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Don’t ban kids from social media; create a site that works for them

We need a social media site that is designed specifically for children and teenagers. And we need to do...

An expert’s new book unravels the amazing secrets of the vagus nerve

The Great NerveKevin Tracey (Penguin on sale 13 May (US); 15 May (UK)) As a health reporter, I constantly come...

The birds upending our idea of shared parenting

They say it takes a village to raise a child; for these birds, it is no different. Superb starlings...

Maker of Pegasus spyware told to pay $167m for WhatsApp hack

Peter Hoskins & Tom GerkenBusiness & technology reportersGetty ImagesThe Israeli firm behind the Pegasus spyware has been ordered to pay WhatsApp $167m (£125m) for hacking 1,400 people in 2019.Pegasus is malicious software which can be installed remotely on mobile...

Ofcom needs more powers to remove misleading posts, says watchdog

Media regulator Ofcom needs more powers to remove posts such as those which encouraged the 2024 summer riots, the Chief Inspector of Constabulary says.Sir Andy Cooke said it took too long to remove misinformation on social media, allowing it...

Amazon’s Vulcan Robots Aim to Tame the Chaos of Warehouse Picking

As far as I can make out, Amazon’s warehouses are highly structured, extremely organized, very tidy, absolute raging messes. Everything in an Amazon warehouse is (usually) exactly where it’s supposed to be, which is typically jammed into some pseudorandom...

Amid Greek tech boom, a prominent seed-stage firm locks down €75 million | TechCrunch

Marathon Venture Partners, a venture firm in Athens that prides itself on being “day one partners to Greek tech partners,” just closed its newest fund with €75 million in capital commitments, according to partner Panos Papadopoulos.The vehicle brings...

Why people are using AI to fake disabilities like Down syndrome online

AI-generated accounts impersonating people with Down syndrome are spreading across social media, according to an analysis by CBS News Confirmed. Many of these artificial intelligence-backed profiles are gaining followers faster than real disability advocates —...

A.I. Is Getting More Powerful, but Its Hallucinations Are Getting Worse

Last month, an A.I. bot that handles tech support for Cursor, an up-and-coming tool for computer programmers, alerted several customers about a change in company policy. It said they were no longer allowed to use Cursor on more than...

Philip Khoury to step down as vice provost for the arts

MIT Provost Cynthia Barnhart has announced that Vice Provost for the Arts Philip S. Khoury will step...
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Two Israeli embassy staff shot dead at Washington DC Jewish museum

Two Israeli embassy staff were shot dead outside a Jewish museum in downtown Washington DC by a man who...
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