Story by Royce Branning It’s been 33 years since Steve Jobs talked about the personal computer becoming a bicycle for the mind. In those years, the advent of the smartphone and the mass adoption of social media have turned those bicycles into runaway trains. Americans spend more than four hours a day on their smartphones–and more than […]
Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy joins ‘Squawk Box’ to discuss the mental health crisis among young people today, the impact of social media on the teen mental health crisis, why he’s calling for warning labels on social media platforms, and more.
Story by Tom Huddleston Jr. Bill Gates isn’t sure he would’ve become a billionaire if he’d grown up like kids today, dealing with the distractions of smartphones and social media. Gates, the co-founder and ex-CEO of Microsoft, helped make computers and the internet ubiquitous. But he might never have built the tech giant — valued at
Eric Montross (1971 – 2023) lived larger than life. At 7′ tall, he stood out in a crowd and will forever be remembered as one of the greatest and most genuine Tar Heels of all time. He delivered an NCAA championship to UNC in 1993 for Hall of Fame Men’s Basketball Coach Dean Smith and
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Auburn Tigers football players are putting some of their NIL money back into the community. Kenneth Teape | Sep 2, 2024 Auburn Tigers head coach Hugh Freeze looks on from the sideline as Auburn Tigers takes on Alabama A&M Bulldogs at Jordan-Hare Stadium in Auburn, Ala., on Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024. Auburn Tigers defeated Alabama A&M
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Brittany Zion | Mar 03, 2023 In June 2022, the Name Image and Likeness awards, hosted by the NIL Summit, honored its first-ever Male Athlete of the Year. The winner? UCLA Football quarterback and Texas high school standout Chase Griffin. The award recognizes the student-athletes who have exhibited the best use of their Name, Image,
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Eli Henderson | Nov 1, 2024 Cal basketball star Mady Sissoko channels his NIL earnings to build a school, well, and medical clinic in his Mali village, reshaping lives through compassion. In a college sports landscape where Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) deals often mean personal luxuries or material perks for athletes, California Golden Bear’s Mady Sissoko has
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The Australian government announced on Thursday what it described as world-leading legislation that would institute an age limit of 16 years for children to start using social media, and hold platforms responsible for ensuring compliance. Read more here: https://bit.ly/3AHBvD3
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October 21, 2024, By Laura Browne Educators, elected officials, and other stakeholders gathered in Raleigh last week to discuss diverse viewpoints regarding the use of cellphones in schools. The convening, hosted by the Friday Institute for Educational Innovation on Sept. 12, focused on making policies to regulate phone use rather than a total ban. “When we ban
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Social media. Many of us don’t feel very good when we’re on it, and yet we sometimes spend hours a day scrolling, eyeballs glued to our screens. Some experts say that social media is causing a mental health crisis, and governments are even talking about banning social media for kids. So what’s going on —
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