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Gen Z’s falling mental health again linked to social media use
New research data from Australia would appear to suggest that the self-reported mental health of young women started to decline as social media platforms like Instagram, Facebook and Snapchat became widely available.
Big tech companies were open to online safety regulation – why did NZ’s government scrap the idea?
when we looked at submissions from tech and social media companies on the proposed framework, we found companies such as Facebook, Reddit and X (formerly Twitter) were broadly supportive of regulations – within certain limits.
Griffin on Tech: The promise and the peril of Apple Intelligence
If Apple can use AI to make our interaction with phones and computers more seamless, including the dozens of apps we navigate every day, that’s a good thing for developers. Those who suddenly have no moat around their business thanks to the rise of generative AI have some hard thinking to do.
Griffin on Tech: America - champions of innovation, as long as it’s US-made
TikTok’s travails show that the US will allow open innovation to flourish - as long as it doesn’t threaten US power.