California to consider requiring mental health warnings on social media sitesBy TRÂN NGUYỄN SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California, home to some of the largest technology companies in the world, would be the first U.S. state to require mental health warning labels on social media sites if lawmakers pass a bill introduced Monday. The legislation sponsored by state Attorney General Rob Bonta is necessary to bolster safety for children online, supporters say, but industry officials vow to fight the measure and others like it under the First Amendment. Warning labels for social media gained swift bipartisan support from dozens of attorneys general, including Bonta, after U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy called on Congress to establish the requirements earlier this year, saying social media is a contributing factor in the mental health crisis among young people. “These companies know the harmful impact their products can have on our children, and they refuse to take meaningful steps to make them safer,” Bonta said at a news conference Monday. “Time is up. It’s time we stepped in and demanded change.” State officials haven’t provided details on the bill, but Bonta said the warning labels could pop up once weekly. Up to 95% of youth ages 13 to 17 say they use a social media platform, and more than a third say that they use social media “almost constantly,” according to 2022 data from the Pew Research Center. Parents’ concerns prompted Australia to pass the world’s first law banning social media for children under 16 in November. “The promise of social media, although real, has turned into a situation where they’re turning our children’s attention into a commodity,” Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan, who authored the California bill, said Monday. “The attention economy is using our children and their well-being to make money for these California companies.” Lawmakers instead should focus on online safety education and mental health resources, not warning label bills that are “constitutionally unsound,” said Todd O’Boyle, a vice president of the tech industry policy group Chamber of Progress. “We strongly suspect that the courts will set them aside as compelled speech,” O’Boyle told The Associated Press. Victoria Hinks’ 16-year-old daughter, Alexandra, died by suicide four months ago after being “led down dark rabbit holes” on social media that glamorized eating disorders and self-harm. Hinks said the labels would help protect children from companies that turn a blind eye to the harm caused to children’s mental health when they become addicted to social media platforms. “There’s not a bone in my body that doubts social media played a role in leading her to that final, irreversible decision,” Hinks said. “This could be your story.” Related Articles National News | Biden creates Native American boarding school national monument to mark era of forced assimilation National News | ‘Polarization’ is Merriam-Webster’s 2024 word of the year National News | Supreme Court rejects appeal challenging Hawaii gun licensing requirements under Second Amendment National News | Supreme Court rejects appeal from Boston parents over race bias in elite high school admissions National News | Supreme Court rejects Wisconsin parents’ challenge to school guidance for transgender students Common Sense Media, a sponsor of the bill, said it plans to lobby for similar proposals in other states. California in the past decade has positioned itself as a leader in regulating and fighting the tech industry to bolster online safety for children. The state was the first in 2022 to bar online platforms from using users’ personal information in ways that could harm children. It was one of the states that sued Meta in 2023 and TikTok in October for deliberately designing addictive features that keep kids hooked on their platforms. Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, also signed several bills in September to help curb the effects of social media on children, including one to prohibit social media platforms from knowingly providing addictive feeds to children without parental consent and one to limit or ban students from using smartphones on school campus. Federal lawmakers have held hearings on child online safety and legislation is in the works to force companies to take reasonable steps to prevent harm. The legislation has the support of X owner Elon Musk and the President-elect’s son, Donald Trump Jr . Still, the last federal law aimed at protecting children online was enacted in 1998, six years before Facebook’s founding.
