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August 2, 2021
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Aug

NYT OPINION -This Is Our Chance to Pull Teenagers Out of the Smartphone Trap

August 2, 2021
"Smartphone access and internet use increased in lockstep with teenage loneliness," @JonHaidt and @jean_twenge write.  https://t.co/trSzP0IR76— New York Times Opinion (@nytopinion) July 31, 2021 July 31, 2021 By Jonathan Haidt and Jean M. Twenge The authors are psychologists who have spent years studying the effect of smartphones and social media on our daily lives and mental health. As students return...
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02
Aug

MTN takes major pain

August 2, 2021
Source: My Broadband https://mybroadband.co.za/news/business-telecoms/408396-mtn-takes-major-pain.html MTN has released a trading statement for the six months ended 30 June 2021 to notify shareholders about a major drop in expected earnings for the company. The company said it is expecting a decrease in earnings per share of between 75% and 85% — or R5.06 to R5.73 — down...
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02
Aug

Chronotype in individuals with schizophrenia: A meta-analysis

August 2, 2021
Linke M, Jankowski KS. Chronotype in individuals with schizophrenia: A meta-analysis. Schizophr Res. 2021 Jul 28;235:74-79. doi: 10.1016/j.schres.2021.07.020. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34332427. Abstract Objective: Emerging evidence shows that evening chronotype is associated with mental health problems, especially mood disorders, but few studies have investigated its association with schizophrenia. Based on meta-analytic methods, we aimed...
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02
Aug

Smartphone Use Among University Students During COVID-19 Quarantine: An Ethical Trigger

August 2, 2021
Saadeh H, Al Fayez RQ, Al Refaei A, Shewaikani N, Khawaldah H, Abu-Shanab S and Al-Hussaini M (2021) Smartphone Use Among University Students During COVID-19 Quarantine: An Ethical Trigger. Front. Public Health 9:600134. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2021.600134 Link: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2021.600134/full Extract only, kindly see the link above for the full study. One significant lifestyle shift is the complete reliance on...
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02
Aug

IEEE Standards Assoc: Ethical and technical challenges in the development, use, and governance of autonomous weapons systems

August 2, 2021,
Link to the report PDF: https://standards.ieee.org/content/dam/ieee-standards/standards/web/documents/other/ethical-technical-challenges-autonomous-weapons-systems.pdf
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02
Aug

Is 5G a waste of electricity? Experts say it’s complicated

August 2, 2021
Source: https://news.cgtn.com/news/2021-08-01/Is-5G-a-waste-of-electricity-Experts-say-it-s-complicated-12lTM5o5r6E/index.html 01-Aug-2021 As 5G developers look desperately for a “killer app” to prove the usefulness of the superfast wireless technology, mobile carriers in China are complaining about the high energy cost of 5G signal towers. And the situation is, according to experts, more complicated than many have thought. The costly 5G 5G technology can...
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02
Aug

Thinking about selling your Echo Dot—or any IoT device? Read this first

August 2, 2021
Thinking about selling your Echo Dot—or any IoT device? Read this first https://t.co/YC7qNV5hVP by @dangoodin001— Ars Technica (@arstechnica) July 2, 2021 Deleting data from Echo Dots—and other IoT devices from Amazon and elsewhere—is hard. DAN GOODIN – 7/2/2021 Like most Internet-of-things (IoT) devices these days, Amazon’s Echo Dot gives users a way to perform a factory reset...
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02
Aug

Skyglow forces dung beetles in the city to abandon the Milky Way as their compass

August 2, 2021
Source: https://theconversation.com/skyglow-forces-dung-beetles-in-the-city-to-abandon-the-milky-way-as-their-compass-165110 July 29, 2021 5.12pm Globally, nights are becoming ever brighter. Increasing urbanisation and the installation of new streetlights, security floodlights and outdoor ornamental lighting all contribute to growing light pollution. This light floods directly into the eyes of animals that are active at night and also into the skies. There a proportion of it...
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