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Jury finds Meta and YouTube negligent in landmark social media addiction case
2+ hour, 18+ min ago (304+ words) Jury finds Meta and YouTube negligent in landmark social media addiction case A Los Angeles trial jury found that Meta and YouTube are offering products that are addictive and harmful to young users" mental health By Claire Cameron edited by…...
The largest-ever satellite of its kind just unfurled its wings in low-Earth orbit
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (193+ words) The largest-ever satellite of its kind just unfurled its wings in low-Earth orbit BlueBird 6 features the biggest commercial communications array antenna ever deployed in orbit around Earth, spanning some 2,400 square feet By Claire Cameron edited by Jeanna Bryner Courtesy of…...
RFK, Jr., shifts focus to questioning whether cell phones are safe. Here’s what the science says
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (298+ words) RFK, Jr., shifts focus to questioning whether cell phones are safe. Here's what the science says The possible health effects of radiofrequency waves emitted by cell phones has been a subject of debate for decades By Jackie Flynn Mogensen edited…...
The ‘Her’ Talking Phone May Have Arrived—She Speaks Chinese
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (391+ words) The Her Talking Phone May Have Arrived'She Speaks Chinese The company behind TikTok is rolling out a smartphone AI assistant that behaves less like an app and more like a secretary By Deni Ellis B'chard edited by Claire Cameron A…...
I Sent Hundreds of Thousands of E-mails to the Future. Here’s the Story
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (878+ words) The Unlikely Story of an E-mail Time Machine Twenty years ago Forbes.com sent hundreds of thousands of messages to the future. Here's what happened next By David M. Ewalt This article is part of a package in collaboration with Forbes…...
How a 20-Year E-mail Time Capsule Delivered Messages across Decades
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (1903+ words) The Human Network behind a Digital Time Capsule Scientific American's editor in chief David M. Ewalt reflects on a 20-year experiment in e-mailing the future By Kendra Pierre-Louis, David M. Ewalt, Jeffery DelViscio, Fonda Mwangi & Alex Sugiura This article is part of…...
What Effect TikTok’s Algorithm Has on Culture, and What Might Change after the Sale of Its U.S. Version
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (858+ words) Will American Ownership Change What TikTok Shows You? TikTok's U.S. spin-off could reshape its algorithm and the way culture is curated online. By Rachel Feltman, Fonda Mwangi & Alex Sugiura Rachel Feltman: For Scientific American's Science Quickly, I'm Rachel Feltman. TikTok's algorithm,…...
So You Fell for a Robot—‘Chatfishing’ Is Taking Over the Dating Apps
5+ mon, 2+ day ago (224+ words) So You Fell for a Robot'Chatfishing" Is Taking Over the Dating Apps Forget fake profile pics on dating appsAI is now doing the talking, and we can"t tell the difference By Deni Ellis B'chard edited by Andrea Gawrylewski & Clara…...
Could These ‘Glass Straws’ Make Your Internet Way Faster?
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (316+ words) New "Glass Straw" Fibers Could Speed Up the Internet A cable design that sends light through air rather than solid glass could cut signal loss and make long-distance transmissions cheaper By Davide Castelvecchi & Nature magazine Typical optical fibres consist of…...
The Way You Search the Internet Can Fuel Echo Chambers—Without You Realizing It
7+ mon, 16+ hour ago (285+ words) How You Search the Internet Can Reinforce Your Beliefs'Without You Realizing It Users" Internet search questions can strengthen echo chambers, even on factual topics, but there are simple ways to lessen the effect By Simon Makin edited by Sarah Lewin…...