TikTok chatter could help predict where the opioid crisis is heading next
Researchers found that opioid-related TikTok comments anticipated synthetic opioid overdose mortality trends by about three months, highlighting how…
Opinion | Political Campaigns Have No Idea What’s About to Hit Them
Stephan Lewandowsky, a cognitive scientist at the University of Bristol in Britain, wrote by email: My research has…
The Hottest Anti-AI Gadget Is a Cyberdeck
In the years following the book’s release, a bro-y community of hobbyists has dabbled with their own wires…
Capitals cool on Brussels age-check app – POLITICO
Digital ID kerfuffle The app the Commission issued this month is the latest hiccup in a years-long effort to get tech apps…
I am a Gen Z trapped in the body of a Gen X – The Irish Times
It started with a Teams message. It always does. And next thing I knew I was sitting in…
Instagram tests ‘Instants’ for disappearing photo sharing
Instagram is reportedly testing a new standalone app called “Instants”, marking its latest move into ephemeral, low-pressure social…
The Men Behind Your Favorite AI Gay Thirst Traps
With his deep brown eyes, wide grin, and almost comically chiseled body, Jae Young Joon is the platonic…
ASIC issues warning for four ‘finfluencers’ handing out financial advice
Four Australian influencers have been given warnings after being accused of “misleading and deceptive conduct” by a corporate…
Meta to Lay Off 10 Percent of Work Force in A.I. Push
Meta plans to cut 10 percent of its work force, or roughly 8,000 employees, and close another 6,000…
Gen Z is doing (almost) everything right with money—and still getting burned
Beth Kobliner is a personal finance author and journalist. She has written two New York Times bestselling books: Get a Financial…
Cork principal denies being drunk in school and says ‘social media trolls’ targeted him
A Cork City primary school principal has gone out on stress leave, claiming to have been the victim…
Bond, a new social media platform, wants to use AI to help you kick your doomscrolling habit
Legacy social media sites have been designed to keep us hooked to our devices, eyes glued endlessly to…