Banning smartphones in school
allowing access to mobiles in school introduces risks, including distraction, disruption, bullying and abuse, and can be detrimental to learning and Several studies have shown that banning mobile phones from schools improves academic performance but less than one-in-four countries have laws or policies banning phones in schools. However, Students should not be shielded from technology
Elon Musk: Covid-19 vaccines leads in rising heart problems
Pfizer and Moderna’s Covid vaccines have been linked to relatively rare cases of myocarditis, but crucially, studies suggest this does not lead to have a higher risk of having a cardiac arrest. Myocarditis is more common and serious after Covid infections than after a vaccine. However, there is evidence cardiac arrests are more common in
Threads sign up fades
The app attracted more than 100 million sign-ups within days of its launch this month in a challenge to Elon Musk’s rival platform, X, formerly Twitter. Outside data firms have reported that sign-ups and time spent on the platform have declined since the launch. Mr Zuckerberg said the initial success had taken executives by surprise
Israel’s country crisis
Israel’s parliament, the Knesset, has passed the first in a series of laws aimed at drastically limiting the powers of the country’s Supreme Court by eliminates the court’s ability to overturn government decisions on the grounds of “reasonableness”.Members of the opposition walked out in protest at the final reading of the law, which passed 64-0,
Amazon acquisition of Whole Foods Market competes with Walmart
When amazon announced the $13.7bn acquisition of Whole Foods Market in 2017, it followed some oddball attempts to strengthen its grocery business, some conceived by Jeff Bezos himself. when the deal was announced, Amazon’s share price soared and those of its rivals, such as Walmart, fell. But since then Amazon has treated grocery more like
TikTok creates text-only posts
Earlier this month, TikTok launched a new music streaming service to rival platforms like Spotify and Apple Music. TikTok users will now be offered three options on the app whether to post photos, videos or text. They will also be able to customise posts by adding sound, location or Duets, which are video reactions to
Twitter “X” logo to replace the “bird”
Twitter has been headquartered in the Californian city since 2012, where its sign has become part of the landscape. Twitter’s new logo – an X on a black background has replaced the famous blue bird on the social network, and was projected onto the side of the headquarters on Sunday. Twitter’s rebranding of its San
Twitter “X” logo to replace the “bird”
Twitter has been headquartered in the Californian city since 2012, where its sign has become part of the landscape. Twitter’s new logo – an X on a black background has replaced the famous blue bird on the social network, and was projected onto the side of the headquarters on Sunday. Twitter’s rebranding of its San
Spotify raises premium subscription fees
Spotify has been reducing its reliance on the big celebrity signings and expensive original content that have weighed on its bottom line, with the Duchess of Sussex’s podcast among high-profile casualties. Spotify is raising the price of its single-account premium plan for the first time since 2011 and hiking other services as well. The price
Ukraine grain at river ports near Romania hit bombed
The collapse of the deal also means that Russia has resumed targeting of port locations in Ukraine which had been suspended during the deal. Odesa head Oleh Kiper, whose region also covers the Danube ports of Reni and Izmail, said in his Telegram channel that Russia had attacked the infrastructure there for four hours with