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☆ For kids exploring social media, here are three steps the surgeon general wants parents to take
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-08 | by ( Dr. Sanjay Gupta | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

CNN —As a father of three teenage girls, one of my biggest parenting challenges has been navigating smartphones and social media. Would smartphones and social media be given that same level of dire warning? I often think about social media less like tobacco and more like junk food. And you can also help them understand what’s a safe and unsafe interaction or engagement on social media. How to talk about screen timeNot sure how to start a conversation with your kids about internet and social media use?

Persons: Vivek Murthy, –, “, ”, That’s, ” Murthy, we’ve, Murthy, they’re, you’re, can’t, Dr, Sanjay Gupta, CNN’s Andrea Kane Organizations: CNN, Pew Research Center, YouTube, Big Tech, CNN Health

☆ AI Tech Like ChatGPT Will Make Americans More Lonely
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-07 | by ( Daniel Cox | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +14 min

And there are definitely areas where AI chatbots could be useful — especially when it comes to business. Artificial IntimacyThe shift toward AI relationships isn't just a theoretical possibility: Some entrepreneurs and companies are already working to create chatbot-driven connections. While it has garnered a lot of attention, CarynAI isn't the first attempt at providing people with companionship through an AI chatbot. Snap recently deployed its own AI chatbot, called My AI, aimed at supplementing social interactions on the app. In researching new AI chatbots, I was struck by the missed opportunity for disconnected people to forge new connections.

Persons: ChatGPT, Derek Thompson, —, you've, Eric Klinenberg, Jenny Leigh, isn't, Caryn Marjorie, Marjorie, Caryn, CarynAI, Replika, Evan Spiegel, Joshua Bote, Zers, Brent Orrell, Daniel Cox Organizations: Pew Research Center, University of Pennsylvania, Software, New York, Washington Post, San Francisco Chronicle, Brown University, Hasbro, Science Foundation, Survey Center, American Enterprise Institute Locations: New York City

☆ ChatGPT, AI Tech Will Worsen America's Loneliness Crisis, Friendship Recession
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-07 | by ( Daniel Cox | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +14 min

☆ The Deception of ‘Affirmative Action’
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-06 | by ( The Editorial Board | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

As protests erupted outside a Glendale, Calif., school board meeting discussing LGBTQ+ issues in the classroom on June 6, 2023, opponents highlighted their concerns about teachers discussing sexual orientation and gender identity with children. Images: The Orange County Register via AP/Zuma Press Composite: Mark KellyThe Pew Research Center has released a new report headlined “Asian Americans Hold Mixed Views Around Affirmative Action.” But the subtitle on the same report suggests the respondents have far clearer views when they’re asked about what affirmative action actually means. “Most are skeptical of considering race and ethnicity in college admissions,” Pew says. The report comes as the Supreme Court is expected to issue rulings on the use of race in admissions by Harvard and the University of North Carolina.

Persons: Mark Kelly The, they’re, ” Pew Organizations: AP, Zuma, Mark Kelly The Pew Research Center, Harvard, University of North Locations: Glendale, Calif, Orange, University of North Carolina

☆ Dr. Chatbot will see you now
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-06 | by ( Adam Rogers | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

Almost invariably, the chatbot answers were rated as three or four times as reliable as the ones from the poor wee humans. But here's the most striking part: The chatbot answers, on average, were rated seven times as empathetic as the ones from humans. It's as if the unfeeling android Mr. Data figured out how to convincingly emulate Dr. Crusher's comforting bedside manner. Give those medical chatbots access to people's individual medical records, and they could offer more precisely directed advice. Healthcare AI startups will want the cheapest versions with the most financial bang, which won't necessarily have the best patient outcomes.

