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Government Eyeing Screen‑Time Curbs for Kids The UK government is exploring a two‑hour limit per social media platform for children—so once they've streamed TikTok or scrolled Snapchat for two hours, the app would lock them out rather than just sending a reminder. (Sky News) They're also considering curfews, blocking access during school hours or at night. (The Scarborough News) Technology Secretary Peter Kyle described this move as a response to what he called “compulsive” usage—he’s concerned not just about screen time but also the unhealthy content teens encounter. Posting a formal plan is expected this autumn (2025). (Sky News) Why the crackdown now? A survey of about 1,000 teens, mostly aged 14–15, in Darlington showed that: 40% spend at least six hours online daily, 20% spend up to eight hours, and Some reported as much as 12–16 hours online. (Sky News) Worryingly, more than half of under‑16s had unintentionally viewed sexual or violent content, and three‑quarters had been contacted by strangers online. (Sky News) What Peter Kyle is saying: Parents too often end up forcibly taking devices from kids—these measures would give tech companies more responsibility, not just parents. (The Scarborough News) Kyle emphasizes that a healthy offline childhood matters—and so should a healthy online life. He sees less oversharing, better sleep, more focus on studies as core aims. (Sky News) What could happen next? Once confirmed, social media platforms might be required to enforce hard caps—automatically logging kids out or pausing access after two hours. Curfews may activate during school or bedtime. Tech like age verification, default app limits, and reminders are already being rolled out under the UK’s Online Safety Act, due later this year. (Sky News) Why it matters: Screens are linked to sleep disruption, mental health challenges, sedentary behavior and reduced attention spans, especially in teenagers. By shifting some accountability to tech firms, the government hopes to help ease the burden on parents, making healthy screen use the norm rather than the exception. (The Scarborough News) Bottom line: Right now these ideas are “being seriously considered,” not yet official policy—but an announcement is expected this autumn. If passed, they could fundamentally change how kids access social media, with app-specific limits and time-based curfews baked into platforms themselves. Let me know if you’d like to dive into how experts assess screen time guidelines or global comparisons. AI was used for this post. Source : Two-hour screen time limit and curfews for children being considered by government NEWS.SKY.COM The technology secretary tells Sky News he will make announcement on "compulsive" screen time, as a survey shows teenagers are spending hours a day scrolling. Two-hour social media limit being 'seriously considered' to curb teens' screen time WWW.THESCARBOROUGHNEWS.CO.UK One option being explored is social media apps locking kids out if they scroll for too long

Malware found embedded in DNS, the system that makes the internet usable, except when it doesn't | Tom's Hardware WWW.TOMSHARDWARE.COM Fortunately, the example provided appears to be "prank software" rather than more sophisticated malware.

V-Color announces 2TB RDIMM kits for Threadripper Pro 9000 — 256GB modules promise stability at absurdly high RAM capacities | Tom's Hardware WWW.TOMSHARDWARE.COM Giant memory kits let Threadripper Pro users chew through massive data sets in single workstations

Breakthrough 3mm VR display delivers lifelike 3D with holography INTERESTINGENGINEERING.COM A new mixed reality breakthrough uses holographic waveguides and AI to deliver lifelike 3D images, without bulky headsets or eye fatigue.

This is awesome am so happy that he got enough donation to be able to move the server and keep it running! Respect to anyone who donated

Thing is old xeon on socket 2011 still perform pretty well these days. Wonder if those cpu will act the same in 15y But yea 5k pushing it. Sad thing 5090 are 3-4k in Canada

Its worth it guy look at this!

@Fluxmaven My 9070xt is running at about 220w with minus 30% tdp limit. I feel you my 14k portable a/c and 5k windows unit have a hard time time keeping it cool. 29c outside. PPD is like 4m

It pretty sad how all the new social platform are killing everything. Less and less people to help online and to create lasting thing. It just instant dopamine and no connection. He says he going to move it on his home server so we may get lucky that it will keep working. @pio Maybe we could get the forum people here?

AMD Confirms Ryzen Threadripper 9000 "HEDT" CPU Prices: Available on 31st July, $1499 For 24 Cores, $2499 For 32 Cores & $4999 For 64 Cores WCCFTECH.COM AMD has officially confirmed the availability and prices of its Ryzen Threadripper 9000 "HEDT" Desktop CPUs, starting at $1499 for 24 cores.

Scientists Find 2 Existing Drugs Can Reverse Alzheimer's Brain Damage in Mice WWW.SCIENCEALERT.COM This could be a major discovery.

Sharp Unveils Prototype VR Controller, Combining Haptic Gloves & Standard Buttons WWW.ROADTOVR.COM Sharp announced it’s releasing a prototype VR haptic controller in Japan, which aims to reproduce the sense of touch in VR while serving a familiar button layout. Japan-based Sharp says its VR haptic...

NVIDIA and DirectX tech drops VRAM usage by 90% in early tests | Windows Central WWW.WINDOWSCENTRAL.COM Need more VRAM in your GPU? One user is already seeing massive consumption drops with NVIDIA NTC and DXR 1.2.

T-Mobile and Starlink's $10 a Month Satellite Texting Service Is Live. Here's How It Works WWW.CNET.COM T-Satellite aims to eliminate cell phone dead zones, at least for texting. Learn who gets it free.

I would go amd honestly. Vrm arent as much as an issue on their side since they are not power hungry like the intel. MSI and Asus are my top choice

I need to take a look. I got two week off start of august. Will try to be more active. I got so many thing to do i have no more energy for hobby

am in

WOHOO for once am not last

The point is to help find cure! We all in this together

Just started my 9070xt 10 min ago. Am no real competition

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Parkinson's Discovery Suggests We Could Have an FDA-Approved Treatment Already WWW.SCIENCEALERT.COM Exciting!

Little update here Intel's Bartlett Lake Core 5 120F Specifications Leaked: 6 Performance Cores With Max Turbo Clock Of 4.5 GHz WCCFTECH.COM The release of upcoming Bartlett Lake-S processors is near and we already have specifications of one...

Am in! Will be posting it soon too.

Awesome build