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Teens Are Struggling To Quit Smoking and Vaping

More adolescents failed to quit smoking in 2020 than in any of the previous 13 years, according to new data published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. 2020 was the first year the research team had data on attempts to quit e-cigaret.....»»

Category: topSource:  slashdotMar 22nd, 2022

Ghana struggling with tsunami of secondhand clothes

It takes Nii Armah and his crew of 30 fishermen hours to haul their weighty nets to shore on the bustling Korle-Gonno beach of Ghana's capital Accra......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsFeb 7th, 2024

Social media algorithms amplify misogynistic content to teens: Report

Social media algorithms amplify extreme content, such as misogynistic posts, which normalizes harmful ideologies for young people, finds a new report co-authored by Professor Nicola Shaughnessy from the University's School of Arts......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsFeb 6th, 2024

How to force quit apps in visionOS for Apple Vision Pro

Bugs and errors can cause users problems by crashing apps and preventing them from being closed normally. Here's how to force quit frozen apps using the Apple Vision Pro.You can force quit unresponsive applications in visionOSApp freezes are a common.....»»

Category: appleSource:  appleinsiderRelated NewsFeb 5th, 2024

Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League biggest villain is its own legacy

We've spent over eight hours with Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League so far, which is struggling to live up to Rocksteady's Batman: Arkham legacy......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsFeb 3rd, 2024

Ambitious workers park the office politics when employer is struggling, study suggests

New research from a team at City, University of London sheds light on how perceived threats and opportunities to their teams affect office politics......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsFeb 2nd, 2024

Trees struggle to "breathe" as climate warms, researchers find

Trees are struggling to sequester heat-trapping carbon dioxide (CO2) in warmer, drier climates, meaning that they may no longer serve as a solution for offsetting humanity's carbon footprint as the planet continues to warm, according to a new study l.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJan 31st, 2024

Mark Zuckerberg apologizes to families over social media harms in contentious Senate hearing

Congress today is grilling the chief executives of several big tech companies, including Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, about potential harms from their products on teens......»»

Category: topSource:  cnnRelated NewsJan 31st, 2024

Australia scientists pluck rare handfish from ocean due to climate risk

Scientists have collected 25 extremely rare red handfish from the ocean off Australia, hoping to protect the struggling species from warming seas, human-caused habitat changes and ravenous urchins......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJan 31st, 2024

CEOs of Meta, X, Discord, TikTok and Snap testify before Senate Judiciary Committee

Congress today is grilling the chief executives of several big tech companies, including Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, about potential harms from their products on teens......»»

Category: topSource:  cnnRelated NewsJan 31st, 2024

OpenAI and Common Sense Media partner to protect teens from AI harms and misuse

Site gave ChatGPT 3 stars and 48% privacy score: "Best used for creativity, not facts." Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) On Monday, OpenAI announced a partnership with the nonprofit Common Sense Media to create AI guidelin.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsJan 30th, 2024

CEOs of Meta, X, Discord, TikTok and Snap testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee

Congress is grilling chief executives of several big tech companies about potential harms from their products on teens......»»

Category: topSource:  cnnRelated NewsJan 29th, 2024

Stricter parental monitoring of social media isn"t always better, says study

Parents are often under the impression that the best way to protect their preteens and teens online is to restrict their use: limiting the amount of time they can spend, implementing rules about which apps they're allowed to use, etc. But this kind o.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJan 29th, 2024

UK teens experienced spike in online harm during COVID-19 pandemic, report claims

A new pair of reports co-led by a UCL researcher highlights the scale of online harm faced by young people in the UK while also demonstrating the impact of educational workshops in equipping young people with tools to navigate the digital world......»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsJan 29th, 2024

Firefighters battle "out of control" blaze in Argentina park

Firefighters in Argentina were battling an "out of control" blaze in a national park in Patagonia on Saturday, struggling to keep it from reaching two nearby towns......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJan 28th, 2024

Instagram stops letting random accounts send messages to teenagers

Meta restricting teens’ DMs could defeat the point of social media for teens. Enlarge (credit: Dmytro Betsenko | Moment) Some teens will now have their Facebook and Instagram accounts defaulted to a setting that blocks.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsJan 25th, 2024

Adult strangers won’t be able to send DMs to teens on Instagram or Facebook

Meta is beefing up protections against grooming of teens on Instagram and Facebook by further limiting who is able to send them direct messages. The latest measure builds on a previous Instagram protection, based on who teenagers follow in the app.....»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsJan 25th, 2024

Instagram stops letting random adults send messages to teenagers

Meta restricting teens’ DMs could defeat the point of social media for teens. Enlarge (credit: Dmytro Betsenko | Moment) Some teens will now have their Facebook and Instagram accounts defaulted to a setting that blocks.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsJan 25th, 2024

So far, Apple is struggling to market Apple Vision Pro

Apple has floundered with its marketing for the Apple Vision Pro and it may not return to form until one specific, compelling use for the headset emerges.What's up with Apple's marketing of the Apple Vision Pro?The theory I learned when I studied mar.....»»

Category: appleSource:  appleinsiderRelated NewsJan 22nd, 2024

Amazon plans to charge for Alexa in June—unless internal conflict delays revamp

Report claims Amazon is struggling to build a subscription version of Alexa. Enlarge / Amazon demoed future generative AI capabilties for Alexa in September. (credit: Getty) “If this fails to get revenue, Alexa is in.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsJan 19th, 2024

North Korea: Rare footage shows teens sentenced to hard labour over K-drama

North Korea: Rare footage shows teens sentenced to hard labour over K-drama.....»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsJan 18th, 2024