leader, swapped her smartphone for a flip phone. She hasn't switched back since.

Maneesha Panja

How tech CEOs and leaders balance AI, gaming, and social media for their families

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Bricking your phone is the new Dry January

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Brick is a gadget that lets you block your apps of choice with a tap of your phone.

Brick

The AI race is causing a memory chip shortage — and that's bad news for the smartphone and PC industries

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A RAM (random access memory) chip, commonly used in PCs.
A RAM (random access memory) chip, commonly used in PCs.

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Gen Z held an anti-social media event. Here's how they heard about it.

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Gen Zers at Delete Day in New York City
Delete Day encouraged attendees to delete one app of their choice from their phones.

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Famed for its 1960s anti-war protests, New York's Tompkins Square Park hosted another countercultural movement on Friday: rejecting social media.

I went to an anti-tech rally, where Gen Z dressed as gnomes and smashed iPhones. Here's what I learned.

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SHITPHONE rally in New York City on September 27, 2025.
A rally against technology like smartphones and social media took place in New York City.

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iPhone 17 Review: The Best iPhone Value in Years

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iPhone 17 in Sage green

Millennials and Gen Zers are now helicopter parenting their parents

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two hands each holding a phone with a security camera pointing at each other with a cutout of a map in the background

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Huawei's new trifold phone got more than 2 million preorders in a few hours, just before Apple is set to announce new iPhones

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Huawei's Mate XT garnered 2.8 million pre-orders within hours of its launch.

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I tried a 'kid-safe' smartphone with no social media. I loved it but would change one thing.

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Teens jumping up holding Gabb phones; a hand holding a Gabb 4 Pro smartphone with texts showing.

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