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Xavier aims to rebound from a tough week and get one more critical tune-up for a rivalry matchup when it hosts Morgan State on Tuesday night in Cincinnati. The Musketeers (7-2) were ranked No. 22 in the AP poll two weeks ago but fell out after a 25-point loss to Michigan in the Fort Myers Tip-Off tournament final on Nov. 27. Xavier then barely escaped with a 71-68 home win over South Carolina State on Dec. 1 before losing 76-72 at TCU on Thursday. Dante Maddox Jr. came off the bench to score nine points in 20 minutes on three 3-pointers against the Horned Frogs. He also grabbed six rebounds before fouling out. The Musketeers have been waiting for the Toledo transfer to add a punch to an underwhelming bench cast that many thought would be a strength for Xavier coming into the season. "I really feel like you can almost be baited into a false sense of how deep your team is because you're around guys every day and have a good, older group, which we do," Musketeers coach Sean Miller said. "You see the good in a lot of different guys. It's not until you get 8 to 10, 10 to 15 games in when you truly understand how deep your team is." Maddox hit a 3-pointer and started a fastbreak with a steal that gave Xavier a 60-54 lead with 7:28 remaining, but the Musketeers faded down the stretch and lost for the second time in three games. Maddox is averaging 4.7 points per game, while Ryan Conwell leads the team with 16.6. Tuesday's game will be the last chance for Xavier to straighten up before visiting No. 22 Cincinnati on Saturday for the teams' annual intense crosstown showdown. Morgan State (5-7) is coming off a 102-81 road loss at Bowling Green on Saturday. Preseason All-MEAC First Team selection Will Thomas led the Bears with 19 points on 8-of-15 shooting from the field, while Kameron Hobbs scored 12 points off the bench. Amahrie Simpkins made all five of his field-goal attempts to add 11 points and Wynston Tabbs had 10 points, six rebounds and six assists. Tabbs leads Morgan State in scoring this season at 16.8 points per game, while Simpkins (12.8) and Thomas (12.2) round out the Bears' double-digit scorers. The Bears have struggled away from home, losing all five road contests this season. --Field Level Media
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) convener Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday expressing confidence regarding the upcoming Delhi Assembly polls claimed that his party will make history by once again forming its government in the national capital. He claimed that the Delhiites will choose the Delhi model development introduced by AAP and elect his party once again. Taking a dig at the other political parties, he said that those who used to condemn the free services given by AAP government to people and called them ‘Revris,’ are now themselves including similar things in their election manifestos. AAP national convener termed its victory in three out of four seats in the Punjab bypolls on Saturday as a “semi-final” for upcoming Delhi Assembly elections as well, asserting that his party is on its way for another mandate in the national capital. He claimed that people of Punjab have chosen the party on these three seats, which clearly shows that the AAP dispensation is doing good work, and in 2027 they will again elect his party to power. Advertisement According to the AAP chief’s claims, during the past decade the party has proven the Delhi model of governance which emphasizes on making the common man’s life easier. Elaborating on the Delhi model of governance, he hit out at the other political parties alleging that no other party earlier thought about common man’s day to day life convenience and ease of living. He claimed that the AAP made Delhi’s infrastructure better during the past decade, and also made 38 new flyovers in Delhi during the past ten years. Slowly Delhi’s development done by AAP, also reached Punjab and the state started witnessing works being done like in Delhi. Taking to social media platform X, Kejriwal thanked people of Punjab stating, “The people of Punjab have once again expressed their faith in the ideology of the Aam Aadmi Party and the work of our government by giving three out of four seats to the Aam Aadmi Party in the by-elections. Many thanks to the people of Punjab and many congratulations to everyone.” AdvertisementIndia is at the cusp of another historic moment in the exploration of space as the Indian Space Research Organisation launches its maiden mission on SpaDeX. The mission will represent a big stride in advancing India's capabilities in space to the next level of in-space docking technology. Here is everything you need to know about the launch and how to watch it live. PSLV-C60 SpaDeX Mission The SpaDeX (Space Docking Experiment) mission will feature two small spacecraft—SDX01 (referred to as "the Chaser") and SDX02 ("the Target"). These twin satellites will attempt to dock in low Earth orbit (LEO), a critical capability that could pave