Digital media
Social media use is linked to brain changes in teens, research finds
The effect of social media use on children is a fraught area of research as parents and policymakers try to ascertain the results of a vast experiment already in full swing. Successive studies have added pieces to the puzzle, fleshing out the implications of a nearly constant stream of virtual interactions beginning in childhood.
Shock Video! ‘Juvenile’ Puts Gun to Commuter’s Head in Subway in US (warning: distressing footage)
Shocking video footage originally posted on Instagram by someone allegedly involved in the incident has since been shared on other social media sites
Rapid rise to fame dangerous for children, expert warns
Rapid and temporary rise to fame poses a risk to children, warns a psychologist, stressing that it also sets a negative example for other children.
Survey: Teenage girls much more affected by internet than boys
Ljubljana – Primary and secondary school girls are much more preoccupied and negatively affected by the internet and online content than boys, shows a survey carried out by the Safe.si awareness centre. Girls are more likely to feel pressure, compare themselves with others, experience too little sleep or be affected by negative comments.
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Humans to order machines with power of thinking: Turkish expert
People will give orders to machines with the power of thinking in the near future when the real and the virtual worlds will collide, said a Turkish expert working in the global technology conglomerate Meta, formerly known as Facebook.
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Monthly $557 ‘needed for family life in village’
An urban couple, who left Istanbul with their 7-year-old son and settled in a village in the northwestern province of Balıkesir, has been advised to have a minimum monthly earning of 10,000 Turkish Liras ($557) to get a taste of a village life.
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VHS tapes trigger a new collecting frenzy
Long relegated to an obscure corner of the collectibles market, VHS tapes have been fetching eye-popping prices at auctions in recent months, thanks to nostalgia and an appetite for new investment opportunities.
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Bridging digital divide to be Stojmenova Duh’s priority as minister
Ljubljana – Emilija Stojmenova Duh, the candidate for minister of digital transformation, has pledged to build on what has been done well in the field in the past. Her priorities would be to narrow the digital divide and pave the way for society’s effective digital transformation, she told the relevant parliamentary committee before getting its nod Saturday.