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A decade of Duolingo: The science behind its latest app update
Duolingo has been making some updates to its popular language learning app as it marks its 10th anniversary.
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A fifth of US teens use YouTube ‘almost constantly,’ with TikTok not far behind
Pew Research has published a new report that examines social media usage trends among US teens. The organization found that a whopping 95 percent of them use YouTube, while 19 percent are on the platform “almost constantly.”
Perhaps unsurprisingly, two-thirds (67 percent) said they used TikTok, with 16 percent claiming they are on the app “almost constantly.” The third most-popular social media platform among teens is Instagram, per Pew, with 62 percent using it. A tenth say they use it almost all the time — despite the app occasionally telling them to take a break. A previous poll conducted in 2014-15 found that 52 percent were using Instagram (Pew didn’t ask about YouTube usage for that survey and TikTok didn’t exist at the time).
Snapchat also rose among teens, with 59 percent using it in 2022, compared with 41 percent in the previous poll. Facebook was the top social media app among teens seven years ago, with 71 percent of them using it, but that figure has dropped to 32 percent. Teen adoption of Twitter (down from 33 percent to 23 percent) and Tumblr (14 percent to five percent) has fallen over the same period too.
The 2014-15 poll didn’t ask about Twitch, WhatsApp or Reddit. These days, a fifth of teens use Twitch, 17 percent are on WhatsApp and 14 percent are accessing Reddit. For what it’s worth, the earlier poll suggested 33 percent of teens used Google+, while a quarter used Vine. This time around, Pew did not ask teens about their use of Discord or social gaming spaces such as Fortnite.
Pew surveyed 1,316 teens aged 13 to 17 (as well as one of their parents) in April and May. It found that boys were more likely to use YouTube, Twitch and Reddit and girls were more likely to say they access TikTok, Instagram and Snapchat. More Black and Hispanic teens said they used TikTok, Instagram, Twitter and WhatsApp than white teens.
Even though over half (54 percent) of teens said they’d find it hard to give up social media, 36 percent admitted they spent too much time on the platforms. Around 55 percent said their usage levels were “about right.” Meanwhile, 97 percent of teens now use the internet every day, with 46 percent saying they’re online almost all the time.
The poll found that 95 percent of teens have access to a smartphone (up from 73 percent in 2014-15), while 90 percent can access a desktop or laptop computer, up from 87 percent in the previous survey. Curiously, the percentage of teens who say they have access to a gaming console has fallen slightly, from 81 percent to 80 percent.
Behind the Scenes: Demi Lovato’s ‘Substance’ Music Video [Watch]
Following the critical acclaim attached to the June-released ‘Skin of My Teeth,’ singer Demi Lovato doubled down on the return to their Punk Rock roots with the tune’s official follow-up, ‘Substance.’
Both songs are slated to appear on Lovato’s forthcoming album ‘HOLY FVCK,’ due on digital shelves August 19.
“I’m so excited to share another taste of what’s in store for this album.
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Chilling note left behind by mom before she strangled three kids and killed herself
A MOM left a chill note behind before she strangled her three kids and then killed herself.
Junior Panjon, 12, Joselyn Panjon, 10, and, Jonael Panjon, 5 – appeared to have been strangled by their 36-year-old mother, Sonia Loja, according to police.
Pedro Panjon fainted after discovering the bodies of his children killed at the hands of his wife, neighbors said[/caption]
Sonia Loja, 36, allegedly killed her three children in a murder-suicide on Wednesday, July 27[/caption]
The bodies were found after husband and father, Pedro Panjon, asked for a wellness check, neighbors told The New York Post.
Now the shocking message she wrote on the suicide note she left behind has been revealed.
His cousin told The Post on Friday that it said: “Sorry, Pedro, I take my kids with me.”
Sonia had fought depression and had been crying for days after her illegal child-care business was shut.
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The Connecticut woman’s husband, Pedro Panjon, fainted to the ground after discovering his kids’ dead bodies, according to neighbors.
“He called the cops and asked them to do a wellness check and then he came here and he beat the cops here,” said neighbor, Elvis Espinal.
“So he went inside and like a couple minutes later he came out and he called 911 and just fainted to the ground.”
Panjon, who works as a landscaper and carpenter, found the two-page suicide note, his cousin explained.
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Relative Digna Naulaguari, 47, said: “The letter said, ‘Sorry Pedro, I take my kids with me’.
“He didn’t read nothing more, he pushed the letter away. He still hasn’t read it.”
A mom who sent her kids to Loja’s daycare said that she is shocked by the triple murder-suicide.
“I can’t believe Sonia did this. I don’t believe what’s happened,” Nube Sucuzhanay, 33, told The Post.
Sucuzhanay said Loja came to the United States from Ecuador about 15 years ago.
Her two kids had been enrolled in Loja’s daycare for seven years.
Loja reportedly told the parents of roughly 10 kids that she couldn’t watch them Wednesday, July 27, 2022 – the same day police believe she killed her own kids.
Neighbors and people from the community created a makeshift memorial and have been dropping off sentiments like balloons, stuffed animals, and candles to honor the children killed, according to News12.
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A youth soccer team, who plays at a nearby park, walked up the street and did a prayer circle on the front lawn.
Kaitlyn, 11, was Joselyn’s class fellow and said Joselyn excelled in math and was always kind and helpful.
Sonia Loja and her three kids[/caption]
Meet the Photographer Behind the Viral ‘Make Instagram Instagram Again’ Meme
One week ago, 21-year-old influencer and photographer Tati Bruening was scrolling through Instagram and became annoyed over the fact that she was only seeing a seemingly endless stream of Reels, even though she wasn’t in the Reels tab. Where were the photos of her friends? In her frustration, Bruening threw together a…
Netflix sues creators behind The Unofficial Bridgerton Musical following sold-out show
Netflix is suing Abigail Barlow and Emily Bear, the duo behind The Unofficial Bridgerton Musical over copyright infringement, as first reported by Deadline. The streaming giant filed the complaint in a Washington, DC district court just days after Barlow and Bear held a live, sold-out show dedicated to their Bridgerton-inspired album.
After Bridgerton’s 2020 debut, Barlow and Bear began creating music based on the Netflix original series and promoting the endeavor on TikTok, where it quickly gained popularity. As fans requested more content, Barlow and Bear soon had enough to create a 15-song album that went on to win a Grammy in April, a first for music originating on TikTok. On July 26th, Barlow and Bear held a concert at the Kennedy…