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Polymath academy or echo chamber? A personal take on knowledge, control, and …
Polymath academy or echo chamber? A personal take on knowledge, control, and WhatsApp moderation A few months back, I was made a member of a WhatsApp group called Polymath Academy. Frankly, I didn’t know what the word polymath meant until its administrator, veteran Gujarat-based sociologist Vidyut Joshi — with whom…Read More
Man arrested after Pagans Motorcycle Club raid in Lenoir – WCNC
Monday's raid at the Pagans clubhouse was connected to a Newton shooting at the Outlaws clubhouse earlier in June, the SBI confirmed. LENOIR, N.C. — A man was arrested on gun charges during a police raid at a Lenoir motorcycle clubhouse early Monday morning, state investigators said. Anthony Lee Card…Read More
2 teens sexually assaulted after being lured by men on Snapchat in Montgomery County
Local News Kingwood men accused of luring, assaulting teens via social media Arrest Crime Handcuffs (KPRC2/Click2Houston.com) Authorities have arrested two men accused of luring teenagers through social media app, Snapchat, and sexually assaulting them in Montgomery County earlier this month. According to the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office, on June 16,…Read More
Utah sues Snapchat for ‘deceptive,’ addictive features, saying the app harms children
SALT LAKE CITY — Utah has accused the owner of the social media platform Snapchat of using "deceptive," addictive features to attract children to the app and not doing enough to protect young users' well-being and privacy. The state made the allegations in a 90-page lawsuit filed against Snap Inc.…Read More
Former Boston police sergeant arrested, accused of raping teen he met on dating app
A Boston police sergeant is facing several criminal charges, including four counts of rape of a child aggravated by age difference. According to Suffolk County District Attorney Kevin Hayden, Paul Downey, 58, met a 14-year-old boy on March 26 on the Grindr dating app. After a conversation with the teen…Read More
Utah files lawsuit against Snapchat alleging misrepresentation of the internet platform’s safety | News
SALT LAKE CITY – Utah has fired another salvo in its war on social media by filing suit against the internet platform Snapchat. Filed in state court on June 30, the lawsuit alleged that Snapchat is designed to steal time and attention away from teens at the expense of their…Read More
No, that viral study doesn’t show you can improve your mental health by deactivating Instagram
Social Media While a viral post called the results “shocking,” the study itself found little evidence that social media use harms mental health. Jack Nicastro | 6.30.2025 4:18 PM (Illustration: Eddie Marshall | Yasser Mutwakil | Midjourney) A study by Stanford's Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR) on the effects…Read More
LSU Golfers Rocio Tejedo, Elsa Svensson Earn WGCA Scholar Honors
BATON ROUGE – Two members of the LSU women’s golf team were announced on Monday as members of the Women’s Golf Coaches Association All-American Scholar Team. The WGCA Scholar Team including 1,499 women’s collegiate golfers from 403 programs recognized with this prestigious honor. Representing LSU were freshman Rocio Tejedo and…Read More
World of Warcraft Finally Reveals Twitch Drop for Patch 11.1.7 – Game Rant
Sign in to your Game Rant account World of Warcraft has finally revealed the Adorned Half Shell as a Twitch Drop players can earn as part of the Twitch Summer Drops Fest, with the reward also being released to celebrate the release of Patch 11.1.7. By watching four hours of…Read More
Teenagers as young as 13 could view misogynistic Andrew Tate videos on YouTube, report finds
Teenagers as young as 13 could access 100 of the most-viewed videos featuring misogynistic content from Andrew Tate on YouTube, a new report has found, amid a push to have the video platform included in Australia’s under-16s social media ban. Researchers from the US-based Center for Countering Digital Hate set…Read More
WhatsApp iOS Update to Support Multi-Account Switching – TECHi
WhatsApp released a new update for iOS, according to which users will be able to log in to more than one account simultaneously, without installing a separate app such as WhatsApp Business. However, this is not available for testing, as they claimed that it’s under development. The multi-account feature has…Read More
Poetry, Code, and the Body: An Evening with Ana María Caballero | AS/COA
July 15, 2025 6 to 8 pm ET Americas Society 680 Park Avenue Overview Join Young Professionals of the Americas and Art at Americas Society as we host pioneering poet Ana María Caballero for an evening of conversation, performed poetry, and artistic exploration. Known for fusing traditional verse with new…Read More
DRC in Flames, Big Oil in Fortune – Oil Change International
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is home to one of the world’s most biodiverse ecosystems and one of the largest carbon sinks left on Earth, second only in size to the Amazon rainforest and encompassing more than half of the Congo Basin rainforest. The peatlands of Cuvette Centrale…Read More
Tumblr pauses fediverse integration, WordPress switch – Mashable
A big change is on hold at Tumblr. By Tim Marcin Tim Marcin Associate Editor, Culture Tim Marcin is an Associate Editor on the culture team at Mashable, where he mostly digs into the weird parts of the internet. You'll also see some coverage of memes, tech, sports, trends, and…Read More
How to Earn 99 Overall Michael Crabtree in College Football 26—Campus Token Twitch …
EA provided College Football 26 players with an incentive to earn Campus Token Twitch Drops by announcing a 99 overall Michael Crabtree Ultimate Team card as a reward. Ahead of College Football 26’s launch, EA released blog posts covering new gameplay, presentation, Dynasty, and Team Builder updates, among other improvements.…Read More
How the Troubadour Keeps Its Indie Heart Beating After Nearly 70 Years: ‘We’re All Kind of Insane’
Christine Karayan, owner of Los Angeles’ Troubadour, has a million stories to tell about the famed venue. There was the time when Tom Petty was set to perform three songs for a benefit, but was feeling the atmosphere so much he played his greatest hits for an hour. There was…Read More
