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Screen time can damage under-twos’ development, landmark study suggests | Children's health | The Guardian

Exclusive: Researchers call for urgent investigation of risks to babies of tablets, smartphones and other digital devices

#screen time #children

Anthropic shutdown ignites calls for sovereign AI across Europe | Fortune

Anthropic shutdown ignites calls for sovereign AI across Europe | Fortune https://share.google/vZoSSo1beCHI5okf5

Washington’s decision to cut off access to Anthropic’s newest frontier AI has forced Europe into a reckoning.

#sovereign ai #data sovereignty

Neuroscientists discover previously unknown cognitive benefits of reading physical books

Neuroscientists discover previously unknown cognitive benefits of reading physical books https://share.google/SUGeo9Kbu2wxARuEZ

A new study reveals that reading comic books on physical paper reduces the brain's workload compared to digital tablets. Brain scans show th

#reading #cognition #digital #analog

All the Ways Europe Is Ditching American Technology | WIRED

All the Ways Europe Is Ditching American Technology | WIRED https://share.google/coIgY16oAuRW57Y3y

A WIRED timeline shows how dozens of governments, companies, and other organizations across Europe are moving, or planning to shift, away fr

#data sovereignty

Life without US tech

Life without US tech - https://www.ft.com/content/4c3aad70-e0cb-46a2-95d5-15d11b6bf818?shareType=nongift via @FT

https://www.ft.com/content/4c3aad70-e0cb-46a2-95d5-15d11b6bf818?shareType=nongift

#digital sovereignty

Influential study touting ChatGPT in education retracted over red flags - Ars Technica

Influential study touting ChatGPT in education retracted over red flags - Ars Technica https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/05/influential-study-touting-chatgpt-in-education-retracted-over-red-flags/

The retracted study on ChatGPT in education was already cited hundreds of times.

#ai #education #chatgpt

The Math You Need To Start Understanding LLMs | Hackaday

The Math You Need To Start Understanding LLMs | Hackaday https://share.google/yuj8XHOr7Gyk4aVsg

Once you peel back the hype and mysticism, large language models (LLMs) are a fascinating application of statistical models, effectively wha

#llms #maths

Facial recognition data is a key to your identity – if stolen, you can’t just change the locks

Facial recognition data is a key to your identity – if stolen, you can’t just change the locks https://share.google/teONtvnLK03r3E61y

You can change a stolen password or credit card, but you can’t reset your face when your biometric data is breached.

#ai #facial recognition #surveillance

Police are using surveillance tech to stalk love interests. Dystopia, here we come | Arwa Mahdawi | The Guardian

Police are using surveillance tech to stalk love interests. Dystopia, here we come | Arwa Mahdawi | The Guardian https://share.google/RdG5Wiln4UvtZHBYk

The tech company Flock has 80,000 cameras across the US – and a report finds some officers are taking advantage

#ai #surveillance #police

Maryland becomes first state to ban surveillance pricing in grocery stores

Maryland becomes first state to ban surveillance pricing in grocery stores https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/apr/29/maryland-grocery-stores-ban-surveillance-pricing?CMP=share_btn_url

Critics say Maryland’s new law banning rapidly change product costs based on consumer data is full of carveouts

#ai #dynamic pricing #predictive analytics

The rise of the 'Adderall novel': How our attention spans are changing the way authors write - Los Angeles Times

The rise of the 'Adderall novel': How our attention spans are changing the way authors write - Los Angeles Times https://share.google/HbWk9qMyTNymwq699

Why the latest literary trend favors short, punchy prose over epics. Novelists Anika Jade Levy and Jenny Offill weigh in.

#attention economy #aesthetics

Is the UK falling out of love with social media? | Social media | The Guardian

Ofcom data points to more passive consumption amid changes to apps and fears about mental health and past posts

"The attention economy is being televised."

#attention economy #social media

Is time a figment of our imaginations? | Science | The Guardian

Is time a figment of our imaginations? | Science | The Guardian https://share.google/UigKciNco4z5ZvM9j

Cosmologists and physicists come up empty handed when they attempt to pin down time. So what, exactly, is it?

Thousands of authors publish ‘empty’ book in protest over AI using their work | AI (artificial intelligence) | The Guardian

About 10,000 writers including Kazuo Ishiguro, Philippa Gregory and Richard Osman join copyright campaign

#ai #genrative ai #publishing #copyright

Instagram and YouTube owners built 'addiction machines', trial told - BBC News

Instagram and YouTube owners built 'addiction machines', trial told - BBC News https://share.google/DmGlrngEUDChrKI67

The tech giants are under scrutiny over social media addiction in a landmark jury trial in Los Angeles

#social media addiction

The world's largest directory for open source software. Discover 500+ popular open source alternatives to proprietary software products. 100

#open source #software

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