Teens spent an average of about five hours on their smartphones per day, nearly two hours of which was spent on social media.

Education technology—including school districts’ 1-to-1 computing initiatives—impedes students’ ability to learn and offers a ...

Lego’s Smart Play system announced at CES 2026 earlier this week is a new embrace of digital technology that we haven’t seen from the company before. While the demo Lego gave at its press conference ...

A new report warns that AI poses a serious threat to children's cognitive development and emotional well-being.

With kids back in school, neuroscientists, scholars and psychologists are encouraging parents to get curious about how their children — particularly K-12 — are using AI. Why it matters: There's ...

Kara Alaimo is an associate professor of communication at Fairleigh Dickinson University. Her book “Over the Influence: Why Social Media Is Toxic for Women and Girls — And How We Can Take It Back” was ...

Andrew Bracken, a journalist at KPBS, on how how his experiences as a parent with technology led to a new podcast.

As I was building my career, I was stretched thin, so I turned to tech to keep my kids entertained. I started to realize my kids were relying too much on technology instead of connection. I now ...

SYDNEY, Nov 12 (Reuters) - Online platforms will ping Australian teenagers through over a million accounts in coming days offering a choice: download data, freeze profiles or lose the lot when a world ...

Darth Vader and Luke Skywalker face off in one of Lego's new Smart Play sets (Nathan Ingraham for Engadget) Lego’s Smart Play system announced at CES 2026 earlier this week is a new embrace of digital ...