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EU To Crack Down On TikTok, Instagram’s ‘Addictive Design’

Yesterday at 20:00 PM, via Slashdot

The EU plans to target “addictive design” features on TikTok, Instagram, and other platforms, including endless scrolling, autoplay, push notifications, and recommendation loops that can steer children toward harmful content. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said new regulation could arrive later this year, alongside an EU age-verification app meant to make child-safety rules...

BHEKISISA: Somebody call Hasina: Meet the powerhouse who has quietly shaped SA’s public health landscape

Yesterday at 19:41 PM, via Daily Maverick

By all accounts, Hasina Subedar is who you call when you need to roll out, well, anything new in public health. Known for her grit, grace and humour, the non-conformist middle child from Pietermaritzburg started out as a nurse 30 years ago. She is now responsible for getting the game-changer medication for HIV prevention into 360 clinics around the country.

US university’s commencement speaker reveals he will pay off students’ final-year loans

Yesterday at 19:24 PM, via The Guardian

Anil Kochhar hopes textile graduates of North Carolina State can leave with ‘greater freedom to pursue goals’

Anil Kochhar, a North Carolina State University donor, gave graduates of the school’s Wilson College of Textiles a lot more than just words of wisdom when he delivered their keynote commencement address recently.

The Indian American entrepreneur also announced that he would pay off any...

Thousands of University of Nottingham staff told they are at risk of redundancy

Yesterday at 19:21 PM, via The Guardian

Institution says it could run out of money by 2031 and wants to cut more than 600 academic and support posts

Thousands of staff at the University of Nottingham have been told to prepare for redundancy as part of swingeing financial cuts that academics say will harm the institution’s future.

The university’s administration sent letters to 2,700 staff on Tuesday, notifying them their role was...

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