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Teens aren't getting summer jobs like they used to " this year could be worse than ever
1+ hour, 44+ min ago (525+ words) Teen summer hiring in the US might hit its lowest level since federal tracking began, new report finds. For generations, American teens spent their summers earning a bit of extra money by lifeguarding at the local pool, scooping ice cream,…...
College applications fall if weather is bad during tours, study suggests
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (672+ words) New research finds the vibes on the day that prospective students visit a college might affect whether they apply. By now, most high school seniors in the US will have submitted their college applications for the coming fall. However, new…...
Will a resolve to reduce screen time see a revival of landline telephones?
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (679+ words) For parents trying to limit their kids" exposure to smartphones, the answer could be yesterday"s tech. When the Chatter Telephone toy was released in the 1960s, it gave children the opportunity to play pretend phone calls, imitating their parents on…...
More babies are now born to parents over 40 than under 20 in the US
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (667+ words) The nation's fertility rate just hit another record low, as more young people delay, or skip, starting a family. In what will come as a surprise to very few demographers, the US fertility rate slumped to another all-time low last…...
Roblox willing to make changes to have its ban lifted in Russia, one of its biggest markets
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (600+ words) Gaming platform Roblox on Wednesday said it is willing to make certain changes in order to have its ban lifted in Russia. Russia banned Roblox earlier this month, alleging that the platform hosted "extremist materials" and "LGBT propaganda." The country…...
Teens banned from social media might just turn to AI chatbots instead
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (740+ words) As Australia enacts a world-first ban, a survey finds more US teens are using social media " and chatbots " daily. This week is a dark one for web-obsessed teens living Down Under (or at least they might think so) after Australia's…...
Gains, games, and grades
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (18+ words) News for the next generation about markets, business, technology, and the culture of money. Gains, games, and grades...
Teens are upset that they can't speak to character. ai chatbots anymore
6+ mon, 2+ day ago (799+ words) The platform has restricted under-18s" access, as concerns around the tech"s impact grow. As far as execs at character. ai are concerned, (role) playtime"s over for under-18s, as they start to ban teens from using the platform"s…...
About half of American adults use You Tube and Facebook every single day
6+ mon, 2+ day ago (594+ words) Tik Tok, Reddit, and Threads are all growing, but You Tube remains the most-widely used platform. Being an adult (or even a child) in 2025 often means navigating the pitfalls of spending too much time on social media. Many might not…...
As Harvard addresses grade inflation, there's still no easy fix for easy A's
6+ mon, 6+ day ago (608+ words) A damning internal report on soaring GPAs has done little to assuage scores of career-anxious Harvardians. It seems as though almost every milestone has become more difficult to achieve in recent years, from buying a house, to getting a job,…...