Smugglers are using TikTok, Instagram to dupe Americans into smuggling migrants
Border Patrol agent says 90% of drivers arrested were recruited on social media. Enlarge (credit: Mario Tama / Staff | Getty Images News) Sometimes attracting drivers as young as 14 with emoji-filled posts that promise thousan.....»»
Half of Americans have forgotten to cancel a trial subscription
A new survey reveals that almost half of Americans have forgotten to cancel a trial subscription. It also corroborates earlier findings that we’re now spending around $1,000 a year on subscription services. The survey comes as the FCC announced.....»»
Instagram’s Spotify integration makes saving songs a snap
You can now add songs from Instagram to your Spotify account with a single click......»»
Instagram now lets you quickly add a song to your Spotify library
Instagram and Spotify on Thursday announced an update to both apps that will bring new integration to make their users’ lives a bit easier. Instagram users will now have a quick and easy way to add songs they like to their Spotify library with just.....»»
Looks Like Night Sight via Instagram is Coming to A-Series Pixels, After All
Night time photos are now better on Instagram. The post Looks Like Night Sight via Instagram is Coming to A-Series Pixels, After All appeared first on Phandroid. If you’ve been keeping up with the latest news regarding Google’s.....»»
Instagram protects teens from sextortion; working on Social Library feature
Instagram is introducing new measures to protect teens from sextortion, by making it harder for criminals to blackmail them. Separately, it appears to be working on a new Social Library feature intended to make it easier to find posts you’ve sha.....»»
Volunteering to help strangers seen as greater contribution than caring for friends and family
Americans believe volunteering to help strangers contributes more to society than providing care for family or friends, even though they contribute billions of dollars' worth of labor in unpaid caregiving every year, according to research published i.....»»
F&I data: Fed LIFE Survey finds consumers more challenged by bills
Americans this summer were having a harder time paying bills and feeling greater concern about making ends meet compared with a year earlier, according to the July 2024 edition of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia's Labor, Income, Finances, an.....»»
PSA: Instagram and Facebook are currently down for many people
If you’re having issues accessing Meta services, you’re not alone. Both Instagram and Facebook appear to be experiencing widespread outages. Threads is also impacted by the outage. Going to Instagram’s website currently shows an error messa.....»»
ByteDance knew kids could get addicted to TikTok in 35 mins, and harmed their development
Accidentally released TikTok documents reveal that the company knows the app is addictive to children, and damaging to their mental and social development. The documents also show developer ByteDance knew that screen-time tools it introduced would.....»»
Election delays impact voter trust but messages from election officials can help, survey finds
A pre-registered survey of nearly 10,000 Americans shows that delays in declaring the winners of elections cause distrust in the electoral process, but that reassuring voters before polls close that delays are normal can prevent this distrust from ta.....»»
Study emphasizes the need for tailored approaches that balance migration"s economic and social complexities
As global migration intensifies, the question of how to integrate migrants while supporting cultural diversity, economic stability and a cohesive society is a central challenge for policymakers......»»
Is academic "TikTok" the future of learning?
There could be more value to vlogging than trying to become an internet personality, with a recent study exploring how the practice could boost university student engagement and ensure their work is authentic......»»
Trio wins economics Nobel for work on wealth inequality
The Nobel prize in economics was awarded on Monday to Turkish-American Daron Acemoglu and British-Americans Simon Johnson and James Robinson for research into wealth inequality between nations......»»
TikTok lays off hundreds in favor of AI moderators while Instagram blames humans for its own issues
TikTok developer ByteDance laid off hundreds of human moderators in favor of AI, while Threads blamed its human moderators on a recent string of account lockouts......»»
TikTok lays off hundreds for AI moderators while Instagram blames humans for its own issues
TikTok developer ByteDance laid off hundreds of human moderators in favor of AI, while Threads blamed its human moderators on a recent string of account lockouts......»»
Underwater caves yield clues that may help explain early expansion of Homo sapiens into Mediterranean islands
Archaeological surveys led by scientists at Washington University in St. Louis suggest that coastal and underwater cave sites in southern Sicily contain important new clues about the path and fate of early human migrants to the island......»»
The Nobel Prize in physics is being awarded, a day after 2 Americans won the medicine prize
The Nobel Prize in physics is being awarded Tuesday, a day after two American scientists won the medicine prize for their discovery of microRNA......»»
Study traces wild cat eye color diversity to ancient ancestor
Fans of Clementine, the cat who recently captivated TikTok with her rare eye color, should take note. The piercing golden gaze of cheetahs, the striking blue stare of snow leopards, and the luminous green glare of leopards are all traits that can be.....»»
To build a giant sheep, man spends 10 years smuggling, cloning, and inseminating
He takes his hobbies seriously. Readers of a certain age might remember Dolly, a Finn-Dorset sheep born in 1996 to three mothers and some proud Scottish scientists. Dolly generate.....»»
To build a giant sheep, man spends 10 years smuggling, cloning, and inseminating
He takes his hobbies seriously. Enlarge / A male argali sheep in the wild. (credit: Getty Images) Readers of a certain age might remember Dolly, a Finn-Dorset sheep born in 1996 to three mothers and some proud Scottish s.....»»