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Meta, TikTok lose appeal as youth addiction cases proceed

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Thousands of lawsuits accusing major social media companies of fueling harmful and addictive use among young people can continue in federal court. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected an early appeal from Meta Platforms and TikTok on Aug. 10. The ruling leaves more than 3,000 consolidated federal cases before U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers in Oakland. Plaintiffs...
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SurveyMonkey: hybrid work fosters off-the-books behavior like napping, shopping

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SurveyMonkey data shows off-the-books behavior rising in hybrid work environments, with 14% of employees shopping online and 12% doing laundry during work hours, complicating oversight....
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Are we losing a generation to mobile phones? A deep dive into the pros and cons

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In the pre-mobile era, communication was vastly different. The world relied on letters, landline phones, telegrams, and face-to-face interactions. The landscape was marked by anticipation – waiting days, even weeks, for letters, or hours for a phone call return. The advent of mobile phones dramatically transformed this scenario, shrinking the......
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WEF report spotlights top ten game-changing technologies for 2023

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The World Economic Forum (WEF), in conjunction with Frontiers, today unveiled its annual list of the ten breakthrough technologies poised to leave a significant imprint on the world over the next five years. Revealed were flexible batteries, generative AI, and sustainable aviation fuel among other transformative technologies. These innovative advancements,......