13 small ways to ditch your phone and live more in the moment
From downgrading your technology to leaving your phone on silent, Life Kit listeners share their best tips for taking a break from the internet.
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PC game collectors uncover multiple forgeries from prominent collector
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Kyle Orland, a senior gaming editor at Ars Technica, on forged copies of old PC video games discovered in the world of rare PC game collecting.
BeReal app is Instagram's next rival for teens
BeReal asks users to post one candid unedited photo a day. It can't be "liked" or shared. There are no algorithms or ads. And teens are increasingly choosing a feed that is intentionally boring.
2 senators are working across the aisle on a framework to regulate cryptocurrency
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, a Democrat from New York, and Sen. Cynthia Lummis, a Republican from Wyoming, about their bill to regulate cryptocurrency.
Group aiming to defund disinformation tries to drain Fox News of online advertising
A group of activists who have taken on some of the biggest right-wing personalities online have now launched a campaign to try to defund Fox News' online operation.
Researchers are developing prosthetics that have a sense of touch
A team at the University of Pittsburgh is working to connect prosthetic arms and legs with the nervous system to give patients a sense of touch.
Sheryl Sandberg's legacy at Facebook
Sheryl Sandberg's departure from Facebook is the end of an era for one of the tech world's most prominent women — and for the company, which is attempting a transformation to the so-called metaverse.
Virtual reality brings Indian and Pakistani residents back home
With virtual reality headsets, elderly survivors of the partition between India and Pakistan are getting 360-degree views of their long-lost homes – on opposite sides of the international border.
The EU will soon require all cellphones to have the same type of charging port
Cellphones and handheld electronic devices in the European Union will be required to have a USB-C charging port by 2024.
#SwedenGate sparks food fight: Why some countries share meals more than others
A Reddit user claimed that while visiting a friend's house in Sweden, he had to sit in another room while the family ate dinner. The story ignited a conversation about how the rest of the world eats.