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What kids are doing on tablets seems to matter more than how long they use them. PeopleImages/iStock via Getty Images

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Screen time guidelines for kids and adolescents have shifted as research paints a more nuanced picture

Staff Writer - July 19, 2026

While there are benefits to personalized tutoring, the evidence isn’t clear that having AI tutors helps students learn better or faster. CreativaImages/iStock/Getty Images Plus

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Despite the growth of some AI schools like Alpha, research doesn’t show that AI tutors are better than human teachers

Some parents call tablets the ‘square au pair.’ Danielle Villasana/The Washington Post via Getty Images

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Toy Story 5’s ‘Lilypad’ is an indictment of the world that birthed the ‘iPad Kid’

Space is full of satellites and debris – data centers could one day join the mix. NicoElNino, NASA/iStock via Getty Images

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Building data centers in space is an intriguing idea on paper, but major engineering challenges must be solved

An Amazon data center sits next to a neighborhood in northern Virginia. Nathan Howard/Getty Images

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5 ways data centers endanger their local communities and the country as a whole

The men’s cricket World Cup final match between Australia and India on Nov. 19, 2023, had a peak of 59 million concurrent streaming viewers. AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool

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How millions of people can watch the same video at the...

Staff Writer - May 2, 2025

Getting involved when your kids are watching digital media can make it an educational experience, rather than just entertainment. damircudic/E+ via Getty Images

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These 4 tips can make screen time good for your kids...

Staff Writer - April 25, 2025

What springs from the ‘mind’ of an AI can sometimes be out of left field. gremlin/iStock via Getty Images

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What are AI hallucinations? Why AIs sometimes make things up

Staff Writer - March 23, 2025

Babson College graduate students from India type on their computers in Wellesley, Mass., on June 30, 2016. AP Photo/Charles Krupa

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Debate over H-1B visas shines spotlight on US tech worker shortages

Staff Writer - March 21, 2025

Elon Musk has simultaneous control of DOGE and his AI company xAI. AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana

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DOGE threat: How government data would give an AI company extraordinary power

Staff Writer - March 7, 2025

The creative process involves choices that lead artists to places they couldn’t have imagined. Eoneren/E+ via Getty Images

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Generative AI is most useful for the things we care about...

Staff Writer - February 25, 2025

A student works on a design in a fashion merchandising lab. Fashion Merchandising Labs at Oklahoma State University, CC BY-ND

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How AI can help in the creative design process

Staff Writer - February 9, 2025

AI coding handles the hard parts for nonprogrammers. Andriy/Moment via Getty Images

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AI gives nonprogrammers a boost in writing computer code

Staff Writer - February 2, 2025

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The ‘Three Pure Ones,’ the deities considered the most pure representation of the Dao. Unknown author via Wikimedia Commons

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From ancient texts to modern practices, Daoism provides a profound framework...

Staff Writer - July 6, 2026

Michael Naparstek, University of Tennessee Daoism, China’s indigenous religion, is one of the country’s five officially recognized religions today....

Life went on in the late 18th century, regardless of your everyday ailments. Archive Photos/Getty Images

How did it feel to be an American colonist in 1776?...

July 2, 2026

People are often concerned about environmental risks lurking near their homes. Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images

Research about global fishing shows value of detailed environmental data, which...

July 1, 2026

Leaving the pyrotechnics to the professionals is safer and more spectacular. YinYang/iStock/Getty Images Plus

Fireworks, heat and drought make this July 4th a recipe for wildfires

June 30, 2026

Rescue workers carry a person on a stretcher in Caracas following an earthquake in Venezuela on June 24, 2026. Juan Barreto/AFP via Getty Images

Aid is on the way after Venezuela’s earthquakes, but it’s not...

June 27, 2026