Arkansas sues YouTube over claims that the site is fueling a mental health crisis

Arkansas sues YouTube over claims that the site is fueling a mental health crisis

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Arkansas sued YouTube and parent company Alphabet on Monday, saying the video-sharing platform is made deliberately addictive and fueling a mental health crisis among youth in the state. Attorney General Tim Griffin’s office filed the lawsuit in state court, accusing them of violating the state’s deceptive trade practices and public nuisance … Read more

Chinese EV Ban Could Make Buying A Domestic Car More Expensive

Chinese EV Ban Could Make Buying A Domestic Car More Expensive

Good morning! It’s Monday, September 30, 2024, and this is The Morning Shift, your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. Here are the important stories you need to know. Paulina Porizkova Had Two Toyota 4Runners Stolen Back-to-Back 1st Gear: Chinese Car Ban Could Cut Car Sales And … Read more

Undecided voters are less likely to cast their ballot, UK study shows

Undecided voters are less likely to cast their ballot, UK study shows

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Undecided voters are less likely to cast their ballot, according to a new study which shows how the fragmentation of the political party system in the UK is fueling low turnout at elections. The number of citizens undecided in how they’d vote has risen in Western democracies. People are becoming less … Read more

Markets just had an expectations-defying month

Markets just had an expectations-defying month

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on June 14, 2024. Brendan Mcdermid | Reuters This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no matter where they are. Like what you see? You … Read more

Study tracks traveling population wave in Canada lynx

Study tracks traveling population wave in Canada lynx

Derek Arnold, researcher at the University of Alaska Fairbanks Institute of Arctic Biology, carries a male lynx weighing around 24 pounds. It was captured in a log box trap near Stuver Cabin on the Tetlin National Wildlife Refuge in 2017. The lynx, in excellent condition during a population peak, was anesthetized and collared. After its … Read more

Study elucidates a mechanism for phosphorus cycling in subtropical forests

Study elucidates a mechanism for phosphorus cycling in subtropical forests

by KeAi Communications Co. Effects of phosphorus resorption on bioactive phosphorus of different-aged Pinus massoniana plantations. Credit: Xue, X. P., et al. Phosphorus (P) is an important nutrient element in plant photosynthesis. However, the adsorption of mineral P via leaching and erosion leads to a decrease in P availability and consequently P deficiency. In a … Read more

Hurricane Helene’s Devastation Of A Small Town In North Carolina Could Spell Disaster For Global Automotive Industry

Hurricane Helene’s Devastation Of A Small Town In North Carolina Could Spell Disaster For Global Automotive Industry

Hurricane Helene left a trail of death and destruction throughout the U.S. Southeast, but the impact of the massive storm may disrupt the automotive industry worldwide for months to come. Kevin Smith Embraces 80s Nostalgia in His New Film “The 4:30 Movie” Spruce Pine, a small town in North Carolina, is the world’s main source … Read more

Over half of Americans say lowering health care costs is among most important issues in deciding their presidential pick

Over half of Americans say lowering health care costs is among most important issues in deciding their presidential pick

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Lowering the cost of health care and prescription drug prices and protecting Medicare and Social Security are among the most important issues for Americans in determining their vote for president, according to a new national West Health-Gallup Poll released today. Nearly two-thirds say a candidate’s position on Medicare/Social Security (63%) is … Read more

Cerebras files for IPO

Cerebras files for IPO

Andrew Feldman, co-founder and CEO of Cerebras Systems, speaks at the Collision conference in Toronto on June 20, 2024. Ramsey Cardy | Sportsfile | Collision | Getty Images Artificial intelligence chip startup Cerebras Systems on Monday filed its prospectus for an initial public offering, with plans to trade under the ticker symbol “CBRS” on the … Read more

Researcher develops program for 3D cloud tomography

Researcher develops program for 3D cloud tomography

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Researcher David Stanley’s interest in climate change has led him to develop a program to improve how we gather data to study the inside of a cloud. The program simulated multiple satellites, collecting images of a cloud from many angles at the same time, which could help us to better understand … Read more