Jury told that Meta, Google 'engineered addiction' at landmark US trial(techxplore.com)

399 points by geox 8 months ago | 307 comments

News article on a US trial where jurors heard claims that Meta and Google engineered addictive platforms; the page shows only a Cloudflare security check.

What dating apps are optimizing(phys.org)

89 points by i7l 8 months ago | 53 comments

Single bone in Spain offers first direct evidence of Hannibal's war elephants(phys.org)

87 points by Archelaos 8 months ago | 29 comments

Scientists observe a 300M-year-old brain rhythm in several animal species(phys.org)

13 points by PaulHoule 8 months ago | 0 comments

Rydberg atoms detect clear signals from a handheld radio(phys.org)

65 points by Brajeshwar 8 months ago | 23 comments

Arabic document from 17th-cent. rubbish heap confirms semi-legendary Nubian king(phys.org)

125 points by wglb 7 months ago | 37 comments