@kctipton@mas.to2026-02-22 01:16:18
Neuroscientist warns Gen Z first generation less cognitively capable than their parents | Fortune https://fortune.com/2026/02/21/laptops-tablets-schools-gen-z-less-cognitively-capable-parents-first-ti…
@memeorandum@universeodon.com2026-02-21 22:46:16
The U.S. spent $30 billion to ditch textbooks for laptops and tablets: The result is the first generation less cognitively capable than their parents (Sasha Rogelberg/Fortune)
https://fortune.com/2026/02/21/laptops-tablets-schools-gen-z-less-cognitively-capable-parents-first-time-cellphone-bans-standardized-test-scores/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260221/p47#a260221p47
@Sustainable2050@mastodon.energy2026-01-20 15:59:20
Dutch far-right leader Wilders is losing ground. After his failed government coalition, followed by an election defeat for his PVV (going from 37 seats in 2023 to 26 in 2025), 7 out of his 26 MPs are now jumping ship. That leaves 19, half the number of 2.5 years ago.
https://nos.nl…
@cdarwin@c.im2025-12-19 04:15:17
By this spring, the World Food Program still had not received funding,
ran low on supplies
and was forced to stop feeding many of Kenya’s refugees.
In Kakuma, the third-largest camp in the world,
WFP cut rations to their lowest in history,
trapping most of the 308,000 people in the camp with almost nothing to eat.
They began to starve,
and many — mostly children
— died because their malnourished bodies couldn’t fight off infections
Moth…
@Techmeme@techhub.social2025-12-17 21:20:43
A UK family and a US family sue Meta for the alleged wrongful deaths of their teenage sons, who died by suicide after falling victim to sextortion on Instagram (Libby Brooks/The Guardian)
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/d
@tante@tldr.nettime.org2026-01-14 11:55:05
Die Süddeutsche fragt: "Was wenn sich alle irren?" zur Frage, ob KI Modelle stetig besser werden.
Also: _Alle_ würde ich nicht sagen. ich warne seit Jahren.
https://www.sueddeutsche.de/kultur/ki-modelle-w…
@Mediagazer@mstdn.social2025-12-17 09:55:47
US prosecutors charge Nick Reiner with two counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of his parents, Hollywood director Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner (Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/nick-reiner-ro
@cdarwin@c.im2026-01-16 06:57:40
Deaths in ICE detention centers have occurred with increasing frequency in recent months,
as Trump’s immigration crackdown floods these facilities with record numbers of detainees.
At least 30 people died in detention last year
— the highest in two decades
— and Lunas Campos is one of four who died in the first nine days of 2026 alone, according to ICE,
which posts information about all detainee deaths on its website.
Medical examiner believes death of Ca…
@Mediagazer@mstdn.social2026-01-06 11:30:33
EMC's Tattle TV launches in the UK, billing itself as Britain's "first dedicated vertical drama app", initially with a pilot reality TV series and MMA drama (Max Goldbart/Deadline)
https://deadline.com/2026/01/tattle-tv-uk-micro…
@memeorandum@universeodon.com2026-01-13 17:15:57
4 migrants die in US custody over first 10 days of year (Ashleigh Fields/The Hill)
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5686408-immigration-detention-deaths-early-2026/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260113/p78#a260113p78