the way for advanced space operations. From missions to the Moon to the establishment of India's own space station, this mission is a stepping stone for future space endeavours. The satellites will be launched aboard ISRO’s trusted workhorse, the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV), designated PSLV-C60. The launch is scheduled for Today, December 30, 2024, at 9:58 PM IST from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota. How To Watch The PSLV-C60 Launch Live For space enthusiasts who wish to be a part of this historic moment, ISRO will be live-streaming the launch on their official YouTube channel, ISRO Official. The live broadcast will start at 9:30 PM IST, and it will truly be a front-row opportunity for all the viewers worldwide. Besides, ISRO's official website and all social media channels will show the updates and live commentary of the event so that nobody misses any of the action. A Historic Day For India As the countdown begins, it creates excitement among scientists, engineers, and space enthusiasts around the world. The SpaDeX mission reflects India's commitment to advancing the frontiers of space science and technology. Mark your calendars, tune into the live stream, and join the millions of others to witness this historic moment in the journey of Indian space exploration. Get Latest News Live on Times Now along with Breaking News and Top Headlines from Technology Science and around the world.10% dividend growth! 2 FTSE 100 stocks tipped to supercharge cash payouts
Vince Fong: We don’t need Newsom to lecture us. We need him to listen to us.Moore 2-5 2-2 7, Olsen 3-5 3-3 9, Ford 3-7 0-0 6, Cave 3-16 1-2 7, Weir 0-1 0-0 0, Gardner 3-5 1-1 8, Horne 0-0 0-0 0, Stephens 1-3 0-0 3, Harvey 6-11 0-0 14, Keitges 3-3 0-0 9, Perry 0-0 0-0 0, Powell 1-2 0-0 2, Totals 25-58 7-8 65 Williams 9-13 2-4 20, McCray 0-3 0-0 0, Jimenez 1-5 0-0 2, Leuzinger 4-8 7-10 16, Myers 5-11 0-0 15, Bisballe 0-0 0-0 0, Douglass 2-7 1-2 6, Krahn 1-3 0-0 2, Spasovski 3-4 0-0 6, Totals 25-54 10-16 67 3-Point Goals_Nebraska-Omaha 8-18 (Moore 1-2, Olsen 0-2, Cave 0-4, Gardner 1-2, Stephens 1-2, Harvey 2-3, Keitges 3-3), Wisconsin 7-18 (Williams 0-1, Leuzinger 1-2, Myers 5-10, Douglass 1-4, Krahn 0-1). Assists_Nebraska-Omaha 15 (Cave 5), Wisconsin 13 (Douglass 3, Leuzinger 3, Williams 3). Fouled Out_None. Rebounds_Nebraska-Omaha 26 (Ford 6), Wisconsin 38 (Williams 14). Total Fouls_Nebraska-Omaha 16, Wisconsin 12. Technical Fouls_None. A_3,014.
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Sweden released a new pamphlet for citizens this week with survival tips in case the country ever goes to war. The government-issued publication covers topics like how to stop bleeding, the difference between various emergency sirens, and what food should be stockpiled. Given the fact that Sweden just joined NATO this year, the advice is more relevant than ever as Russia’s war against Ukraine continues and Vladimir Putin continues to threaten nuclear strikes against Western countries. But this isn’t the first time Sweden has put out this kind of literature. The country actually has a long history of trying to prepare its population for war with Russia, from pamphlets and educational films to community nuclear shelters much fancier than anything the Americans produced at the height of the Cold War. At one point, it even printed the guides in its phone book. The new pamphlet is available online and titled “In Case of War or Crisis.” It’s distributed by the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency and opens with an explanation of its necessity. That all seems pretty straightforward and reasonable here in 2024. But it’s easy to forget there was a period before our current geopolitical hostilities when that kind of language may have seemed unnecessarily alarmist. Because Sweden has a similar pamphlet that was distributed from the middle of World War II until the fall of the Soviet Union. And then it didn’t start producing this kind of pamphlet again until 2018. Launched in 1943, Sweden’s original pamphlet was called “If the War Comes,” published at a time when the country was officially neutral. But the booklet received revisions during the Cold War, when the concern involved both the potential of a Soviet Union invasion of Sweden and the possibility of nuclear war. One of the big messages throughout was the idea that if a foreign army attacked and occupied, the average citizen wasn’t just supposed to give up. There was supposed to be a resistance and that resistance would take the form of whatever small way you could contribute. Sweden approached the idea of civil defense somewhat differently from the U.S. during the height of the Cold War. America had a fierce debate in the early 1960s about whether it was the responsibility of the government to build community fallout shelters and help their citizens prepare. Ultimately, the debate was won by those who believed Americans should be independent and not look to the government. Sweden went the other