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Smartphones are to blame for declining birth rates, as studies highlight the i Phone's role
1+ hour, 49+ min ago (386+ words) The timing has long raised questions. Birth rates in the US and dozens of other countries began falling in 2007, the same year Apple put the first i Phone on sale. Two new academic papers, highlighted by The New York Times,…...
Instagram will stop bombarding teens with the same kind of obsessively unhealthy content
6+ day, 9+ hour ago (591+ words) Instagram has a well-documented problem with how it treats teenage users, and Meta is finally taking a more concrete step to address it. The company announced it is testing a new feature on Instagram designed to stop teens from being…...
Poor screen habits are a key factor behind the terrible sleep and mental health of youngsters, says research
2+ week, 4+ day ago (472+ words) If you have ever stayed up late scrolling and woken up feeling worse for it, you are not imagining things. A new study from the University of Copenhagen has mapped out exactly why so many young people seem stuck in…...
Instagram's teen crackdown moves from DMs to feeds
3+ week, 5+ day ago (522+ words) Instagram's teen crackdown is moving deeper into the feed. Meta's new supervision tools will show parents which broad topics are shaping a teen's Instagram algorithm, including signals that affect Reels and Explore, with Feed support coming later. The timing matters…...
Canvas hack hit students at the worst time, and it's a wake up call for schools everywhere
4+ week, 1+ day ago (479+ words) A cyberattack on Canvas could not have come at a worse time. The learning platform, used by schools and universities for assignments, exams, grades, lecture materials, and class communication, went down during finals week, leaving students and instructors scrambling for…...
New UK under-5 screen time guidance targets passive time, what it changes for you
4+ mon, 4+ week ago (557+ words) The UK government is preparing its first under-5 screen time guidance for parents of young children, due in April, after raising concerns that heavy daily screen use can blunt toddlers" language development as reported by The Guardian. The push is…...
Teens are acting in utterly weird ways with their AI friends
2+ mon, 3+ day ago (461+ words) So what started as a novelty is quickly feeling like a social experiment gone wrong. The figures in reports aren't modest anymore. A recent Common Sense Media survey reported that 72% of teens have used AI companions, which is not a…...
Chromebooks are running out of favor in US schools for surprising reasons
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (349+ words) For years, Chromebooks were seen as the perfect classroom device. Cheap, simple, and easy to manage. But now, schools across the US are starting to rethink their strategy. Turns out, the issue isn't the hardware but how it's being used....
Mario Day brings three classic games to the Switch library
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (568+ words) Every year on March 10, Nintendo pulls out all the stops to celebrate its most iconic character. The date, written as MAR10, spells out Mario, and that is all the reason Nintendo needs to throw a party." Nintendo has officially added Mario's…...
AI chatbots that are fit only for adults are still appearing in kids toys
3+ mon, 1+ day ago (634+ words) The study examined a range of toys that incorporate conversational AI features, including interactive dolls, robots, and educational gadgets. Many of these products allow children to speak with a toy that responds in natural language, powered by large language models…...