Spending too long on social media could lead to burnout – report

ETX Daily Up 07/07/2024

People who spend the most time on social media are more prone to burnout, and women are more affected than men, according to a European report. However, young Europeans attribute their feelings of loneliness mainly to work, rather than…

Talc is ‘probably’ cancer-causing, says WHO agency

ETX Daily Up 07/07/2024

The World Health Organization’s cancer agency on Friday classified talc as “probably carcinogenic” for humans, however an outside expert warned against misinterpreting the announcement as a “smoking gun”. The decision was based on “limited evidence” talc could…

OpenAI designs special version of ChatGPT for universities

ETX Daily Up 06/02/2024

OpenAI has announced ChatGPT Edu, a version of its conversational AI tool specially designed for universities. The idea is for generative AI to come to the aid not only of students, but also of campus teaching staff…

Google’s new AI forecasts extreme weather events

ETX Daily Up 04/27/2024

Google has announced the development of artificial intelligence technology specifically dedicated to weather forecasting and the anticipation of extreme weather events. Faster and more cost-effective than current solutions, it could be able to alert people to the…

1 in 5 teens on YouTube, TikTok almost all the time

ETX Daily Up 12/17/2023

Social media sites such as YouTube, TikTok, Snapchat and Instagram remain extremely popular with teenagers. Around nine in 10 teenagers use YouTube, making it the most widely used platform among young people, according to a new US survey.…

Science tells us that watching sunrise, sunset is good for us

ETX Daily Up 02/04/2023

Will doctors one day be prescribing their patients the practice of taking in sunrises or sunsets in order to boost their well-being? The question is not as far out as one might think, because scientists have, for…

You may soon be able to earn money from Twitter

ETX Daily Up 04/28/2021

What if you could earn money from tweeting? The dream may soon become a reality for the many users of Twitter now that the social network is experimenting with a function to enable them to receive tips…

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