While some turn their anguish and anger into action, many others are unable to even acknowledge that there’s a problem. Call it what you like: Habituation. Outrage exhaustion. Desensitization. Compassion fatigue (a now-popular term; some experts prefer empathy fatigue). All describe how the emotions that the brain generated the first time we witnessed, even at a remove, something that incited anger or heartache or shock become exhausted in the face of repeated tragedy or horror, with the result that the tenth, or hundredth, repetition provokes a mere shadow of the initial reaction....

As its branding implies, the new feature isn’t too dissimilar to Google’s Chrome Enhanced protection mode. That’s not altogether surprising since Edge is, in fact, based on the same underpinnings as that other top-rated browser. Summarily, the new mode prevents malicious websites, in some cases, from attacking users. Whether by blocking code execution on only potentially harmful sites or doing so on all sites. What exactly is the new Enhanced Security Mode in Microsoft Edge?...

The dispute between Instagram and the EU roots back in 2020 when Ireland’s Data Protection Commissioner (DPC) launched a probe into Instagram’s handling of children’s data. The probe was first sparked by a US-based data scientist who found that Instagram allows underage children to change their account settings to business. This makes their contact information public and could expose them to various threats. The DPC investigation wanted to ensure that Facebook (later rebranded as Meta) did its best to protect children’s privacy....

Anyone who struggles with anxiety can reap benefits from mindfulness and the practices offered here, regardless of diagnosis. If you struggle with anxious thoughts, worry, fearful anticipation of the future, or a sense of dread, mindfulness will be useful for you. Fear is, of course, a component of anxiety. When experienced in the moment, perhaps in response to a sudden scare, fear resolves fairly quickly. However, if you then become worried that the fearful experience will happen again, this taps into the future, fuelling anxiety....

Rumored Pixel Watch battery life doesn’t impress Rumored Pixel Watch battery life doesn’t impress According to the new report, version 3.65 of the Fitbit app contains in-app text related to reminders about charging the Pixel Watch in the evening. “Get a notification before your bedtime goal if your Pixel Watch battery is too low to track a night’s sleep,” the text reads. It’s a toggle that, when enabled, will notify you to put the watch on charge ahead of your bedtime so you have enough battery power to run it throughout the night....