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This is Facebook’s internal research on the mental health effects of Instagram

The Verge

Facebook has shared the internal research about the impact of Instagram on teenage mental wellbeing reported on by The Wall Street Journal earlier this month. The Wall Street Journal reported that the files showed Instagram knew the social media network has a negative affect on teens’ mental health.

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Study: Global comparisons of news consumption and shifting channels

Trends in the Living Networks

The Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism at the University of Oxford has just published the very interesting 110 page Digital News Report 2013 , which draws on an extensive survey of news consumption across nine major countries. Future of media Global economy Mobile Social media Uncategorized'

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WWE will move its streaming service to Peacock in the US

The Verge

WWE Network, the standalone video service from World Wrestling Entertainment, won’t be going it alone for much longer — at least in the United States. The US version of the WWE Network app will be shut down as part of the deal, which The Wall Street Journal is putting at over $1 billion. Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge.

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Researchers map the entire mouse brain, cataloging 5,322 different types of cells

GeekWire

Nine studies published today in the journal Nature document the identification of 5,322 different types of brain cells, and trace the similarities and differences found in a variety of mammalian species — including humans. “This is really a landmark achievement.

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Inside Facebook’s struggle to keep young people

The Verge

The world’s largest social network is internally grappling with an existential crisis: an aging user base Earlier this year, a researcher at Facebook shared some alarming statistics with colleagues. If it doesn’t correct course, the 17-year-old social network could, for the first time, lose out on an entire generation.

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Generative AI-powered breakthrough in quantum computing

Dataconomy

In a pioneering study published in the MDPI Technologies journal, a team led by Siddhant Jain from the University of Toronto unveils significant insights into the potential of quantum computing in enhancing image synthesis.

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How one of Google’s massive undersea cables detects earthquakes

The Verge

If you can turn them into sensors, that’s wonderful — and that’s what we’re doing now,” says Zhongwen Zhan, an assistant professor of geophysics at the California Institute of Technology and lead author of the research published today in the journal Science. Cables needed to be fitted with specialized equipment to shoot lasers down the cable.