Society
About half of US adults say their smartphone use is excessive, Pew survey of 9,750 finds
Just over half of US adults say they spend too much time on their smartphone, according to a Pew Research Center survey…
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Hugo Rojas
Hugo Rojas is the editor of GCN. With a Master of Science in Engineering, he specializes in technology, data, and science, and brings a human-centered perspective informed by psychology.
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Technology
Cloud storage sold for fractions of a cent per gigabyte carries a download charge that runs close to four times that rate, and a 10-terabyte pull ranges from $880 to more than $1,200 across the three dominant providers
The price tag on the signup page says a fraction of a cent per gigabyte per month. It sounds almost free. Millions…
Energy
Colorado PUC cuts Xcel electric settlement by $68 million, approving $157 million rate increase
Colorado's Public Utilities Commission approved a $157 million annual electric rate increase for Xcel Energy on August 20, 2026, handing the utility…
Society
Roughly 1 in 4 Americans ate every meal alone last year, a rise of 53 percent over two decades, and shared meals predict life satisfaction as reliably as income or employment status
Picture a kitchen table at 7 p.m. on a Tuesday: one plate, one fork, a phone propped against a glass. That quiet…
Automotive
Hyundai delays its Atria driver-assist platform to 2029 and expands Nvidia partnership to fill the gap
Hyundai Motor Group will not put vehicles powered by its own driver-assistance software on the road until the second half of 2029,…
Energy
Arizona grid investments of $1.7 billion since the last rate review sparked a 14% bill hike request, and the state’s attorney general’s office puts $148 million of that yearly ask down to excess shareholder returns
A Tucson utility pole sits in 110-degree summer heat, its wires strung and upgraded across several years of grid construction. The bill…
Technology
SpaceX’s 700th Falcon flight completes SES’s 13-satellite MEO broadband constellation
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 2:49 p.m. EDT…
Automotive
Used electric cars sold with an 8-year battery warranty often have only 3 years of that coverage left, and the federal clock started the day the first owner drove away
Walk onto a used-car lot today and the pitch sounds airtight. The battery is covered for eight years. The federal government requires…
Automotive
A used car with 45,000 miles can show a full dashboard of buttons for remote start and hands-free driving, and all of it goes dark when the first owner’s trial clock runs out
Picture a cold morning, a car that worked perfectly on the test drive, and an app that simply will not respond. The…
Society
Seven in 10 older US grandparents stay in regular contact with grandchildren, Pew finds
Seven in ten grandparents ages 65 and older in the United States say they are in touch with their grandchildren at least…
Technology
With 46 cents of every server CPU dollar spent on its chips in early 2026, the challenger has overtaken the longtime leader in data center revenue for the first time
A steel-floored server hall hums at a constant 68 decibels. Rows of chassis blink amber and white. Inside each tray, a processor…
Energy
Fervo Energy and Google sign world’s largest enhanced geothermal power deal at 396 megawatts
Fervo Energy on Sept. 1 announced a 396-megawatt power purchase agreement with Google to enable the continued development of the Cape Station…