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Tech Life · July 7 · 26 min

Too young to scroll?

What is a good age to give a child a smartphone? A community in Ireland might have the answer. In Greystones there's a voluntary agreement to wait until secondary school age. We hear from the school principal who leads the "It Takes A Village" initiative, and a local parent. Also this week: a woman tells Shiona McCallum how surviving a late-night attack inspired her to develop a wearable safety device. And AI was let loose to run a cafe in Sweden. Find out what happened next. Presenter: Shiona McCallum Producer: Tom Quinn (Photo: A small group of boys and girls look at their smartphones. Credit: Getty Images)

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What is a good age to give a child a smartphone? A community in Ireland might have the answer. In Greystones there's a voluntary agreement to wait until secondary school age. We hear from the school principal who leads the "It Takes A Village" initiative, and a local parent.

Also this week: a woman tells Shiona McCallum how surviving a late-night attack inspired her to develop a wearable safety device. And AI was let loose to run a cafe in Sweden. Find out what happened next.

Presenter: Shiona McCallum Producer: Tom Quinn

(Photo: A small group of boys and girls look at their smartphones. Credit: Getty Images)

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