GoKawiil - Tech News

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Whistleblower Says Mark Zuckerberg Is Only Pretending to Care About Child Safety (futurism.com)

2026-08-20 | by Joe Wilkins | tags: meta, mark zuckerberg, facebook

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Windows brings out the Rorschach test in everyone (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-20 | by Raymond Chen | tags: windows 95, hologram, naked children

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London’s Ultra Low Emission Zone cleaned up the city’s air. Then children’s lungs got bigger (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-08-19 | tags: ultra low emission zone, london, vehicle emissions

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Meta Faces $1.4 Trillion Reckoning In Latest Trial Over Social Media Addiction (slashdot.org)

2026-08-17 | tags: meta, facebook, mark zuckerberg

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Meta faces 'astronomical' consequences as legal fight reaches critical moment (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-17 | by Jonathan Vanian | tags: meta, facebook, instagram

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The Download: dead robot friends and the “censorship-industrial complex” (technologyreview.com)

2026-08-17 | by Thomas Macaulay | tags: moxie, ai companion, neurodivergent children

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After 2 Deaths and Reports of Brain Tumors, How Dangerous Is Gene Therapy, Really? (gizmodo.com)

2026-08-17 | tags: gene therapy, brain tumors, safety

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France's top court strikes down social media ban for children under 15 (engadget.com)

2026-08-14 | by Lawrence Bonk | tags: social media, france, constitutional council

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Person Hides Prompt Injection In Legal Filing Telling AI To Side With Them (slashdot.org)

2026-08-14 | tags: prompt injection, legal filing, oscar wilde

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Trump wants MMR vaccine split up: the science behind why it’s a bad idea (feeds.nature.com)

2026-08-12 | by Glickman | tags: mmr vaccine, children’s health, vaccine schedules

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Stressed Parents Give Kids More Screen Time, Study Finds (cnet.com)

2026-08-11 | by Dashia Milden | tags: fiu, screen time, florida international university

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Parents’ Stress Leads to More Screen Time for Kids, Study Finds (cnet.com)

2026-08-11 | by Dashia Milden | tags: fiu, uthealth houston, screen time

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Archive of Animal Photography Reveals 18,000 Species and Counting (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-09 | by Kayla Randall | tags: national geographic, photo ark, animal photography

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Adults over 65 will outnumber children by 2029 (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-07 | tags: bureau, census, children

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Meta Ordered to Pay $567M in New Mexico Child Exploitation Lawsuit (cnet.com)

2026-08-07 | by Steven Musil | tags: children, instagram, meta

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Meta fined $567m in largest child safety ruling against social media giant (feeds.bbci.co.uk)

2026-08-06 | by Watch Our Pick Of Standout Clips Across The Bbc | tags: children, judge, meta

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Google Wallet now lets parents set up secure balances for their kids (techcrunch.com)

2026-08-06 | by Aisha Malik | tags: child, children, feature

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Despite Critic’s Warnings, Kids Online Safety Act Advances to Senate for Full Vote (gizmodo.com)

2026-08-05 | tags: big tech, blackburn, blackburn said

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Parents Horrified as Boomer Mawmaws Gift Children Blatant AI Slop Picture Books (futurism.com)

2026-08-04 | by Frank Landymore | tags: ai-generated children’s books, wired, imagitime

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Liquid Fluoride Can Stop Cavities Without Drilling, Major Trial Finds (gizmodo.com)

2026-08-03 | tags: liquid fluoride, cavities, teeth decay

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‘Children of Blood and Bone’ Shares a Magical First Trailer (gizmodo.com)

2026-07-28 | tags: tomi adeyemi, children of blood and bone, gina prince-bythewood

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This hotel-inspired hospital is designed to make high-risk pregnancies feel less scary (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-07-28 | tags: nemours children’s health, advanced delivery unit, high-risk pregnancy

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Pizza, pasta, potatoes, protein – how Italian children became so overweight (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-26 | by Sofia Bettiza | tags: italian children, campania, ponticelli

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Meta Working on Crushingly Sad AI App That Tells Bedtime Stories to Children, for “Tired” Parents (futurism.com)

2026-07-25 | by Maggie Harrison Dupré | tags: meta, storykit, bedtime stories

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Anthropomorphism in Children's Interactions with LLM Chatbots (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-22 | tags: llm, chatbots, anthropomorphism

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Ofcom, the UK's communications regulator, is investigating TikTok's child safety measures (engadget.com)

2026-07-16 | by Matt Tate | tags: age inference, children, ofcom

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TikTok faces Ofcom investigation over child age checks (feeds.bbci.co.uk)

2026-07-16 | by Watch Our Pick Of Standout Clips Across The Bbc | tags: children, ofcom, regulator

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This retro-style home phone lets kids call friends without apps, browsers, or social media (techspot.com)

2026-07-16 | by Rob Thubron | tags: calling, children, home

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Pinwheel's new retro-style home phone lets kids call friends without apps, browsers, or social media (techspot.com)

2026-07-16 | by Rob Thubron | tags: calling, children, home

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NYC just announced a free perk parents have been asking for (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-07-15 | tags: children, city, event