Persons: feely, San Diego lurked, I'm, ChatGPT, John Ayers, Ayers, —, chatbot, they're, That's, They're, Teva Brender, Brender, Jonathan Chen, Greg Corrado, isn't, Adam Rogers Organizations: University of California, UC San Diego, Pew Research Center, Harvard, Google, Stanford University School of Medicine, Food and Drug Administration, Healthcare Locations: San Diego, San Francisco

☆ Australia to triple size of Macquarie Island Marine Park to protected area larger than Germany
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-05 | by ( Helen Regan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Australia plans to triple the size of an ecologically important marine park and close off an area larger than Germany to fishing and mining, the government announced Monday, protecting millions of vulnerable seabirds and animals. The remote Macquarie Island Marine Park, located off Australia’s southeastern coast between Tasmania and Antarctica in the Southern Ocean, is set to expand to 475,465 square kilometers (about 184,000 square miles). The wind-swept World Heritage-listed Macquarie Island and its surrounding waters is a site of outstanding geological and natural significance. The plan to expand the marine park was released in February and Monday’s announcement comes after two months of public consultations with more than 14,700 submissions that were 99% in support, according to the government. Darren Kindleysides, chief executive of the Australian Marine Conservation Society, said sanctuaries are vital for marine wildlife, healthy ocean ecosystems and sustainable commercial fisheries.

Persons: Tanya Plibersek, ”, Fiona Maxwell, “, Darren Kindleysides Organizations: CNN, Pew, Albanese Government, UNESCO, Heritage, Australian Marine Conservation Society Locations: Australia, Germany, Macquarie, Tasmania, Antarctica

☆ Opinion | Why America Desperately Needed Ted Lasso
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-05 | by ( Margaret Renkl | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

NASHVILLE — I didn’t watch the first season of “Ted Lasso” until the second season was already underway on Apple TV+. I wish I’d been watching from the very beginning, when it first began streaming in 2020. It is simply the story of a heartbroken but optimistic American football coach who accepts a job as manager of a British football team in the hands of a heartbroken and pessimistic owner who has just won it in a bitter divorce. Rebecca Welton knows almost nothing about running a sports franchise, and her imported coach knows almost nothing about the game that Brits call football. “You know what the happiest animal in the world is?” Ted asks a glum player just bested in a team scrimmage.

Persons: Ted Lasso ”, I’d, —, “ Ted Lasso ”, ”, Rebecca Welton, Rebecca, Miss Havisham, Manolo Blahniks, Ted, Forrest Gump, Ted Lasso’s, It’s Organizations: NASHVILLE, Apple, Pew Research Center, Premier League Locations: America, United States, British

☆ Jimmy Carter's legacy: How he welcomed refugees
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-04 | by ( Catherine E. Shoichet | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +14 min

These steps Carter took during his presidency are still shaping the United States, decades after he left office. Because of Carter’s actions, hundreds of thousands of people fleeing persecution had a chance to come to the United States when he was commander-in-chief. A crisis that began before Carter took office was becoming increasingly dire by the day. That respect, Nguyen says, was earned by actions that Carter took that changed the course of her parents’ lives. “They were only able to do so because of the political courage exercised by President Carter,” she says.

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☆ Want to know why younger generations seem so pissed? Look at the housing market.
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-04 | by ( Matt Turner | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

But the biggest issue is probably a housing market that simply feels unfair. From a shaky economy to student debt, to general inflation and spiking healthcare costs, there's lots to be worried about. "One was the long, weak labor market in the wake of the Great Recession, and the other is how badly the housing market functions." When you look at the housing market, it's particularly grim right now. But while Americans have different health situations (and lifestyles and levels of student debt), all of them live somewhere.

