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The Generation That’s Never Had to Say ‘Hello?’

NYT Technology Saturday 05 September 2026, 09:00 UTC By Alisha Haridasani Gupta 1 min read
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Now that there’s rarely any mystery to who’s calling, Gen Z has adopted a range of custom phone greetings — including no greeting at all.

Now that there’s rarely any mystery to who’s calling, Gen Z has adopted a range of custom phone greetings — including no greeting at all.
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