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A new long-term research, tracking over 8,300 children in the US, has found a clear link between social media use and the rise in inattention symptoms between ages 10 and 14. While TV viewing and video games did not affect concentration, apps like Instagram, TikTok and Snapchat were associated with declining focus
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'El Tigre' creator Jorge R. GutiĆ©rrez will give the popular 'Looney Tunes' character his time in the spotlight. Read more āŗ
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Microsoft released its first security update of 2026 for Windows 11 on January 13th. Just four days later, it was forced to release an emergency out-of-band update to fix some pretty serious bugs, the first one introduced. The security patch was stopping some systems from shutting down or hibernating properly, and also preventing some users [ā¦] Read more āŗ
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Memory chip shortage set to spread well beyond the confines of datacenters and computers Read more āŗ
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Netflix dropping Google Cast support for modern Google TV devices may be because it wasn't being used much. Read more āŗ
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While social media continues to circulate claims linking acetaminophen to autism in children, medical experts say those fears distract from a far more serious and proven danger: overdose. Acetaminophen, found in Tylenol and many cold and flu remedies, is one of the leading causes of emergency room visits, hospitalizations, and acute liver failure in the United States. Read more āŗ
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Many Android OEMs are copy and pasting Apple's flat edges and curved corners, and that's just lazy. Read more āŗ
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If you weren't able to shut down your Windows 11 device recently, Microsoft has rolled out an emergency fix addressing a couple of critical bugs that popped up with its latest January 2026 Windows security update. The latest "out-of-band" update repairs an issue for some Windows 11 devices that would only restart when users tried to shut down or hibernate. The same update restores the ability for Windows 10 and... Read more āŗ
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Beam adds plenty of desktop-grade browsing flair on the iPad, while throwing its own unique set of features into the mix. It's the most fulfilling browser experience I've ever had on Apple's tablet. Read more āŗ
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A Michigan dairy farm took a gamble on a new kind of soybeanāand it paid off fast. After feeding high-oleic soybeans to their cows, milk quality improved within days and feed costs dropped dramatically. Backed by years of MSU research, the crop is helping farmers replace expensive supplements with something they can grow themselves. Demand has surged, and many believe it could reshape the dairy industry. Read more āŗ
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The Indian Space Research Organisationās (Isro) Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV), launched from Sriharikota today (January 12), has failed in the third stage. This is the second launch in a row where a PSLV rocket has failed. But what went wrong? Read more āŗ
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A new app has taken China by storm, becoming the most downloaded paid app in the country. The rather morbidly named āAre You Deadā app checks in on a user every two days. If you donāt click on a button to confirm you are alive, a notification is sent to your emergency contact. The technology has triggered debate about loneliness and living alone in the Asian country Read more āŗ
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After Facebook and Instagram, WhatsApp is finally next in line to impose parental control feature. A new report suggests that the messaging platform is developing secondary accounts, profiles designed specifically for minors and teenagers. Read more āŗ
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AI hallucination is not a new issue, but a recurring one requiring attention of both the tech world and users. As AI seeps deeper into workplaces, schools, and daily life, the potential for misinformation wrapped in perfect grammar is growing into one of technologyās defining threats. Read more āŗ
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Apple may finally launch its AI-powered conversational Siri this year, after unveiling it in WWDC 2024. The rumour has it that the feature will be accompanied by the iOS 26.4. Read more āŗ
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NASA's ultimate mission to discover if life exists on Mars has been effectively cancelled. A new US spending bill released this week backs the White Houseās move to end the costly programme, which has been on life support for months. Read more āŗ
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India's Reliance Industries said on Monday that its plans for battery storage manufacturing remain unchanged, following a Bloomberg News report that said the conglomerate had paused plans to make lithiumion battery cells in India after failing to secure Chinese technology. Read more āŗ
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