Welcome to your guide to Pips, the latest game in the New York Times catalogue. Released in August 2025, the Pips puts a ...

Last year, ‘brain rot’ was crowned Oxford Dictionary’s Word of the Year, a term which captured concerns about the impact of consuming “excessive amounts of low-quality online content, especially on ...

We live in a digital era. There's simply no way of ignoring it. Many of us sit on our phones for hours, scrolling through different social media apps. Whether we're watching our friends' stories on ...

Doom scrolling triggers stress responses, emotional numbness, and burnout by constant exposure to negative content. Dopamine-driven habits create addictive feedback loops, worsening anxiety, ...

Welcome to Death by Scrolling, a roguelike vertically scrolling RPG set in the chaotic depths of Purgatory, now under new management! Choose your character—each with unique perks and abilities, and ...

Using phones before bed affects melatonin production, leading to poor sleep and fatigue. Orthopaedic surgeon Dr Vora advises one hour of no screens. If you are also scrolling through your phone while ...

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Do you use your smartphone while you sit on the toilet? If so, you are probably spending longer there than you would do otherwise – and that could be increasing your risk of haemorrhoids by nearly 50 ...

In the Windows accessibility settings, you will find a switch that lets you make Windows display the scrollbars consistently. However, if you work intensively with the operating system, the constantly ...

The cellphone provides an unlimited distraction of pleasure, something to which the cigarette can’t compare (“Will We Look Back on Chain-Scrolling Fondly?,” Letters, Aug. 22). The device has made us ...

Earn by scrolling: New job turns social media habit into a profession In an unusual twist of the digital age, the once-dreaded habit of doomscrolling is now being turned into a full-time job.