New Study Finds Parents Are Embracing AI at Home—But It Raises New Questions for Streaming Families

Artificial intelligence is rapidly becoming part of daily family life, and a new study suggests it’s already as common in many households as streaming services and smart TVs. According to a survey from Lurie Children’s Hospital of more than 1,000 parents nationwide, 81% of parents have used AI to help with parenting tasks, while 43% […]

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Staggering Results Show HIV-Transmission Reduced 100% with Twice-Yearly Lenacapavir Injection

A 2-stage trial testing a new and acclaimed HIV-prevention drug has shown almost unthinkable results of no new infections among a sample size of 3,200 participants. Called PURPOSE 1, the aim of the first trial was testing a subcutaneous injection of the drug Lenacapavir given twice a year to people in a high-HIV-incidence country, which […]

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NFL Fans Are Fed Up With Streaming Costs — 93% Say Watching Football Is Too Expensive, Study Finds

The NFL has spent the past several years pushing more games onto streaming platforms, but a new survey suggests many fans are growing tired of the rising costs and increasing complexity that come with following America’s most popular sport. According to a new Casino Guru USA survey, of 2,000 NFL fans, an overwhelming 93% believe […]

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Free Streaming Is Winning: 70% of Viewers Now Use FAST and AVOD Services, According to New TiVo Study

Americans are spending more time and money on video entertainment than ever before, but TiVo’s latest Video Trends Report suggests the streaming experience is becoming increasingly complicated. According to the Q4 2025 report, the average household now uses more than 10 video services, spends $161 per month on video entertainment, and watches over five hours […]

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These States Are America’s Biggest Streaming Addicts, According to a New Binge-Watching Study

Streaming has become a national pastime, but in some states, it is practically a lifestyle. A study from Overnight Glasses breaks down which parts of the U.S. are most hooked on binge-watching, and Delaware takes the crown. According to the research, residents in the First State spend more than 3 hours a day watching TV […]

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Survey: The 2026 World Cup Is Changing How Americans Watch Sports

The 2026 FIFA World Cup is shaping up to be one of the biggest sports streaming events in U.S. history, and new research suggests Americans will be watching from just about every screen imaginable. A new survey from Reviews.org of 1,000 Americans planning to watch the tournament found that while traditional TV remains a major […]

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Too Much to Watch? Americans Say Screen Overload Is Getting Worse

A Best Therapies survey finds that overstimulation isn’t a niche complaint or personality quirk but a widespread part of modern life. In the February 2026 survey of 1,006 Americans, weighted equally across generations, 71% said they experience overstimulation, and nearly 1 in 4 said it happens daily. Younger adults reported it most often, with Gen […]

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From Binge-Watching to Breached — New Study Exposes the Underground Market for Stolen Netflix & Streaming Accounts

Netflix may be one of the biggest names in streaming, but NordVPN’s latest dark web market study suggests stolen streaming credentials are treated like everyday merchandise once they hit the wrong marketplace. NordVPN‘s Research Lab analyzed nearly 75,000 listings for stolen data across dark web marketplaces, and Netflix appeared in five streaming-account listings with an […]

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New Smartphone Study Finds Samsung Users Pay Up to 60% More for Repairs Than iPhone Users

Samsung has long sold itself as the value-packed alternative to Apple during the smartphone wars. But when it comes time to fix a damaged phone, that cheaper reputation starts to fade fast. A new Insuranceopedia analysis found that Samsung users pay up to 60% more for insured repairs than iPhone users, with average repair costs […]

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Americans Are Losing Patience With Their Internet, and These States Are Complaining the Most

Internet service has become one of those everyday essentials people barely think about until it stops working. When the video freezes, the bill jumps, or the connection drops right as a show starts buffering, patience disappears fast. A new study analyzing FCC consumer complaint data from 2016 through 2026 shows that frustration is not evenly […]

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Roku and Samsung Account for Over 50% of Connected TVs

A recent report shows that just two operating systems make up over 50% of devices used to watch online content in U.S. households. Roku accounts for 28% of connected devices and Samsung makes up 23%. Parks Associates’ latest US household research comes from the Streaming Video Tracker. The data shows that Amazon Fire TV, LG webOS, […]

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Every Click, Stream, and Device Builds a Digital Footprint & Data Brokers Are Cashing In

Cutting the cord may shrink your cable bill, but for many streamers, their digital footprints are expanding. That is the latest warning from ClearNym, a personal-data removal service that scans 336+ data-broker sites, removes exposed personal details, and keeps watch for re-uploads, dark-web listings, and leaked people databases. And for many cord cutters who use […]

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New Study Exposes the Hidden Cost of “Big Wireless” As Most Older Americans Don’t Use the Data They’re Paying For

For years, wireless carriers have sold Americans on the idea that “unlimited” means value and “free” means savings. But a new national study commissioned by Consumer Cellular suggests many customers are paying for more than they actually need and may not even realize it. Conducted by The Harris Poll, the survey found that millions of […]

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New Study Shows Streamers Are Fed Up With Ads — and Still Paying To Avoid Them

For many, streaming was supposed to be the cleaner, simpler alternative to cable, yet it has slowly become a new version of the same old trade-off: pay more or sit through more ads. A new All About Cookies survey suggests viewers are reaching the limit of what they will tolerate. The company surveyed 1,000 U.S. […]

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Fluoride in drinking water has no effect on IQ or brain function, long-term study shows

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The study, published in PNAS, examined Wisconsin state testing records, archival information about when Wisconsin cities began to fluoridate their water, and data from the Wisconsin Longitudinal Study, which has followed a random sample of…

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"Cognitive surrender" leads AI users to abandon logical thinking, research finds

Despite the results, though, the researchers point out that “cognitive surrender is not inherently irrational.” While relying on an LLM that’s wrong half the time (as in these experiments) has obvious downsides, a “statistically superior system” could plausibly give better-than-human results in domains such as “probabilistic settings, risk assessment, or extensive data,” the researchers…

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Study Finds Americans Are Using AI More Than Ever, But Trust Is Still a Major Problem

AI is quickly becoming a daily tool for millions of Americans, both at work and at home. But a new survey suggests that while usage is skyrocketing, trust in the technology and the institutions behind it is still lagging far behind. A recent report from Howdy, which surveyed 963 employed Americans, found that AI adoption […]

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