Legislation to prevent children accessing social media will be introduced by Australia’s parliament later this year and will take effect 12 months after ratification.Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced plans to legislate for a ban on social media for children under 16 years of age, an initiative his government says is world-leading. Australia’s Minister of Communications Michelle Rowland said on Thursday that the social media platforms impacted would include Meta’s Instagram and Facebook, as well as Bytedance’s video-sharing TikTok and Elon Musk’s X, previously known as Twitter. Rowland said that Alphabet’s YouTube would also likely fall within the scope…
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What seemed like a potentially exciting season for the Nebraska Cornhuskers has quickly seen its luster fade.The Huskers started 2024 at 3-0 with an impressive win over Colorado, but now they’re 5-4 and riding a three-game losing streak. They’ve lost to every ranked team they’ve played, and even though they took No. 4 Ohio State to the wire two weekends ago, the Huskers suffered an unthinkable loss against UCLA this past weekend, which came into the contest with just two wins.The luster has been lost, indeed, but head coach Matt Rhule isn’t fazed. More than anything, he’s excited about the future of…
Nvidia passed Apple on Tuesday to claim the top spot as the biggest company in the world with a market cap of $3.43 trillion to Apple’s $3.38 trillion.At the time of writing, Nvidia had a market cap of $3.584 trillion, higher than Apple’s $3.389 trillion and Microsoft’s $3.102 trillion. Apple and Microsoft are currently in second and third place.According to Bloomberg, Nvidia’s market cap rising above Apple’s shows that AI has become “dominant” on Wall Street. The move also shows that investors expect the AI boom to continue. Nvidia counts the biggest tech companies as its clients, including Meta, Microsoft,…
When it comes to natural disasters, most are impossible to predict more than a few months or even days ahead of time – you can’t say “an earthquake is going to hit in two years, let’s prepare”. However, one of the few for which we can be truly ready is an asteroid strike. While nobody has found any large asteroids on a collision course with Earth yet, scientists, engineers and policy-makers are working on planetary defence plans for when we do. Disaster-averting techniques are already being tested, like giving asteroids a bump to change their trajectory, as NASA’s Double Asteroid…
Rafael made landfall as a Category 3 hurricane Wednesday afternoon in western Cuba before weakening, the National Hurricane Center said.In a 6 p.m. update, the center said Rafael was 40 miles west of Havana, with maximum sustained wind speeds of 105 mph, making it a Category 2 hurricane. It was moving northwest at 14 mph. A wind gust of 67 mph was reported by the Havana International Airport.Rafael made landfall in the in the province of Artemisa, just east of Playa Majana, as a major hurricane. It is forecast to move into the southeastern Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday night. Storm…
In 6G telecom research today, a crucial portion of wireless spectrum has been neglected: the Frequency Range 3, or FR3, band. The shortcoming is partly due to a lack of viable software and hardware platforms for studying this region of spectrum, ranging from approximately 6 to 24 gigahertz. But a new, open-source wireless research kit is changing that equation. And research conducted using that kit, presented last week at a leading industry conference, offers proof of viability of this spectrum band for future 6G networks.In fact, it’s also arguably signaling a moment of telecom industry re-evaluation. The high-bandwidth 6G future,…
Germany is the first real casualty of Trump’s victory. Europe is also turning to the right, rejecting the same losing leftist policy spouted out by Harris. Chancellor Olaf Scholz just fired Finance Minister Christian Lindner, putting at risk the collapse of the German ruling coalition between the SPD and the Greens after three years. There have been differences in the budget and economic policy positions between the two factions. Lindner’s departure could lead to the FDP exiting the coalition. Lindner of the FDP issued a paper that outlined his vision to revive the German economy. However, it argued against both…
Credit: Corey Coyle, via Wikimedia Commons Wisconsin voters approved a state constitution change requiring someone to be a citizen to vote in elections. The ballot measure had 75% approval with more than 95% of the statewide voted tallied. Currently, the Wisconsin constitution states that “Every United States citizen age 18 or older who is a resident of an election district” is a qualified voter; the ballot proposal would replace the phrase “every United States citizen” with “only a United States citizen.” The ballot measure comes as leaders across the state called for a process for the state to check its…
Kristin Cavallari recently discussed her dating preferences on her podcast, sharing her desire for a partner who has had a “vasectomy” and is already a dad.After ending her relationship with 24-year-old Mark Estes, whom she praised as her “best boyfriend,” the reality TV star cited their age gap and his need for life experience as reasons for the split.Kristin Cavallari is now cautious with Hollywood connections, prefers non-entertainment partners, and is open to marriage, aiming for her next boyfriend to be her last.Article continues below advertisementKristin Cavallari Reveals Her New Dating Deal BreakerMEGAOn a recent episode of her “Let’s Be Honest” podcast,…
Harris, the US vice president, called Trump to congratulate him, aides said, and they discussed the importance of a peaceful transfer of power and being a president for all Americans.Major stock markets around the world rallied following Trump’s victory, and the dollar was set for its biggest one-day jump since 2020. OVERCOMING ODDS Trump was elected despite persistently low approval ratings, four criminal indictments and a civil judgment against him for sexual abuse and defamation. In May, Trump became the first US president to be convicted of a crime when a New York jury found him guilty on 34 felony counts…