Meet "bloomscrolling," a social media trend encouraging people to intentionally curate their feeds with positive, uplifting and educational content. The idea is that scrolling through this content can leave users feeling better than they did before they opened the app. (Hale, USA Today)
Read MoreDictionary.com on Monday revealed its annual top word, giving it to the beloved Gen Z term, “maxxing.” If you’re familiar with the phrase “maxing out,” perhaps said in reference to maxing out your credit card or your paid time off, you’re relatively close to understanding maxxing. (Bink, WGNTV)
Read MoreDraftKings and other online gambling companies are facing mounting scrutiny as federal lawmakers and officials in several states have begun questioning them in recent weeks about their use of artificial intelligence and behavioral data to target repeat customers based on their losses. Klavens, The New York Times)
Read MoreThe mishandling of the Epstein files, the decision to go to war with Iran and allegations of corruption have left Mr Trump’s core base facing a dilemma: back their former political hero or cross the aisle? (Leake, The Telegraph)
Read MoreTwo ballot initiatives, heavily funded by a conservative private equity mogul, would ban participation of trans athletes in girls’ school sports and bolster parents’ access to curriculum and confidential mental health and medical records at school. (Gowen, The Washington Post)
Read MoreResearch has shown that girls and women are more likely to have sexual identities that fluctuate over their lifetimes and are much more likely than boys and men to identify as bisexual. That makes the political and cultural environment even more salient. (Ghorayshi, The New York Times)
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