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

Sat, 10/11/2025 - 17:23

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

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

Tech, smartphone, gen-z, new-york-city, iPhone, Apps, social-media

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

Sun, 09/28/2025 - 20:23

Tech Insider : Business, Politics, Technology

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.
Lauren Edmonds/Business Insider

Tech, culture, socia-media, smartphone, rally, Tech

iPhone 17 Review: The Best iPhone Value in Years

Thu, 09/18/2025 - 19:00

Gizmodo

smartphones, apple, ios, iOS 26, iPhone, iPhone 17, Reviews

Millennials and Gen Zers are now helicopter parenting their parents

Thu, 09/26/2024 - 05:40

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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 — Getty Images; iStock; Natalie Ammari/BI

Tech, health, Discourse, Parenting, Parenting, Parents, Kids

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

Mon, 09/09/2024 - 01:15

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Huawei storefront — Huawei's Mate XT garnered 2.8 million pre-orders within hours of its launch.
Costfoto/NurPhoto via Getty Image

Tech, huawei, China, Trade, apple, iPhone, smartphone

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

Sat, 08/10/2024 - 07:21

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

health, social-media, Kids, Teens, smartphone, Phones, screen-time

I tried to kill my smartphone addiction with a dumbphone. Here's how it went.

Wed, 08/07/2024 - 09:25

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Some screen junkies are ditching their smartphones for dumbphones that cut out the juicy apps that keep users' eyes locked on the screen. Our tech reporter Jordan Hart tried out one of these dumbphones in the wild streets of New York City to see if it could really curb her screen addiction.