I Helped Create the Internet, and I’m Worried About What It’s Doing to Young People
At some level, we are all experiencing the Web's toxic possibilities. But as with other toxins, young developing bodies and brains are more susceptible.
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Have Headphones Made Gen Z More Insular?
Watching my children consume their music with plugs stuffed in their ears, I wonder if we're all missing out on opportunities to engage.
More Than a Third of Tech Industry Employees Have Experienced or Witnessed Sexism, a New Survey Finds
Other research suggests that women are more likely to experience both sexism and sexual harassment in male-majority workplaces.
Parents of Gen Z’ers Shouldn’t Freak Out About Social Media—They Should Have a Conversation
Take some time to talk with the young adults in your life about recent technological changes—their responses may surprise you.
What Happens When We Turn to Smartphones to Escape Our Kids?
I'm hopeful that the next generation of children, after watching us be fools for our devices, may decide it's not worth it.
Future Generations Will Suffer If We Don’t Solve Unequal Access to Tech
The people designing the world's technology should reflect the diversity of those using it.
Smartphones Are Changing How Homeless People Survive
Middle-class pedestrians sometimes think an iPhone is a luxury for a poor person. In fact, that device can help them find resources, health care, and community.
Millions of Mosque Shooting Videos Were Uploaded to Facebook. Who’s to Blame?
Facebook and YouTube rushed to remove violent videos. An expert discusses why we need a "reckoning" for online content moderation.
New VA Software Threatens to Disrupt the Health Care of Thousands of Vets
A review of a new tool to determine eligibility for private care for vets by the U.S. Digital Service recommended the agency scrap the software and start over.
Inside the U.S. and China’s Incoming Artificial Intelligence Cold War
The U.S. and China are increasingly rival superpowers—albeit deeply interdependent frenemies—and that has spread into tech innovation as well.