Are Smartphones Costing Gen Z Crucial Life Experiences?

She told me that some of the biggest behavioral changes ever recorded in human history coincided with the release of the smartphone.

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The Country With the Most DIgital Payments

How emerging economies from India to Brazil built alternative payments models.

== yjc
What you need to know about Temu, the online shopping app dominating download charts

Some experts warn that the low costs come at a price.

India’s outdoor labourers struggle to cope as country faces new reality of extreme heat waves

The threat of more intense heat and humidity also has a steep economic cost.

Can ’enhanced rock weathering’ help combat climate change?

Jim Mann calls the rocks that could help cool our planet his “magic dust”.

== I used the original Freenet.
Freenet 2023: a Drop-in Decentralized Replacement for the Web - and More

Declare your digital independence.

== hopefully not a repeat
How the 35-year-old Weed Smoker Behind 10 Million Scam Calls Made His Fortune

Millions of people get phone calls from scammers and wonder who is at the other end.

Texas Joins States Charging High Fees to Register an EV

EV drivers in Texas don’t pay at the pump, but will have to start paying a significant annual fee that critics are calling “punitive.”

== yjc, I learned to type on one of these back in high school (60 words a minute on manual, 100+ on electric)
These B.C. artists are giving typewriters a new life and honouring Canadians

Restored typewriters pay tribute to Margaret Atwood, Terry Fox

== yjc
Lawsuit Alleges DoorDash Charges iPhone Users More Than Android

A DashPass subscriber claims the dreaded ’expanded range fees’ don’t accurately judge a restaurants locations and cost iPhone users more than Android.

NYC Is Sinking Due To Weight of Its Skyscrapers, New Research Finds

City is sinking approximately 1-2mm each year on average, worsening effects of sea level rise and flooding threat

Australian stock exchange says software overhaul won’t involve blockchain

Australia’s stock market operator said it will no longer attempt to rebuild its software platform with blockchain-based technology

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Apple Dives Into Display-Making To Cut Reliance On Samsung

iPhone maker makes billion-dollar bet on micro-LED screens.

== not exactly new or surprising results, but…
‘Forever chemicals’ found in Canadians’ blood samples: report

Government departments propose listing the chemicals as toxic under Canadian Environmental Protection Act

== yjc, quite amazing the difference
Hemsby erosion: ‘I knew it would happen but not this quickly’

There’s not much retired fisherman Kenny Chaney doesn’t know about the Norfolk village of Hemsby. Despite working from Hemsby’s beach for 52 years, the rate of coastal erosion has surprised even him.

== even without a specific interest in developing an app, you might find this of interest
== it provides a pretty good idea of what chatGPT can do and a bit of how to get it done
== will take you a couple of (perhaps a few) hours start to finish
== I will eventually get around to trying to code some of the examples or something similar
Free Course On ChatGPT Prompt Engineering

DeepLearning.AI, in partnership with OpenAI, is currently offering free training into a key new skill that developers are keen to acquire in order to build applications on top of ChatGTP.

Amount of Water Storage is Declining in Lakes Around the World

About a quarter of the global population could be affected, researchers said.

New York City Rescinds Ban on ChatGPT Use in Public Schools

“After a cautious start, our approach to AI technology is evolving.”

Physicists Create Biggest-Ever Schrodinger’s Cat

Physicists have put the largest-ever object into a quantum superposition

How these B.C. students are learning to separate fact from fiction

CBC Kids News released a Minecraft map that let’s students explore a world to investigate a rumour.

== Western Canada perspective
If we’re going to tackle worsening wildfires, we need to think different, say those who know

The area burned annually by wildland fires has more than doubled since the 1970s

== is science, kinda
Creepy dolls washing ashore in Texas are being used to help birds and sea turtles

These nightmare-inducing dolls have been showing up for years, travelling on the currents

== yjc
No disrespect but… Susie Dent shares words public want axed

No disrespect, but – going forward – it would be advisable not to start sentences with the word “So”.

