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Reform of all social media should come with Meta changes, UN says
California's attorney general is now looking at TikTok and YouTube to enact teen safety features.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by BBC Tech
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Social media posts reveal how communities cope with extreme heat
WorldPingAs extreme heat becomes more frequent and intense across California, knowing which communities are struggling and what kind of help they need is increasingly important for protecting public health.
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Parents who lost children to social media harms question Meta settlement
US parents say they were ‘robbed’ of seeing evidence of Meta’s awareness of the harm caused by its products.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Al Jazeera
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NASA Invites Media to Turkey Artemis Accords Signing Ceremony
Turkey will sign the Artemis Accords during a ceremony at 2:30 p.m. EDT Monday, Aug. 31, at NASA Headquarters in Washington, becoming the 71st country signatory.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by NASA
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Researchers reveal the unique 'tagging' mechanism that guides the sleeping brain in remembering key thoughts
Why do we remember certain moments while forgetting others? Every day, our minds are bombarded with thousands of pieces of information, yet our brains have a limited capacity to consolidate these experiences into lasting memories.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Phys.org
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XY or ZW? Gecko chromosomes reveal evolution's hidden playbook
Why do humans rely on XY chromosomes to determine sex, while birds use ZW—and many reptiles use neither, letting temperature decide instead? Sex determination is remarkably diverse across the animal kingdom.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Phys.org
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El Niños have been more intense over the last 40 years than in the previous 1,000 years, coral records reveal
As an El Niño of historic proportions is taking shape in the tropical Pacific, a University of Michigan study has found that El Niño events have become nearly 40% stronger in the last 40 years than they were in the preindustrial era.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Phys.org