Iran has cut off its access to the global internet. To find an internet connection, some Iranians are traveling across the border with Turkey — even just to make video calls and then go back home.
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Why infinite scroll’s inventor wants to kill his creation
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We practically live on our phones these days. Scrolling and scrolling, endlessly. Entrepreneur Aza Raskin is responsible for creating this infinite scroll. He also testified against Meta, who have been under fire — and in court — charged with making their apps addictive to children. Â
On today’s show: Raskin tells us about the changes he thinks platforms should make to help people take their attention back.Â
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Say bye-bye to the beeps and boops of AOL’s dial-up internet service
AOL debuted the service in 1991. Dial-up has largely been replaced by broadband internet.
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A break from your smartphone can reboot your mood. Here’s how long you need
What would happen if you blocked the internet from your cellphone for two weeks? A bunch of millennial researchers wanted to answer that question. Here’s what they found.
