Topic: behavioral change
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Gamify Cybersecurity: Build Better Habits & Stay Safe
Gamification enhances cybersecurity training by using elements like points and leaderboards to increase engagement and motivation through psychological rewards such as dopamine release. Effective gamified programs incorporate deeper drivers like autonomy and purpose, leading to lasting behavioral...
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Where Tech's Top Minds Meet Today
Tech leaders now prioritize intimate, curated gatherings over large conferences, seeking high-value dialogue and strategic insight rather than sheer attendance numbers. The shift reflects a demand for environments that foster trust, candid discussion, and actionable outcomes, where time is protec...
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Streaming Sustainability Report 2026
The streaming industry in 2026 faces a critical need to integrate sustainability initiatives into its core business strategy, with experts emphasizing that energy efficiency makes these goals more tangible and actionable. The environmental impact of artificial intelligence in streaming is complex...
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Gen Z trades smartphones for 'dumb' phones to break social media habit
Young adults are increasingly trading smartphones for minimalist "dumb phones" to escape social media addiction, driven by mental health concerns and nostalgia for a pre-internet era, with startups like Dumb.co and The Light Phone catering to this trend. Social media use triggers addiction-like s...
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5 ChatGPT Memory tweaks to make it a true assistant
Review and clean ChatGPT's saved memory items to remove outdated or irrelevant details, which frees the AI to prioritize current needs and reduces stale information in conversations. Actively teach ChatGPT your recurring preferences (e.g., email tone, meeting length, file naming) and use custom i...
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AI Hacking Beyond Mythos: How Chatbots Rewire Our Brains
While advanced AI hacking risks dominate security discussions, simpler exploits like the Instagram hack remain dangerous, especially as companies delegate more work to AI. Psychologist Gloria Mark warns that AI chatbots like ChatGPT and Claude are eroding human cognitive faculties, including atte...
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UC Berkeley Students Lead the Fight Against Smartphones
78% of University of California, Berkeley undergraduates believe their phone use hinders deep thinking and creativity, sparking a student-led movement to disconnect. Students are using low-tech methods like physical fliers and signs for a "lowest screentime contest" to encourage reduced screen ti...
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Simone Giertz's Laundry Chair Solves Your "Not Quite Clean" Clothes
Simone Giertz invented the Laundry Chair, a dual-purpose piece of furniture designed to elegantly store "not quite clean" clothes while also functioning as a comfortable seat. The chair features a key innovation: rotatable armrest rails that allow clothes to be draped for storage and then tucked ...
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Dumb Co Challenge: Trading My iPhone for a Hacked Flip Phone
Lydia Peabody's friend using a flip phone for the Month Offline challenge inspired her to leave her career as a therapist and become the founding CMO of Dumb Co, a company selling flip phones that sync to smartphones. Dumb Co's flip phone installs custom software on a $20 TCL device, allowing acc...
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Alexa+ Expands: Now Integrates With Angi, Expedia, Square, and Yelp
Amazon is expanding Alexa+ by integrating with Angi, Expedia, Square, and Yelp in 2026, aiming to make it a comprehensive hub for everyday tasks via voice commands. These new partnerships will enable users to book services like travel, home repairs, and local appointments, joining existing partne...
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Gartner: 40% of agentic AI projects to fail, proving human value
Gartner predicts over 40% of agentic AI projects will be abandoned by 2027 due to flawed human decision-making, including deploying agents without clear strategy, underestimating complexity, and lacking governance. Key failure drivers include FOMO leading to rushed deployments on broken workflows...
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Fitbit Air made me swap my Pixel Watch for good
The Fitbit Air, a simple $99 fitness tracker, unexpectedly replaced the author's Pixel Watch 4 by providing a "firebreak from information overload" and feeling like a truly passive, forgettable device. Its lack of a screen eliminates distractions during workouts and daily life, allowing the autho...
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Doctors Say These Health Tracker Metrics Actually Matter
While wearable devices offer extensive health data like heart rate, steps, and sleep quality, experts question which metrics are truly meaningful, measurable, and actionable for long-term health outcomes. Heart rate variability (HRV) is a popular metric, but experts caution that tracking it doesn...
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Neuroscientist's 6-Pound Phone Case Fights Doomscrolling Addiction
A neuroscientist designed a six-pound phone case to reduce screen time by making the device physically cumbersome and uncomfortable to handle for long periods. The heavy case forces users to think before using their phone, cutting down on mindless scrolling and significantly decreasing daily scre...
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