TikTok starts recommending content tied to eating disorders and self-harm to 13-year-olds within 30 minutes of their joining the platform, according to a report.
Category: Research
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Brain Implants Have Begun to Restore Functions, but Advances Are Slow
The New York Times – Business:But achieving full-body restoration of movement, as Elon Musk envisions with such devices, is considered far into the future, if at all.
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The New Chat Bots Could Change the World. Can You Trust Them?
The New York Times – Business:Siri, Google Search, online marketing and your child’s homework will never be the same. Then there’s the misinformation problem.
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How the Collapse of Sam Bankman-Fried’s Crypto Empire Has Disrupted A.I.
The New York Times – Business:Mr. Bankman-Fried and his colleagues spent more than $530 million to battle what they saw as the dangers of artificial intelligence. Now those efforts are reeling.
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FDA Considering New Approach to Blood Donation by Gay and Bisexual Men
The New York Times – Business:The agency may put in place a personalized risk assessment to replace the current prohibition on men who have had sex with men in the previous three months.
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Alzheimer’s Drug May Benefit Some Patients, New Data Shows
The New York Times – Business:The drug, lecanemab, made by Eisai and Biogen, also carried risks of brain swelling and bleeding and should be studied further, a report of the findings said.
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China to Launch 3 Astronauts to New Space Station: How to Watch
The New York Times – Business:The crew will set off from a secretive desert launch center to rendezvous with fellow astronauts aboard Tiangong, the country’s newly completed outpost in orbit.
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Organ Donations Rise Around Motorcycle Rallies
The New York Times – Business:A new study suggests a link between the large gatherings and a slightly higher number of transplants after traffic crashes.
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Will Covid Boosters Prevent Another Wave? Scientists Aren’t So Sure.
The New York Times – Business:The shots may help older, pregnant and immunocompromised Americans dodge serious illness or death. But the doses are not likely to prevent infections in any group, recent studies suggest.
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A Test for C.T.E. in the Living May Be Closer Than Ever
The New York Times – Sports:A 2019 scientific breakthrough and recent studies have given leading researchers optimism that C.T.E. could soon be detected in blood samples or via brain scans.
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Hemp-Fed Cows Get Buzzed, Study Finds, but Will Humans Who Drink Their Milk?
The New York Times – Business:Hemp with high THC content given to Holsteins leached into their milk, according to a group of German scientists exploring the food chain for dairy production.
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NASA Launched and Landed LOFTID, an Inflatable Flying Saucer Heat Shield
The New York Times – Business:The LOFTID mission tested a novel approach to guiding spacecraft through the extreme heat of returning from orbit, which could be used to put people on Mars.