Persons: Gen Zers, —, Zers, Josée Rose, there's, Matt Yglesias, Phil Rosen, Goldman Sachs, James Rodriguez, Pew, John Myers, Ben Southwood, Sam Bowman, homebuyers Organizations: Service, Deloitte, TIAA Institute, Federal Reserve Bank of New, Mortgage, Association, Commonwealth Fund Locations: Federal Reserve Bank of New York, New York, isn't

☆ What It’s Like to Be a Queer Teenager in America Today
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-03 | by ( ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +16 min

teenagers, high school is a much more accepting place than even a decade ago. Their experiences highlight a “paradoxical finding,” as researchers have described it: Even as social inclusion for young L.G.B.T.Q. To better understand, we took a national poll and talked to two dozen high school students in five states. It’s a different world from when his older sister, Brianna Henderson, attended just seven years ago, when there were very few openly gay students. His home state has passed laws related to restroom use and sports participation for young transgender people.

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☆ Young men aren't working as much as they used to — and they have less financial freedom than previous generations
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-03 | by ( Jacob Zinkula | Jason Lalljee | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

25-year-olds were less likely to be working full-time in 2021 than previous generations. That's driven by men working less than they did four decades ago. 66% of 25-year-olds in 2021 were working full-time, down from 73% of 25-year-olds in 1980. Four decades ago, 85% of 25-year-old men were working full-time. 61% of 25-year-old women were working full-time in 2021 — in line with the 61% that did so in 1980.

Persons: —, there's, grads, Jason Schenker Organizations: Service, Privacy, Pew, Survey, Boston Fed, National Bureau of Economic Research, Prestige Economics

☆ Imagining a New Filipino American Neighborhood Into Being, Starting With Food
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-02 | by ( Tejal Rao | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

In the past decade, both Andrew Zimmern and Anthony Bourdain called Filipino food the next big thing for the United States. Locally, the restaurant critic Jonathan Gold wrote that 2017 was a pivotal moment for Filipino dining in Los Angeles. He started his pop-up business Regi’s Turo Turo at the end of last year, setting up outside coffee shops to grill skewers and sell bundles of vegan pastil, made from mushrooms, wrapped in banana leaves. Follow New York Times Cooking on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, TikTok and Pinterest. Get regular updates from New York Times Cooking, with recipe suggestions, cooking tips and shopping advice.

Persons: Andrew Zimmern, Anthony Bourdain, Jonathan Gold, Turo, —, Esquejo, Delgado Organizations: Pew Research, California State University, New York Times, Facebook, YouTube Locations: United States, Los Angeles, Long Beach, Chinatown, Millennials, Manila

☆ Money stored in payment apps like Venmo may be more vulnerable than bank deposits, CFPB says
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-01 | by ( Chelsey Cox | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

WASHINGTON — Money held in non-bank, peer-to-peer payment apps is not guaranteed for federal deposit insurance protection, which makes the funds more vulnerable, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau warned on Thursday. More than three-quarters of U.S. adults have used a payment app, according to the Pew Research Center. Some invest the money in interest-earning loans and bonds instead of depositing into a traditional bank or credit union. But the insurance is only provided under certain conditions and does not protect users' money if the parent app collapses. Until then, app users must be proactive in moving money into an insured financial facility until a method is adopted, the agency said.

Persons: Millennials, Rohit Chopra, CFPB, Chopra, Elon Musk, Zelle Organizations: WASHINGTON, Consumer Financial, Pew Research Center, Twitter, PayPal Locations: U.S, Venmo

☆ Who does inflation hit hardest? Experts weigh in on how higher prices impact households
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-01 | by ( Jessica Dickler | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Fizkes | Istock | Getty ImagesStubborn inflation has driven households near the breaking point, but the pain of high prices has not been shared equally. The lowest-paid workers spend more of their income on necessities such as food, rent and gas, categories that also experienced higher-than-average inflation spikes. Because higher-income households spend relatively more on services, which notched smaller price increases compared with goods, they came out ahead. Middle-income households see slower wage growthBy other measures, Americans in the middle class are getting especially squeezed. watch nowEconomists' definitions of middle class vary.

