Oct 29, 2025
By Kerry GallagherAccording to the Entertainment Software Association, 83% of Gen Alpha – Americans ages 5 to 12 – report gaming at least weekly. Gaming isn’t just for the young: The average age of the American gamer is 36 years old. Gaming culture is not fringe...
Oct 23, 2025
by Larry Magid Alongside recently announced Teen Account protections, Meta is adding parental supervision tools to help families guide how teens use AI virtual “characters” that often have a unique “personality.” Parents will soon be able to...
Oct 22, 2025
By Kerry GallagherIn the last year, according to Pew, the number of American workers who use AI for at least some of their work increased from 16% to 21%. Among younger, more educated workers, AI use increased even more from 20% to 28%. But AI use by students has...
Oct 8, 2025
By Kerry GallagherOpenAI, the company that gave us ChatGPT, has launched their own social media app called Sora. Sora is an AI-generated short form video platform. All content is user generated and sharable in a feed. For now access is invite-only, but it will soon be...
Oct 1, 2025
By Kerry Gallagher Local television news is still preferred over all other sources for both teens, young adults, and older adults, but younger Americans are more likely to also seek out news information online via search or social media platforms. Teens: 15% engage...
Sep 12, 2025
By Larry Magid Safey features for parents and kids Apple is rolling out its new iOS 26 operating system for iPhone and, as I cover below, there are a number of new features for all users. But before I get to those, I’d like to summarize features for parents,...
