Louisville Public Media: Research points to how companies could make social media less addictive for teens. “Early research on social media’s impacts on teen mental health focused mostly on how much time they spent on these platforms, with some studies finding more time being linked with worse mental health symptoms, particularly depression. But in recent years, researchers have homed in […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2026/04/01/louisville-public-media-research-points-to-how-companies-could-make-social-media-less-addictive-for-teens/

boston, massachusetts
august 25, 1968

anti-war protesters, boston common

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The jobs AI can’t do – and the young adults doing them https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/mar/31/jobs-ai-cant-do-young-adults #Technology #YoungPeople #Society

PsyPost: Excessive smartphone habits tied to emotional dysregulation in the brain . “Young adults who struggle to manage their smartphone habits display altered brain connectivity patterns related to emotional processing and self-control. A newly released study maps how these neural differences correspond to difficulties in regulating negative feelings. The research was published in the journal […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2026/03/31/psypost-excessive-smartphone-habits-tied-to-emotional-dysregulation-in-the-brain/

boston, massachusetts
august 25, 1968

anti-war protesters, boston common

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Building the next generation of carpenters in P.E.I.
Some young Islanders got to try out carpentry over the weekend at a workshop hosted by 4-H P.E.I. As CBC's Taylor O'Brien explains, it was a way to hammer home the need for more young people to take an interest in construction.
https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/9.7147799?cmp=rss

boston, massachusetts
summer 1968

candid
charles street, beacon hill

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Big retailers say UK jobs at risk from guaranteed hours reforms https://www.theguardian.com/law/2026/mar/30/big-retailers-uk-jobs-at-risk-guaranteed-hours-reforms #EmploymentLaw #WorkersRights #RetailIndustry #YoungPeople #GigEconomy #TradeUnions #Business #UkNews

cambridge, massachusetts
october 1970

candid
cambridge common

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Mashable: OpenAI’s new open-source prompts take aim at sexual content for teens. “The prompt-based safety pack includes model guidance on common teenage risks, developmental content recommendations, and age-appropriate guidelines on topics such as self-harm, sexual content and romantic role play, dangerous trends or viral challenges, and harmful body ideals.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2026/03/29/mashable-openais-new-open-source-prompts-take-aim-at-sexual-content-for-teens/