Infinite scrolling: The 'gateway to addiction' at the heart of the war on social media

The government is currently considering an Australian-style social media ban for under-16s in the UK, and has highlighted infinite scrolling as a feature which "drives addictive or compulsive use".

I Quit Doomscrolling for 50 Days—Here’s What It Did to My Brain

Burciaga's screen time was "pretty unrestrained" in the past and she could spend 8 hours scrolling social media before ...
Phys.org

Failed supernova provides clearest view yet of a star collapsing into a black hole

Astronomers have watched a dying star fail to explode as a supernova, instead collapsing into a black hole. The remarkable sighting is the most complete observational record ever made of a star's ...
The Earth Institute Columbia University

Scientists Capture the Clearest View Yet of a Star Collapsing Into a Black Hole

In 2014, a NASA telescope observed as the infrared light emitted by a massive star in the Andromeda galaxy gradually grew brighter. The star glowed more intensely with infrared light for around three ...
Mashable

The Epstein Files: Read Epstein's emails as if you hacked into his Gmail with Jmail

Having trouble following the latest Epstein Files revelations? Every few weeks now it seems like there's a new release of documents related to Jeffrey Epstein and his ties to the powerful, rich, and ...
Us Weekly

Alyssa Farah Griffin Gives Birth to 1st Baby With Husband Justin After Skipping ‘The View’

UPDATE — 2/11/26, 12 p.m. ET: Alyssa Farah Griffin is officially a mom after giving birth to her first baby with husband Justin Griffin. “The first thing we want to do is start by congratulating ...
Page Six

Alyssa Farrah Griffin missing from ‘The View’ as she goes into labor

Alyssa Farah Griffin is ready to be a mom! During Tuesday’s episode of “The View,” the 36-year-old was noticeably absent from the table as co-host Whoopi Goldberg revealed the soon-to-be mother was in ...
Futurism

Forget the NFL: New Sport Forces Two Massive Guys to Smash Into Each Other like Rhinos

Turns out the sci-fi filmmakers got it backwards. All those ’70s and ’80s dystopias like “Rollerball,” “The Running Man,” “Death Race 2000,” imagined futures in which sports were full of gadgets and ...
Crooks and Liars

Trump's FCC Launches Investigation Into ABC's The View

Trump minion Brandon Carr used a flimsy excuse to open up a ridiculous investigation into ABC's The View, claiming they violated the Communications Act of 1934. Trump's henchmen said the appearance by ...
The Hill

FCC opens probe into ABC’s ‘The View’ after James Talarico interview: Reports

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) launched a probe into ABC’s “The View” after the program held an interview with Democratic Texas Senate candidate James Talarico, according to multiple ...
Yahoo

FCC opening probe into 'The View' after appearance by Talarico

According to Fox News, the Federal Communications Commission is opening an investigation against ABC's "The View" after an appearance by Texas state Rep. James Talarico. The move comes after the FCC ...