== this absolutely sent me into a fit of devastating laughter
== makes me wonder about rodeo professors, who’s actually cheating–them or the students
Professor Failed More Than Half His Class After ChatGPT Falsely Claimed It Wrote Their Final Papers

Texas A&M University–Commerce seniors who have already graduated were denied their diplomas because of an instructor who incorrectly used AI software to detect cheating

Malware turns home routers into proxies for Chinese state-sponsored hackers

Following in the footsteps of VPNFilter, new firmware obscures hackers’ endpoints.

In Norway, the Electric Vehicle Future Has Already Arrived

About 80% of new cars sold in Norway are battery-powered. Thus, the air is cleaner, and the electric grid hasn’t collapsed. But problems with unreliable chargers persist.

Astronomers identify volcano-covered planet that could have water on its surface

The gravitational tug of a neighboring planet may heat the world’s interior, creating the right conditions for volcanic activity on the surface.

Human Trial of mRNA Universal Flu Vaccine Begins

It’s still very early days, but the race to develop the first safe and effective mRNA-based influenza vaccine is gathering momentum.

Titanic: First ever full-sized scans

The world’s most famous shipwreck has been revealed as never seen before.

Your DNA Can Now Be Pulled From Thin Air

Human DNA can now be pulled from thin air or a footprint on the beach. Here’s what that could mean

== many decades since I played any pinball
Pinball is Booming in America, Thanks To Nostalgia and Canny Marketing

A generations-old game makes a comeback

Should artificial intelligence be regulated by a U.S. or global body? The head of ChatGPT thinks so

Sam Altman discussed the importance of government intervention in AI before Congress on Tuesday

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‘Dream Glove’ Boosts Creativity During Sleep

Researchers used a glove that tracks sleep stages to guide napping volunteers to dream about trees.

Mutation Protected Man From Alzheimer’s Disease, Hinting at Treatment

The man should have gotten Alzheimer’s disease in his early 40s — he had a gene mutation that guaranteed it, or so it seemed.

== US perspective and lengthy, but I can assure you the cost of living
== in Vancouver is pretty outrageous as well, and I doubt I’d be moving here now
Coastal Cities Priced Out Low-Wage Workers. Now College Graduates Are Leaving, Too.

The college graduates who fill white-collar jobs in the San Francisco area began to leave in growing numbers about a decade ago.

The Disappearing White-Collar Job

A once-in-a-generation convergence of technology and pressure to operate more efficiently has corporations saying many lost jobs may never return

James Webb telescope finds water around a comet in the main asteroid belt

The discovery also creates a new mystery.

== prairie perspective, but…
After early heat, experts say Prairies to face climate challenges in season ahead

Researchers say intense fires and water security issues could be especially pronounced this summer

== lengthy, but worth a read I believe (and yes I agree with the opinions presented)
Will AI Just Turn All of Human Knowledge into Proprietary Products?

Tech CEOs want us to believe that generative AI will benefit humanity. They are kidding themselves

== yjc, old style genetic engineering
Gwynedd: New ‘multi-purpose’ sheep bred successfully

A new breed of sheep which produces high quality wool and meat has been successfully bred for the first time.

Could Marine Energy Be the Final Frontier for Renewable Power?

Marine energy is getting a boost in the fight against climate change.

== yjc, pretty creature
Rare rainbow sea slug found in Falmouth rock pool

A rock pooler has found a rare sea slug while searching around the coast of south Cornwall.

== yjc. This one is for you Larry, our family miniatures person
A big passion for little things: After 42 years, the Moncton Miniature and Doll Club closes its tiny doors

Club was one of the longest running hobby clubs across Atlantic Canada

How Off-Grid Solar Power Transforms Remote Villages

It was just one bulb powered by a small solar panel, but in this remote village that means a lot. In some of the world’s most remote places, off-grid solar systems are bringing villagers like Jawa more hours in the day, more money and more social gatherings.

Researchers’ AI Predicted Pancreatic Cancer 3 Years Before Doctors

We chat to one of the Harvard Medical School researchers involved