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Who’s your Uber driver on the phone to? Welcome to the long, long diaspora phone call

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For those employed in arduous solitary work such as cab driving, a marathon phone call is the perfect place to navigate the dislocations of immigrant lifeDon’t get The Long Wave delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereThe question of the week is: “who are Uber drivers always talking to on the phone?” It’s one that […]

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‘I can’t be the mum I want to be’: why does parenthood feel so impossible for millennial mothers?

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Women today are more educated, more employed and more engaged in childcare than generations before them. Is there any way out of the total overwhelm?Early one morning, feeling desperate, Katherine went on to her phone and asked ChatGPT how to make her life work.She plugged in her work hours, her husband’s work schedule, the days

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I’m a father of three who studies the impact of artificial intelligence: this is what parents need to know about AI

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A Dr Seuss-style story written in seconds alerted me to the power – and perils – of the technology. But how can children embrace it without forgetting core skills?When I was growing up, my dad and I often talked about a story we wanted to write together. It was called “The Day Nobody Went to

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Parenting is hard. Should we let AI do it for us? | Dave Schilling

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Tech companies offer eye-movement trackers, personalized podcasts and ‘optimized nap predictions’. Who actually needs this?What job in our world is less lucrative than being a parent? A Hollywood internship? Volunteering at a soup kitchen? Professional writer? Parenting is the only job you have to pay money to do. Lots of money. Lodging, clothes, food, school,

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My family is coming apart – so it’s time for one last video game session | Dominik Diamond

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I wanted our last family games night to be the best fun we’ve ever had. Maybe we should have stuck with Mario Kart …It is the end of an era for the Diamond family. For 20 years, there have been five of us living together. It has not been easy. Militant vegan daughters, sons who

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A self-emptying, frictionless marvel: Shark PowerDetect Speed Clean and Empty Pet Pro review

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Shark’s cordless vacuum is a whiz at cleaning hard floors and pet hair, but a disarmingly short battery life caught our reviewer off guard• The best cordless vacuum cleaners – testedVacuuming rarely starts with vacuuming. First you have to clear the floor of stray socks and abandoned toys left behind by children, pets or messy

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‘I thought, I’ve tried everything else, why not give AI a shot?’: the long-lost family reunited by ChatGPT

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Avtar spent decades wondering what happened to the mother he never got to know. Thousands of miles away, Nicci was haunted by the story of a half-brother given away before she was born. How did a chatbot bring them together?As a small boy growing up in Amritsar, India, in the 1960s, Avtar Singh used to

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The one change that worked: I banned myself from social media – and my children have never been happier

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I used to think my phone helped me to relax. But setting strict limits on my usage has improved my mood and my relationshipsI am a psychotherapist who works with frazzled, snappy parents, and spend my days writing about why we struggle to find calm. I also used to pick up my phone hundreds of

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Screen time can damage under-twos’ development, landmark study suggests

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Exclusive: Researchers call for urgent investigation of risks to babies of tablets, smartphones and other digital devicesScreen time for babies and toddlers under the age of two has been linked with long-term negative effects on health and quality of life and should be avoided, according to a landmark study.It warns that using screens during that

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13 Father’s Day gadget gifts your dad won’t stop talking about, based on raves from real dads

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Skip the token tie and get him a gift he’ll still be telling people about years from nowThe very best Father’s Day deals and gifts for dads, grandfathers, and dads to beSign up for the Filter US newsletter, your weekly guide to buying fewer, better thingsSocks, underwear, ties, another personalized mug. Dads and grandpas of

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