Persons: Laurence Kotlikoff, Tomas Philipson, Brian Albrecht, Albrecht, Philipson, Aron Levine, Boston University's Organizations: Istock, Getty, Boston University ., White House Council, Economic, University of Pennsylvania's Wharton, Finance, International Center for Law, Economics, Congressional, Office, Pew Research Center, Bank of America Institute, Bank of, Boston, Consumer Financial, Bureau

☆ Members of Gen Z were born between 1997 and 2012. Here are 7 events that have defined their lives so far.
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-31 | by ( Elana Klein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Here are some of the generation-defining events that have had a profound effect on Gen Z. As Business Insider previously reported, Gen Z was established as a generation in 2019 by the Pew Research Center, which defines generations — such as Gen Z, Millennials, and Baby Boomers — to understand how perspectives and views change, rather than to create strict categories that define people. Here are some cultural events that have shaped the attitudes and tendencies of members of Gen Z. The recession of 2008 showed Gen Z 'the fragility inherent in the system'Members of Gen Z were children, or babies, during the Great Recession, so it hung over their formative years. Instead of looking ahead to a world of opportunities, Gen Z now peers into an uncertain future," the report continued.

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The overall fertility rate was 56.1 births per 1,000 women ages 15-44, holding relatively steady from the rate of 56.3 in 2021. After a sharp drop in 2020, birth rates rose in 2021 — the first increase since 2014 — but the numbers still reflect a decline that began before the pandemic. When people have their first child later, they tend to have fewer children overall, Levine explained. Birth rates among women in their late 30s and early 40s rose in the last decade, and the birth rate among women over 45 also exceeded one birth per 1,000 population for the first time in more than a decade. Meanwhile, the teen birth rate dropped to a record low in 2022.

Persons: Phil Levine, Levine, ” Levine, “, Carolina Aragão, ” Aragão Organizations: US Centers for Disease Control, Wellesley College, Brookings Institution, CNN, Pew Research Center, CDC Locations: Carolina

☆ The collapse of the 'unremarkable middle' might be the best way to describe what's going wrong for retailers right now
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-30 | by ( Alex Bitter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Stores like Bed Bath & Beyond are an "unremarkable middle," Dennis said on the Remarkable Retail podcast. Fewer middle-income consumers mean a shrinking shopper base for retailers that historically catered to the middle class, Retail Dive reported in 2019. "The apocalyptic part is really about the collapse of the unremarkable middle," Dennis said on the podcast. That's putting new pressure on the "unremarkable middle," Dennis said. "Economic pressure is going to reveal more fragility on the part of many retailers," Dennis added.

☆ Your next job may depend on how well you understand AI tools like ChatGPT
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-30 | by ( Hasan Chowdhury | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Companies are looking at ways to implement tools like ChatGPT into their products and workflows. But pretty much anyone with a job, beyond just tech, will need to get to grips with AI and its potential. On Monday, Jensen Huang, the CEO of chip giant Nvidia, suggested workers should find a way to make AI work to their favor. ChatGPT shifted priorities for corporatesThe release of OpenAI's ChatGPT in November has coincided with a shift in priorities for companies across the board. Meanwhile a survey of 3,000 employed Americans by HR software firm Checkr found that 79% of workers are feeling the pressure to learn more about AI tools.

☆ 6 remote and hybrid companies that help pay for employees' vacations—and are all hiring now
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-29 | by ( Morgan Smith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

That's according to a new report from Expedia, which warns that Americans are suffering from "vacation deprivation." Earlier this year, the trip-planning platform surveyed 14,527 people in more than 10 countries, including France, Mexico and Canada. People cited inflation, staffing shortages and busy schedules as the biggest impediments to taking more time off. To stave off burnout and improve employee retention, some companies are taking this perk a step further and offering to help offset the cost of employees' vacations. If you're looking for a flexible job that will allow you to work remotely and help you afford to travel more, these six companies offer remote opportunities and give employees money to help offset the cost of their trips, according to FlexJobs:

In 2019, Pew Research Foundation officially established a generation after millennials, Generation Z. Generation Z includes anyone born between 1997 and 2012. The newest addition to today's workforce is Generation Z, born between 1997 and 2012. Meanwhile, most of Generation Z doesn't remember the event at all. "We look forward to spending the next few years studying this generation as it enters adulthood," Dimock wrote of Generation Z, adding that it's always possible that new data could give researchers a reason to reevaluate these generational boundaries.

