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I’m not ‘smitten’ with anyone on dating apps
2+ hour, 19+ min ago (494+ words) Q. I'm 43, a good-looking man, definitely a total dad bod, and currently rebuilding my entire existence after the end of a 10-year relationship involving the mother of my daughter. Not the situation anyone would find attractive. Being a single parent also…...
Wikipedia is more important, and more vulnerable, than ever
16+ hour, 13+ min ago (1044+ words) One of the internet's longest-running group projects " Wikipedia " turns 25 today. The free online encyclopedia can feel like a relic of the utopian early internet, when it seemed feasible to catalog the entire sum of human knowledge using only volunteer efforts....
Verizon outage disrupts calling and data services for phone customers across the US
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (218+ words) Verizon outage disrupts calling and data services for phone customers across the US'The Boston Globe The New York-based carrier acknowledged that there was an "issue impacting wireless voice and data services." Verizon didn't specify what was causing the disruptions, but…...
The best time to date and get on the apps? Maybe itâs when youâre too busy.
6+ day, 19+ min ago (485+ words) Q. I'm hoping the readers out there can help me. I am an attractive, fully employed, woman in her mid 50s. I have been single for many years now. I went through a very bad breakup with a man several years ago,…...
Opinion | AI in search results is one of the worst ideas of 2025
2+ week, 3+ day ago (528+ words) Plenty of AI innovations have become ubiquitous in our lives this year, whether we wanted them or not. One of the most visible changes was the AI summary that now appears above Google search results. Despite its alarmingly poor quality,…...
How an anonymous messaging app became a lifeline for students during the Brown University shooting - The Boston Globe
4+ week, 2+ hour ago (1038+ words) Follow live updates on the Brown University shooting. For Brown University students who could not hear the gunfire Saturday, the first rumblings of the deadly shooting came not from public safety agencies, but from the anonymous messaging app Sidechat. The…...
Social media needs a reset button - The Boston Globe
1+ mon, 10+ hour ago (638+ words) Mark Bartholomew is the vice dean for research at the University at Buffalo School of Law. Martin Skladany is a law professor at Penn State University. Social media needs a reset button It should be easier to take a break…...
Social media ban for children under 16 starts in Australia - The Boston Globe
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (665+ words) Parents reported distraught children discovering they'd been shut out of platforms as the landmark law took effect. Some young children reported fooling the platforms' age estimation technology by drawing on facial hair. Parents and older siblings are also expected to…...
Australia’s social media ban leaves a 15-year-old worried about losing touch with friends - The Boston Globe
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (1047+ words) MELBOURNE, Australia " Riley Allen, a 15-year-old schoolboy living on an Outback sheep ranch, doesn't know how he'll keep in touch with his circle of far-flung friends once Australia's world-first social media ban takes effect on Wednesday. Riley's family lives 3 miles…...
Here’s what Mass. parents think about banning cellphones in school - The Boston Globe
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (692+ words) About two-thirds of Massachusetts parents would back a school cellphone ban, according to a new poll released last week. Overall, 66 percent of parents said they would either "somewhat" or "strongly" support a state ban on cellphones and smart watches during…...