Bengaluru techie builds device to 'kidnap' himself when bored. Here’s how it works

Tired of boring weekends, a Bengaluru techie built a device that sends him on random Uber trips across the city. Combining AI ...
PC World

Instagram chief says 16-hour daily scrolling isn’t ‘addiction’

Instagram head Adam Mosseri testified that 16 hours of daily scrolling isn’t “addiction” during a Los Angeles trial where Meta, TikTok, and YouTube face lawsuits over allegedly addictive algorithms.
Android Police

I replaced my compulsive scrolling with these apps — and my attention span actually recovered

Ben Khalesi writes about where artificial intelligence, consumer tech, and everyday technology intersect for Android Police. With a background in AI and Data Science, he’s great at turning geek speak ...
CNN

YouTube will let parents stop their teens from endlessly scrolling short videos

YouTube will now let parents limit the amount of time their teens can spend scrolling through its short-form video feature, Shorts, or block them all together. The option is part of a group of new ...
Asheville Citizen-Times

Wanderboat Launches 2.0 with “Social + Local + AI” Map to End Doomscrolling for Local Gems

Wanderboat AI, a startup founded by a team of ex-Bing search scientists, today announced the launch of Wanderboat 2.0. The new platform was built with a simple goal: help people spend less time ...