'Liking' an article online may mean less time spent reading it
When people have the option to click "like" on a media article they encounter online, they spend less time actually reading the text, a new study suggests.
Sep 30, 2020
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Internet
When people have the option to click "like" on a media article they encounter online, they spend less time actually reading the text, a new study suggests.
Sep 30, 2020
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Software
The best way to help smartphone users manage their screen time may be to make phones progressively more annoying to use, according to new University of Michigan research.
May 14, 2024
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Computer Sciences
Seeking to reduce the computing power needed for the widely used dynamic mode decomposition algorithm, a team of researchers in China led by Guo-Ping Guo developed a quantum-classical hybrid algorithm. They tested their algorithm ...
Aug 7, 2023
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Business
European Union regulators have launched a fresh antitrust investigation of Google, this time over whether the U.S. tech giant is stifling competition in digital advertising technology.
Jun 22, 2021
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Robotics
If any factory worker could program low-cost robots, then more factories could actually use robotics to increase worker productivity.
Jun 18, 2019
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Internet
TikTok said Monday it now has more than a billion active users, just four years after the hugely popular video-sharing app was launched by Chinese group ByteDance.
Sep 27, 2021
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Business
French automaker Renault will slash its stake in Japanese partner Nissan as part of a deal rebalancing the rocky alliance between the two companies, the firms said Monday.
Jan 30, 2023
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Internet
In his research on college students' productivity, Cornell Tech graduate student Fabian Okeke heard many accounts of time lost to social media, beginning with a click over to Facebook or YouTube for a quick distraction.
Jan 3, 2019
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Internet
Apple limited file-sharing for Chinese iPhone users Thursday, a month after reports that anti-government protesters were using the function to share digital leaflets with strangers.
Nov 10, 2022
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Consumer & Gadgets
After an exhausting day, housework is often the last thing I feel like doing. But I sometimes relax by playing video games where you tidy and arrange household items in living rooms, kitchens and bathrooms.
Jan 7, 2024
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