From artificial intelligence to fatalities from music streaming to the effects of immigrants on elderly health care, the Planet Money newsletter rounds up some interesting new economic studies.

When the education secretary writes to every head teacher in England insisting schools must be phone-free environments for the entire school day, I understand the impulse. When she says phones shouldn ...

When Sarah, a mother in suburban Maryland, noticed her 16-year-old son’s “quick run to the store” kept stretching past an hour, she did what a lot of parents do first: she checked Instagram. There, in ...

Have you ever felt like you would rather listen to a vinyl record than stream music on your phone? If so, you may have felt ...

When the modern electric vehicle was still in its infancy, drivers worried that vehicles would need expensive battery ...

The UK government has launched a public consultation on whether to ban social media for under-16s, inviting young people and their parents and guardians to submit comments ahead of a government ...

Samsung's S26 is the first phone where Google's Gemini can autonomously operate third-party apps like Uber on a user's behalf. The phone blends three separate AI systems with Gemini, Perplexity and ...

As more care and coordination moves online, caregivers report low confidence in their digital health literacy, with ...

A university don has challenged Nigerian students to turn their smartphones into tools for innovation, cultural promotion, and national development. Prof. Hope Eghagha of the Department of English, ...

Distracted driving remains a leading contributor to road deaths in North America according to official statistics. New research from the Traffic ...

TV and home video editor Ty Pendlebury joined CNET Australia in 2006, and moved to New York City to be a part of CNET in 2011. He tests, reviews and writes about the latest TVs and audio equipment.