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How Gen Z uses the internet to self diagnose and get help

Mashable Tech

Generation Z (born between 1997 and 2012) uses the internet to self-diagnose their own mental health conditions, but not in the ways one might reflexively (or judgmentally) assume. Eight percent intended to see a mental health professional after having made a diagnosis for themselves, based on internet research.

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New Log4j attack vector can affect local hosts with no internet access

TechSpot

While previous findings indicated that impacted systems would require some type of network or internet connectivity, the security firm's recent discovery now asserts that services running as local host with no external connection can also. Researchers at Blumira have more bad news for the IT community battling Log4j security exploits.

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8 Grant Research Tools for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

GrantScape is a database of current grant opportunities offered by foundations and federal, state, and local governments. Fueled by a strong passion for the Internet, Heather spends her days (and some nights) helping nonprofits, charities, and NGOs worldwide utilize the internet as a tool for social good. Plans & Pricing.

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Pakistani government brought local internet down with its new censorship firewall

TechSpot

The Pakistan Software Houses Association (P@SHA) was established in 1992 as a lobbying initiative to promote the development of Pakistan's IT industry with the Islamabad government. In a recent press release, the organization accused the government of forcing the "booming" technology industry to face a disaster after authorities implemented a.

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Russia is willing to spend some $660 million to bolster internet censorship

TechSpot

Russia's Ministry of Digital Development plans to allocate a significant sum to upgrade the country's internet censorship system, known as Technical Measures to Combat Threats (TSPU). Already deployed across local network service providers, the Kremlin aims to spend nearly 60 billion roubles (about $660 million) over the next five years.

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Switch 2 game-key cards won't be tied to your Nintendo account

Engadget

The hardware will need an Internet connection and enough space for the game files on its system memory or microSD Express card. The Switch no longer needs an Internet connection once the title has been downloaded, unless the game separately requires you to be online to play.

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Local news app News Break raises $115M

TechCrunch

Founder and CEO Jeff Zheng said that when he started the company in 2015, the goal was to differentiate itself from other news aggregation apps by focusing on local news, and to “help or empower these local content creators.” “We are local-centric,” he said.”If Flipboard expands into local news.

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