☆ Workers value paid time off more than health insurance, survey suggests
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-28 | by ( Sam Tabahriti | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

More workers said paid leave was extremely important to them than those valuing health insurance. Almost half of workers who get paid time off don't usually use up all their allocation, it found. That's higher than the 51% who said employer-funded health insurance was extremely important, with 28% saying it's very important. Just over 90% of upper-income workers surveyed by Pew had employer-funded health insurance, dipping to 82% for middle-income workers and just 60% for those on lower incomes. Only about half of the workers surveyed said they were extremely or very satisfied with their job, with just 34% happy with how much they're paid.

☆ Disney is seriously unpopular with GOP primary voters in key states, internal DeSantis 2024 campaign data and leaked audio show
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-26 | by ( Kimberly Leonard | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

But DeSantis 2024 campaign polling shows it could help him with Republican voters in a primary. Ryan Tyson, pollster for the campaign, found the company was deeply unpopular among Republicans primary, according to findings shared with The Messenger. "The campaign thinks this is a very good issue for primary voters," Dan Eberhart, CEO of drilling services company Canary, LLC, told Insider. Neither campaign responded to a query from Insider addressing whether they had polling that conflicted with the DeSantis campaign findings. When combining this week's calling efforts with online donations, the DeSantis campaign raised $8.2 million in the fist 24 hours of the campaign.

But in the last few years, increasing pay transparency has become a common cause for young workers, anti-discrimination advocates, and, increasingly, state legislators. But employers in states with transparency laws make up for it by imposing informal rules that prevent employees from talking about pay. If the "new norm" of salary transparency had supplanted the old taboo, then we'd expect a large majority to chafe under outdated restrictions against discussing pay. Strong support for managers in general appears to translate into strong support for managerial approaches to pay secrecy or transparency. If salary transparency is actually going to become the "new norm," it will clearly require more than our existing set of state laws.

☆ Young adults are taking longer to reach 'key life milestones' impacting finances later, analysis shows
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-24 | by ( Kate Dore | Cfp | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Young adults in the United States are taking longer to reach "key life milestones," including financial independence from parents and living on their own, compared to four decades ago, according to a Pew Research Center analysis released on Tuesday. Today's young adults are closer to full-time employment and financial independence by age 25, the analysis of Census Bureau data shows. Financial independence is defined as having a single income of at least 150% of the poverty level. And only one-quarter were financially independent of their parents, versus more than 40% in 1980, the analysis found. "I would argue that young adults now are facing much higher costs for housing," buying a car, food and gas, Rossman said.

Persons: Ted Rossman, Rossman Organizations: Pew Research, Finance, House, Social Security, PayPal, Bankrate Locations: United States

☆ Social media is driving teen mental health crisis, surgeon general warns
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-23 | by ( Erika Edwards | Hallie Jackson | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

The report, released Tuesday, calls attention to growing concerns about the effects of social media use on children and adolescent's mental health. The advisory urges policymakers and the companies that make the social media platforms to share with parents the burden of managing children's and adolescents' social media use. About a third say they're scrolling, posting or otherwise engaged with social media "almost constantly." The surgeon general's report also blamed social media for perpetuating eating disorders, body dysmorphia and low self-esteem. Twenge said social media can affect mental health in a variety of ways.

Persons: Vivek Murthy, Murthy, Jim Steyer, Jean Twenge, Gen X, Silents, Twenge, that's Organizations: Media, Pew Research Center, San Diego State University

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