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Adam Clark Estes @adamclarkestes.com · 15d

I'm not convinced Apple's new call screening feature saves me any time but it does save a little bit of sanity www.vox.com/technology/4...

Apple is trying to make your phone usable as a phone again

You should turn on the new scam-busting iPhone feature right now.

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Adam Clark Estes @adamclarkestes.com · 23d

ChatGPT is great at sounding like a doctor — and sometimes good at diagnosing things your doctor missed — but ultimately it's tricky little text box to trust with your health www.vox.com/technology/4...

Your doctor might be using ChatGPT for a second opinion. Should you?

The do’s and don’ts of asking an AI for health advice.

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Adam Clark Estes @adamclarkestes.com · Sep 4

OK hear me out: Kids should get phones when they're 3 www.vox.com/even-better/...

This counterintuitive advice about kids and phones makes a lot of sense

The case for giving one to your 3-year-old is not as outlandish as it sounds.

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Adam Clark Estes @adamclarkestes.com · Jul 24

Delta created a little dustup when it said it was personalizing airfares with AI. The situation is actually much worse when you zoom out. www.vox.com/technology/4...

Personalized prices sure sound like a bad idea

Companies are using your personal data to set prices. Here’s how to sidestep them.

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Adam Clark Estes @adamclarkestes.com · Jul 21

Nobody doomsday preps like billionaire tech bros doomsday prep www.wired.com/story/mark-z...

Adam Clark Estes @adamclarkestes.com · Jul 17

Despite rumors of its demise, the smartphone will continue to be your most important gadget for a very long while. www.vox.com/technology/4...

Revenge of the flip phone

The future of the smartphone looks a lot like its past.

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Adam Clark Estes @adamclarkestes.com · Jul 16

Yikes www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...

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Adam Clark Estes @adamclarkestes.com · Jul 10

I suspected that the bottomless well of TikTok/Reels/Shorts that’s eating our attention might be bad. Turns out it’s very bad. www.vox.com/technology/4...

Little videos are cooking our brains

The future of the internet is a slop-filled infinite scroll. How do we reclaim our attention?

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Adam Clark Estes @adamclarkestes.com · Jul 3

AI should make your job better, not make it disappear. www.vox.com/technology/4...

Don’t let AI steal your job

It’s okay to hate AI’s encroachment into work. Learn to use it anyway.

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Adam Clark Estes @adamclarkestes.com · Jun 18

Finally, you can get into an argument with a Google search techcrunch.com/2025/06/18/g...

Google's AI Mode can now have back-and-forth voice conversations | TechCrunch

Google is rolling out the ability for users to have a back-and-forth voice conversation with AI Mode.

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Adam Clark Estes @adamclarkestes.com · Jun 10

“For a monthly fee starting at $125…” www.wired.com/story/taperi...

‘Uber for Getting Off Antidepressants’ Launches in the US

Outro, which is now available in seven states, wants to help people taper off antidepressants without experiencing debilitating side effects.

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Adam Clark Estes @adamclarkestes.com · Jun 5

"They consider themselves 'last responders.'" www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

Green-Wood Cemetery’s Living Dead

How the “forever business” is changing at New York City’s biggest graveyard.

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Adam Clark Estes @adamclarkestes.com · Jun 2

CGMs are life-saving tools for people with diabetes. I wore various brands for several weeks, and to be honest, it led to some pretty disordered behavior! Maybe my fault. Maybe tracking chemicals in your blood in real time is also just not necessary.

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Adam Clark Estes @adamclarkestes.com · Jun 2

Mark Makary, the new FDA head, told Congress that more healthy Americans should wear CGMs. Casey Means, Trump's surgeon general pick, happens to run a company that sells CGMs.

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Adam Clark Estes @adamclarkestes.com · Jun 2

I spent the last six months wearing every health tracker I could find, from an Oura ring to a continuous glucose monitor. I did not expect to find myself toe-to-toe with RFK Jr. and the MAHA movement. www.vox.com/technology/4...

I covered my body in health trackers for 6 months. It ruined my life.

Do Apple Watches, Oura rings, and glucose monitors actually make us healthier?

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Adam Clark Estes @adamclarkestes.com · May 29

To be more specific, it's terrifying not because it's so good but because it stands to break the web as we know it — which has been pretty good for nearly four decades.

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