Fast Company Tech

APRIL 18, 2025

Superman was born Kryptonian, raised Methodist, and sketched into existence by two Jewish teens in 1930s Cleveland. In The Boys , a comic book turned Amazon Prime series, the Superman-like character, Homelander, is a government-sponsored hero whose smiling exterior conceals the heart of a sadist. Faith and morality are his DNA.

Reflection

Blue Avocado

MARCH 3, 2025

During this placement, either the government agency overseeing this child or the foster family agency was in the foster home the equivalent of every other day. The government agency testified that the foster family agency had complied with every aspect of the verification and oversight process. He had never abused before.

Nonprofit

Mashable Tech

MAY 20, 2025

Age-verification laws vary, but they typically require some type of proof of age to enter an explicit site — beyond a "yes or no" pop-up, which used the honor system — such as a government ID or facial recognition scan. Each of the four complaints details the number of instances and the dates in which the teen accessed the site.

Kansas

Fast Company Tech

JULY 21, 2025

Parents—and even some teens themselves —are growing increasingly concerned about the effects of social media use on young people. “Parents—not the government—should determine what is right for their families.” —By By Kate Payne, Associated Press/Report for America

Social Media

Fast Company Tech

JUNE 24, 2025

They include business-advice newsletter kingpin Lenny Rachitsky , wellness coach Koya Webb , HubSpot CEO Brian Halligan , sex therapist Vanessa Marin , motivational speaker Brian Tracy , financial adviser Codie Sanchez , bodybuilder-actor-governator Arnold Schwarzenegger , and many others. Details as mundane as terminology matter.

San Francisco

Wired

JULY 21, 2025

Amid a wider crackdown on the tech industry, the Chinese government fined five leading group-buying platforms for alleged price manipulation. But as time went on, the industry was also the subject of plenty of controversies, mostly because it competed with traditional grocery stores and drove them out of business.

Online

Wired

JULY 17, 2025

Reece Rogers DHS Faces New Pressure Over DNA Taken From Immigrant Children The US government has added the DNA of approximately 133,000 migrant children and teens to a criminal database, which critics say could mean police treat them like suspects “indefinitely.”

PowerPoint

Wired

JULY 21, 2025

Some of the most prominent figures in the nebulous world of wellness are now, of course, firmly ensconced in key US government roles—and are using their authority to wreak havoc on the lives of Americans. trillion worldwide, is booming. So too is the politicization. Kennedy Jr.

Czech Republic

Fast Company Tech

JUNE 13, 2025

Interestingly, teen pregnancies fell, too. According to recent government data, per The Guardian , Japanese women are doing the same. Per the report, the average age for giving birth rose by nearly a year from 2016 to 2023. It went from 28.7 years old to 29.6. In 2016, they accounted for 11.8% of all births.

Data

Wired

JULY 22, 2025

But Musk’s foray into politics—including a Nazi-like salute executed during President Donald Trump’s inauguration, and a months-long stint as the face of the so-called Department of Government Efficiency —seems to have shifted consumer feelings about Tesla, especially around a former key demographic of affluent liberals.

Austin

Wired

JULY 16, 2025

The US government has added the DNA of approximately 133,000 migrant children and teens to a criminal database, which critics say could mean police treat them like suspects “indefinitely.”

Children

The Verge

JULY 15, 2021

A facial recognition algorithm used by a local roller skating rink in Detroit wouldn’t let teen Lamya Robinson onto the premises, and accused her of previously getting into a fight at the establishment. Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge. But Robinson had never even been to the rink.

Teen

Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 9, 2012

National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy :: @ TheNC. Related Links: Social and Mobile Media Webinars for Nonprofits and Government. Humane Society of the United States :: @ HumaneSociety. Junior Achievement :: @ JA_USA. Maplight :: @ MapLight. National Association for the Advancement of Colored People :: @ NAACP.

Twitter

TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Homebrew leads Z1’s effort to bring digital banking to Latin America’s teens. Kaszak led the latest round and was joined by existing investors MAYA Capital, Homebrew, Clocktower and The Chainsmokers. Going after new capital so soon was not on the company’s radar, Thompson said.

Teen

The Verge

SEPTEMBER 19, 2021

The app’s youth mode keeps it in line with the Chinese government’s new restrictions on access to video games for younger children. Teens under 14 will be able to access Douyin between 6AM and 10PM, but won’t be able to use the app outside of that window, the company said.

China

Forum One

NOVEMBER 17, 2009

These are the themes I heard while attending the interesting Open Government: "Strategies and Tactics from the Playbook" event this past Monday in DC, organized by the team of Lucas Cioffi , Stephen Buckley , and Kaliya Hamlin. Here are some insights I picked up: Open Government Directive: Coming soon? The answer by GSA staffer, was ?No

Government

Wired

JULY 17, 2025

Donald Trump’s outsider campaign, from 2015 on, was based largely on this deep erosion of faith and trust in our government and institutions,” Bartlett explains. I'm gonna trust my friends in the administration, I'm gonna trust my friends in the government to do what needs to be done, solve it, ball's in their hands.”

Podcast

The Verge

MARCH 30, 2022

According to Krebs , some hackers are selling access to government emails online, specifically with the purpose of targeting social platforms with fake emergency data requests. London police have since arrested seven teens in connection with the group. Fake emergency data requests are most often carried out by teenagers.

