Data shows a correlation between declining student test scores and the rise of cell phone use

With student test scores in a decade long decline, many researchers are pointing to cell phones and social media as the ...
World Bank

Mobile-Phone Technology Powers Saving Surge in Developing Economies

Number of Adults Using Accounts to Save Rises at Fastest Clip in a Decade WASHINGTON, July 16, 2025—More adults than ever in low- and middle-income countries now have bank or other financial accounts, ...
The Conversation

Yes, the government can track your location – but usually not by spying on you directly

Emilee Rader receives funding from the National Science Foundation. If you use a mobile phone with location services turned on, it is likely that data about where you live and work, where you shop for ...
Houston Chronicle

Yes, the government can track your location – but usually not by spying on you directly

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Emilee Rader, University of Wisconsin-Madison (THE CONVERSATION) If you use a mobile ...