The hidden cost of convenience: How your data pulls in hundreds of billions of dollars for app and social media companies

Many of the apps and social media platforms you use every day may not charge you money, but often there is a price to pay – your privacy.

Jack West, PhD Student in Computer Science, University of Wisconsin-Madison • conversation
July 1, 2025 ~13 min

New 3D chips could make electronics faster and more energy-efficient

The low-cost, scalable technology can seamlessly integrate high-speed gallium nitride transistors onto a standard silicon chip.

Adam Zewe | MIT News • mit
June 18, 2025 ~9 min


This compact, low-power receiver could give a boost to 5G smart devices

Researchers designed a tiny receiver chip that is more resilient to interference, which could enable smaller 5G “internet of things” devices with longer battery lives.

Adam Zewe | MIT News • mit
June 17, 2025 ~7 min

Photonic processor could streamline 6G wireless signal processing

By performing deep learning at the speed of light, this chip could give edge devices new capabilities for real-time data analysis.

Adam Zewe | MIT News • mit
June 11, 2025 ~7 min

Panic over children’s mobile phone use distracts from the help young people actually want

Teenagers become far less likely to speak to parents about online concerns and turn to their peers instead.

Andy Phippen, Professor of IT Ethics and Digital Rights, Bournemouth University • conversation
March 10, 2025 ~6 min

Teens spend a big chunk of school days on their smartphones

New research digs into how much of the school day teens are on their smartphones.

Gregory Filiano-Stony Brook • futurity
Feb. 6, 2025 ~4 min

What’s driving phone bans in schools?

A growing number of states and schools are now banning or restricting cell phones. Experts explain the research and weigh in on the policies.

Johns Hopkins University • futurity
Sept. 26, 2024 ~14 min

Here’s how to maintain healthy smartphone habits

Healthy smartphone use depends as much on the way you use it as how much you use it. The key is paying attention to your phone behavior.

Shelia R. Cotten, Provost's Distinuished Professor of Sociology, Anthropology and Criminal Justice and Communication, Clemson University • conversation
Sept. 23, 2024 ~6 min


How AI features in smartphones are reducing their dependence on the cloud

New processors have been crucial to hosting power-hungry AI features on phones rather than the cloud.

John Chiverton, Senior Lecturer in Electronic and Computer Engineering, University of Portsmouth • conversation
Sept. 3, 2024 ~5 min

Online fundraising may require different strategies for different devices − new research

Because smartphones can make people focus more on their personal needs, it can be harder to persuade their users to donate on them than it is when someone sees an appeal on their PC.

Kristen Ferguson, Assistant Professor of Marketing, University of Notre Dame • conversation
July 31, 2024 ~5 min

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