Meta investigated over illicit drug sales: Report
US authorities are investigating Meta over its role in the illicit sale of medications, The Wall Street Journal reported Saturday.
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Experts assess states' case in lawsuit against Meta over youth mental health concerns
Meta, the parent company of social media platforms Facebook, Instagram, Whatsapp and Threads, faces federal lawsuits from 42 states' attorneys general asserting that the company intentionally crafted features to make children ...
Nov 8, 2023
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Five fact-checking tips from disinformation experts
For International Fact Checking Day (April 2), we met with the European Digital Media Observatory, which is an EU-wide platform for combatting disinformation while protecting the core value of freedom of expression.
Apr 4, 2022
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Last of Apple's 42 stores in China reopen
The last of Apple's 42 stores in China reopened Friday, as the country slowly goes back to work following weeks of quarantine that forced the closure of businesses.
Mar 13, 2020
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'72 hours of science' project reveals new ideas on beneficial epidemics
(Tech Xplore)—A team of postdoc researchers at the Santa Fe Institute has concluded a '72 hours of science' project regarding beneficial epidemics, by posting their results on the arXiv preprint server. The team found that ...
Epidemic
In epidemiology, an epidemic (from Greek epi- upon + demos people) occurs when new cases of a certain disease, in a given human population, and during a given period, substantially exceed what is "expected," based on recent experience (the number of new cases in the population during a specified period of time is called the "incidence rate"). (An epizootic is the analogous circumstance within an animal population.) In recent usages, the disease is not required to be communicable; examples include cancer or heart disease.
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