The market demand for simpler mobile technology reflects three key consumer groups: tech-savvy individuals seeking control over their devices, Gen Zers disillusioned by social media and reverting to basic phones, and parents concerned about the adverse mental health effects of smartphones on children. Notably, institutions like Eaton School are responding to these concerns by banning smartphones for new pupils and providing them with basic phones instead.
Tourists are getting decidedly less-warm welcomes in popular spots, but blunt anti-tourism policies are self-defeating. We look at how to maintain benefits for both the visitors and the visited. As Russia tries to avoid another military draft, a slick recruitment drive seems to be bringing in new troops (09:22). And fatigue with smartphones is leading to a fashion for dumb ones (15:22).
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