Thursday, February 23, 2023

An analysis of 100+ studies finds that social media is a major cause of mental illness in teen girls, not just a tiny correlate, especially after 2012 (Jon Haidt/After Babel)

Jon Haidt / After Babel:
An analysis of 100+ studies finds that social media is a major cause of mental illness in teen girls, not just a tiny correlate, especially after 2012  —  Journalists should stop saying that the evidence is just correlational  —  A big story last week was the partial release …



How to find songs for reels using Instagram's Audio tab

Reels is a feature within the Instagram app that allows users to create short-form, vertical videos up to 60 seconds long. It also gives its users the ability to create Reels with music or other audio content. Instagram Reels provide a range of creative tools and effects to edit and enhance videos, including text, stickers, filters, and speed adjustments. https://ift.tt/IqdJPCu

Analysis of the 40 most popular Android apps on the Google Play Store finds nearly 80% had discrepancies between their privacy policies and Data Safety labels (Mozilla Foundation)

Mozilla Foundation:
Analysis of the 40 most popular Android apps on the Google Play Store finds nearly 80% had discrepancies between their privacy policies and Data Safety labels  —  The apps' privacy policies, however, both explicitly state that they share user information with advertisers, Internet service providers …



Wednesday, February 22, 2023

The SEC has now issued dozens of enforcement actions to crypto companies, moves critics say let the agency shape crypto without a direct system of regulations (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Jesse Hamilton / CoinDesk:
The SEC has now issued dozens of enforcement actions to crypto companies, moves critics say let the agency shape crypto without a direct system of regulations  —  U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler thinks the cryptocurrency industry is playing a game with his agency.



Uber launches a redesigned version of its app globally, including adding a simpler homescreen, a Services tab, and live tracking on iOS 16 (Rebecca Bellan/TechCrunch)

Rebecca Bellan / TechCrunch:
Uber launches a redesigned version of its app globally, including adding a simpler homescreen, a Services tab, and live tracking on iOS 16  —  Uber is releasing an updated version of its app that aims to simplify and personalize the experience for customers.



Sources: Chinese regulators told Tencent, Ant Group, and others not to offer public ChatGPT services, after state media criticized chatbots over misinformation (Cissy Zhou/Nikkei Asia)

Cissy Zhou / Nikkei Asia:
Sources: Chinese regulators told Tencent, Ant Group, and others not to offer public ChatGPT services, after state media criticized chatbots over misinformation  —  State media outlet blasts chatbot as spreading U.S. government ‘misinformation’  —  HONG KONG — Regulators …



Docs: Israeli AI chip startup Hailo is pursuing an urgent IPO via a SPAC merger at a valuation of less than $500M; it was last valued at $1.2B in 2024 (Meir Orbach/CTech)

Meir Orbach / CTech : Docs: Israeli AI chip startup Hailo is pursuing an urgent IPO via a SPAC merger at a valuation of less than $500M; ...