A new Texas law, signed by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Saturday, bans non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) in cases involving sexual assault, child sexual abuse, and human trafficking and releases victims from existing NDAs in such cases. (Chandler, Christianity Today)
Read MoreSometimes, hope can have a reputation for being a symptom of wishful thinking, or an unserious pursuit of positivity. But according to a new study from the University of Missouri, hope is a powerful emotional force that may even be more essential to our well-being than happiness or gratitude. (GoodGoodGood.com)
Read MoreWhat was once another shortened way to call a friend "brother," "bruh" is now being used by Gen Alpha to address parents, express sadness, frustration, happiness and seemingly everything under the sun. (Diaz, NPR)
Read MoreAdults in Britain are officially spending more time on their mobile phones than they are watching a television set, research has found. The gap between the number of people who would spend hours slumped in front of the television and those who “doomscroll” on their mobile phones has steadily decreased over the past decade. (Farber, The Times UK)
Read MoreWe stress-tested 16 leading models from multiple developers in hypothetical corporate environments to identify potentially risky agentic behaviors before they cause real harm. In the scenarios, we allowed models to autonomously send emails and access sensitive information. They were assigned only harmless business goals by their deploying companies. (Anthropic)
Read MoreRenewed debates are happening across the United States about the place of religion – especially Christianity – in public schools. An evenly divided Supreme Court recently upheld a ban on what would have been the nation’s first religious public charter school, in Oklahoma. (Rotolo, Pew Research)
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