direction, building extremely nice nuclear bunkers for entire communities . One bunker in Stockholm featured classrooms for students, a theater, and an enormous gymnasium. The bunker was featured in a 1958 film titled “Vi går under jorden,” translated in English as We Go Underground. The Cold War pamphlet wasn’t distributed anymore after the official collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, and there really did appear to be a receding threat to Western-aligned countries after the Communist government fell. The political fight between communist and capitalist superpowers was largely over but the first two decades of the 21st century would see the old divisions reemerge. Australia’s SBS TV news channel produced a documentary in 2019 about the ways that Sweden was preparing its citizens for the possibility of war as what might be called the Second Cold War or New Cold War was knocking on the door. Sweden isn’t the only country trying to prepare its citizens for the possibility of a Russian invasion. Finland shares a border with Russia and has always been more alert to the possibility than their Swedish neighbors. And Finland has its own government pamphlets with information about resisting an occupation and reminding people to stock enough food for 20 days. The 2022 invasion of Ukraine changed the perspective of a lot of people, according to a new report from the BBC . Because the idea of Russia invading a foreign country seemed largely theoretical to so many younger people until very recently. “From the Finnish perspective, this is a bit strange,” Ilmari Kaihko, associate professor of war studies at the Swedish Defense University who’s originally from Finland told the BBC . “[Finland] never forgot that war is a possibility, whereas in Sweden, people had to be shaken up a bit to understand that this can actually happen.” The New Cold War is here and people are trying to stay prepared for the worst as best they can. But nobody knows what the future holds, especially as traditional geopolitical allies seem ripe for disruption in the second presidency of Donald Trump. The president-elect has shown himself to be devoid of any real ideology beyond whatever helps him personally. The U.S. could just as easily be exiting NATO or building up new support for NATO allies, depending on who offers Trump the best deal in the coming months and years. And that kind of instability is not great for Americans, to say the least.Rupert Murdoch has faced a setback in his efforts to restructure his family trust to ensure his son Lachlan's control over their media empire. A Nevada commissioner ruled against the amendment, saying it demonstrated 'bad faith,' according to a sealed court document cited by the New York Times. The trust currently stipulates that control of Fox News parent Fox Corp and News Corp will be equally distributed among Murdoch's four eldest children—Lachlan, James, Elisabeth, and Prudence—after his death. The amendment aimed to prevent interference from the more politically moderate siblings by solidifying Lachlan's leadership role. The ruling by Commissioner Edmund Gorman described the proposed changes as a 'carefully crafted charade' to cement Lachlan's executive roles permanently. While Rupert Murdoch plans to appeal, his other children have expressed hope for focusing on family unity rather than legal battles. (With inputs from agencies.)
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TUCSON, Ariz. , Dec. 4, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- AudioEye, Inc. ("AudioEye" or the "Company") (Nasdaq: AEYE), the industry-leading digital accessibility company, today announced the launch of an underwritten secondary offering of shares of its common stock to be sold by certain selling stockholders. The selling stockholders also expect to grant to the underwriters an option, exercisable for 30 days, to purchase additional shares of the Company's common stock from the selling stockholders at the public offering price, less underwriting discounts and commissions. The offering is subject to market and other conditions, and there can be no assurance as to whether or when the offering may be completed, or as to the actual size or terms of the offering. Needham & Company will act as Sole Book-Runner, and Roth Capital Partners will act as Lead Manager for the offering. The selling stockholders will receive all of the net proceeds from the proposed offering. The Company will not sell any shares of its common stock in the proposed offering and will not receive any proceeds from the sale of shares of the Company's stock in the offering. This offering is being made pursuant to a shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-276937) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") and declared effective on February 13, 2024 . The offering of the shares of common stock will be made by means of a prospectus, including a prospectus supplement, forming a part of the registration statement. 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