How A.I. and Social Media Contribute to ‘Brain Rot’

A.I. search tools, chatbots and social media are associated with lower cognitive performance, studies say. What to do?
Media and Public Relations | Baylor University

Why TikTok Keeps You Scrolling: Baylor Research Explains the Science Behind Social Media Addiction

The study found that TikTok’s technological affordances indirectly increase addiction by first increasing engagement. The more users engage, the more likely they are to lose track of time – a ...
Nieman Journalism Lab

Journalists are souring on social media platforms, an analysis of 11 years of Nieman Lab predictions suggests

While these predictions suggest that the journalistic community’s enthusiasm for social media platforms has waned over time, ...

Q&A: How mathematics can reveal the depth of deep learning AI

Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly prevalent, integrated into phone apps, search engines and social media platforms ...

South Australian Year 12 students take to social media to share trauma from maths SACE exam

Year 12 students have taken to TikTok to share their SACE trauma after this year’s mathematical methods exam left them ...

TPUSA spokesperson accuses Arizona teachers of mocking Charlie Kirk's death with Halloween costumes

A TPUSA spokesman alleges Cienega High School teachers wore "Problem Solved" shirts to mock Charlie Kirk's assassination, but ...
moneywise

Basic math falls short

The problem with the “basic math” behind delaying Social Security is that it often overlooks longevity risk. While it’s true that waiting longer increases your benefit, your total lifetime payout ...
The Motley Fool

Will You Qualify for Social Security's Biggest Paycheck of $5,108?

Maxing out your Social Security payments requires earning a lot of money for a lot of years. You’ll also want to delay claiming benefits for far longer than most people do. Don’t become so consumed by ...
Orange County Register

Do California redistricting ballot envelopes reveal your vote? Debunking social media rumors

It is safe — and private — to vote by mail in the special election on redistricting, California’s elections officials say after multiple, now-viral social media posts have claimed otherwise in recent ...
TribLIVE.com

Tim Benz: If Mike Tomlin is annoyed by media questions, here's 1 we'd gladly stop asking

Mike Tomlin told media members that he was annoyed by some of our questions during his weekly press conference on Monday. Eh, why should this week be any different? I’m not sure if any of my questions ...
bolnews

Internet and Social Media Disrupted in Pakistan

Internet and social media services in Pakistan have once again been disrupted. Platforms like Facebook and X cannot be accessed without using a VPN on several networks, including PTCL, Ufone, and Zong ...
NPR

Kids who use social media score lower on reading and memory tests, a study shows

Preteens using increasing amounts of social media perform poorer in reading, vocabulary and memory tests in early adolescence compared with those who use no or little social media. That's according to ...