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Young women are identifying as less straight; young men, not so much

Young women are moving away from exclusive heterosexuality faster than young men.This post was originally published on this site

Teenagers understand social media algorithms but want more control, study finds

Teenagers want a greater voice in the design and governance of platforms such as TikTok, Instagram and YouTube, according to new research led by University College Dublin. Rather than passive victims of social media algorithms, […]

Holographic printer produces 3D shapes in one shot

University of Utah researchers have demonstrated a new method of 3D printing that avoids the leaky seams that come with the layer-by-layer process. Using a nanoscale “mask” that diffracts laser light into a holographic pattern […]

When shareholder activists attack a company, its rivals may feel the heat too and change their ways

Shareholder activists are investors who leverage their ownership in a company to push for change.This post was originally published on this site

Study links cognitive difficulties to compulsive gaming rather than gaming time itself

The amount of time young people spend playing video games is not enough to judge whether gaming is linked to cognitive difficulties. A new study of several thousand adolescents shows that gaming time and symptoms […]

If you flirt with an AI companion, does that count as cheating?

AI romantic companions—digital agents that can text, speak, flirt and are always available—are a rapidly growing social phenomenon.This post was originally published on this site

Cultural safety isn’t a buzzword—it’s a vital part of First Nations health care and healing

First Nations people in Australia have worse health and a lower life expectancy than other Australians.This post was originally published on this site

South Pole Telescope analysis releases new catalog of more than 7,000 galaxy clusters

Researchers working with data from the South Pole Telescope have released a major catalog of galaxy clusters, giving scientists a powerful new tool for studying how the universe grew and changed over billions of years. […]

Red cards have more than tripled since the last World Cup, data show

In a reversal Sunday, FIFA announced that it was suspending U.S. striker Florian Balogun’s one-game red-card ban, allowing the star player to compete in the U.S.’s World Cup Round of 16 match against Belgium on […]

AI faces trusted more than faces of real people, warn researchers

Images of faces created by artificial intelligence (AI) are seen as more trustworthy than images of genuine faces, researchers say, warning of the risks of online fraud and other harms. This is the first study […]