Law

ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 16, 2011

A passion of mine for the last 13 years has been working with high school teens through my church youth group. I loved my job and felt so fed by the work I did and the teens I encountered — which made my next step feel more like a step backward rather than a step forward. Well, mainly because I wanted more for the teens of St.

Volunteer

Engadget

MARCH 26, 2025

The legislation is intended to protect children and teens, according to bill sponsor Todd Weiler, a Republican state senator. However, it has also raised questions about privacy and where the burden of responsibility falls to ensure that underage users don't see inappropriate content. Meta, Snap and X have supported the measure. "We

Utah

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 13, 2014

Larry Swiader, Senior Director of Digital Media at The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy. Tammi Marcoullier, Lead Strategist at the GSA’s Center for Excellence in Digital Government Engagement & Outreach. And we took away some ideas that we thought many nonprofits and government agencies should consider.

Social Media

TechCrunch

OCTOBER 16, 2023

The framework, titled the “Legislative Framework to Protect Children and Teens Online,” is the tech giant’s response to congressional child online safety proposals. In its set of principles, […] © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved.

Google

The Verge

OCTOBER 29, 2021

Weeks later, Haugen testified before the Senate Commerce Committee’s subcommittee on consumer protection, outlining how platforms like Instagram harm children and teens. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) was the first to call on the federal government to break up Facebook and other tech giants. As part of her 2020 presidential platform, Sen.

Cancer

NTEN

AUGUST 27, 2014

Three teens have created a police accountability app with tons of features as their awesome contribution to bringing We the People and government together. A monthly roundup of our favorite nonprofit tech resources and other goodies. Read more posts on our blog.

eBook

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 22, 2010

Do Something Focused more on teen activism and engagement with causes, their site offers Virtual Volunteer opportunities so you can take action without leaving your couch! Many of these encourage folks to work with kids and teens ( ) and share their life experiences! For the Smithsonian ? Start here.

Volunteer

TechNode

JANUARY 20, 2025

The FTC’s complaint claims Genshin Impact misled players, especially children and teens, by promoting rare five-star loot boxes (gacha) that required large amounts of real money but came with a low chance of winning. Context: ByteDances TikTok temporarily halted its service in the US due to a government ban, which took effect on Jan.

Impact

The Verge

AUGUST 3, 2021

Though a 1967 government act permitted registered Ayurvedic doctors to use cannabis for medicinal purposes, today Sri Lanka still considers cannabis to be a “dangerous drug,” and recreational use can result in fines and years of prison time. While his customers come from all walks of life, Dinesh said that most of them are teens.

Sri Lanka

Candid

JULY 27, 2023

2015 – Teens As Candid’s grants data approached its teenage years, many changes began to take place. government agencies ii. Before this time, government grants collection had been limited to a few agencies like the National Science Foundation and Department of Education. Analysis tip : We still create these annual data sets.

Grant

TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

AWS says growth dropped to mid-teens as customer cost-cutting continues , by Ron. Now here’s some non-earnings items for your Friday enjoyment: That is not chump change : Vodafone Idea was ordered by the Indian government to convert government dues into $2 billion equity , Manish reports. in 2022 , by Lauren.

Slides

BoardAssist

DECEMBER 30, 2014

Luckily for us, governance consultant Tom Okarma has written a terrific guest post for us this week on exactly this topic. John Carver has written extensively on board governance and discusses “means and ends ” as a way to differentiate between what board responsibilities and CEO responsibilities. governance'

Chicago

Have Fun - Do Good

AUGUST 14, 2009

If you use the advanced search option on VolunteerMatch.com , you can find volunteer opportunities that are good for kids and/or teens. Write letters to your government officials (federal, state and local) together. Here are a few ideas: 1. Volunteer with them. Have fun with it.

Support

TechCrunch

MARCH 15, 2023

He’s seen the latest trends among teen apps, but believes there’s potential to do anonymous social in a way that’s safer without enabling bad behavior. Prior to Ghost, the founder worked as the director of Mobile at GIPHY after the company acquired his Techstars-backed startup /Slash Keyboard.

Group

ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 21, 2012

For nearly 50 years, the Federal Poverty Limit (FPL) has been the standard measure used by governments and nonprofit organizations serving low income individuals and families to determine eligibility for anti-poverty programs. The FPL for a family of three is $19,090, regardless of whether those three people are adults, teen-agers or infants.

Research

Fast Company Tech

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

This winter, she said, there was a stretch of temperatures in the teens and 20s, while a couple of summers ago, it got “real, real hot” with highs in the 100s. “It’s normally hot in Louisiana, but not that hot,” Lathan said. Republicans are less worried than Democrats and independents.

Poll

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 8, 2009

These themes of race and class were not lost on ethnographer danah boyd , who gave one of the most provocative presentations of the conference – quoting both Habermas and inner-city teens! Now what we’re looking at is the potential of citizens to push governments,” he said.

Grant

TechCrunch

AUGUST 25, 2022

The government org asked the company for an explanation. In addition, Instagram now has a restrictive content default for new users under 16 and a prompt for existing teens, Sarah writes. Try before you commit rentals : Zumper raises $30 million to meet flexible, short-term rental demand , led by Kleiner Perkins, Mary Ann reports.

Group

Tech Soup

OCTOBER 13, 2017

Find out how TechSoup and Symantec are making a difference in the lives of at-risk teens. National Cyber Security Alliance Month — observed every October — was created as a collaborative effort between government and industry to ensure all Americans have the resources they need to stay safer and more secure online.

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