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A study estimates the iPhone's diffusion explains 33%-52% of the decline in US births from 2007 to 2011, with the most pronounced effects among women aged 15-24 (Sabrina Tavernise/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/08/us/ipho…

Two New Studies Ask: Did the iPhone Cause Birthrates to Decline?
Modern smartphones rolled out in 2007, the year that fertility rates began falling. Two studies say that is not a coincidence.

Filing: ABC accuses the FCC of violating the First Amendment, after the FCC made extensive document requests and probed whether The View broke equal time rules (New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/08/business/media/abc-fcc-first-amendment-t…

ABC Accuses Government of Violating First Amendment
The network’s argument, made to the F.C.C., is the most aggressive posture taken yet by a television network toward the Trump administration.

From a recent vacation, a battery-powered trolley recharging at stations. It does not spend much time doing this, and yes, these things exist.

Texans owner Cal McNair 'fully committed' to QB C.J. Stroud following rough 2025 https://www.nfl.com/news/texans-owner-cal-mcnair-fully-committed-to-qb-c-j-stroud-following-rough-2025

4 Cowboys who may be in line for contract extensions before Week 1 https://cowboyswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/cowboys/2026/06/04/quinnen-williams-among-4-cowboys-who-could-get-extensions-…

Australia is failing to meet its environment targets, argues ecologist https://news.mongabay.com/podcast/2026/05/australia-is-failing-to-meet-its-environment-targets-argues-ecologist/

Australia is failing to meet its environment targets, argues ecologist
Australia is one of 17 “megadiverse” countries that account for 70% of Earth’s biodiversity. However, Australia is unique in having the highest mammalian extinction rate in the world. That makes conservation on the island continent, where most of the wildlife is found nowhere else on Earth, all the more urgent. Conservation and environmental scientists have […]

Good news for anyone working on their proposals for the next Fantastic Futures conference - the deadline is extended to April 16! #FF2026

Pinterest launches its CTV audience extension offering, following its acquisition of tvScientific, in a deal reportedly valued at between $300M and $350M (Ronan Shields/Digiday)
https://digiday.com/media-buying/pinterest-debuts-audience-extension-offerin…

Pinterest debuts audience extension offering on CTV
Advertisers can now buy Pinterest audiences on third-party CTV properties due to its purchase of tvScientific.

SEC filing: SpaceX will reserve up to 5% of its Class A shares for select employees and executives' friends and family; 60% of shares have an extended lock-up (Charles Capel/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/20

SpaceX Reserves Up to 5% of IPO Stock for Employees and Friends
SpaceX will reserve up to 5% of shares in its upcoming initial public offering for certain employees and friends and family of its executive officers, the company disclosed in an amended filing.

Texans QB C.J. Stroud on looming contract extension entering 2026: 'I think I've held my bargain up' https://www.nfl.com/news/texans-qb-c-j-stroud-on-looming-contract-extension-entering-2026-i-think-i-ve-held-my-…