Social Media's impact on mental health is being examined in a landmark case   

The trial, which centres on a 20-year-old woman's mental health struggles allegedly caused by Instagram and YouTube, will serve as a critical test for thousands of other lawsuits targeting social media companies.  

Meta CEO Mark Zukerberg testified this week, taking questions for around six hours. At the centre of the case are documents that show the company had a goal to increase the time 10-year-olds spend on Instagram, despite the app being officially for 13 and above. Zuckerberg testified that while they want teens using their apps, they account for just 1% of the company’s revenue. He also talked about the challenge of identifying accounts of children, because they can simply lie about their age.   

  

Another week, another new AI model   

This time Anthropic —the company behind Claude— has released Sonnet 4.6, designed to be used for more general applications and is better than previous models at "computer use".  

This use case is interesting, because there are so many disconnected systems in companies, and some are not easily able to use automation but if an agent can see the screen and knows the software, then it can work on the task. But these types of uses are still wildly risky. When they announced the new model, they said in the release that "that Sonnet 4.6 has a broadly warm, honest, prosocial, and at times funny character." Describing a chatbot like that will never not be weird to me.  

  

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Social Media's impact on mental health is being examined in a landmark case &nbsp;&nbsp;
The trial, which centres on a 20-year-old woman's mental health struggles allegedly caused by Instagram and YouTube, will serve as a critical test for thousands of other lawsuits targeting social media companies. &nbsp;
Meta CEO Mark Zukerberg testified this week, taking questions for around six hours. At the centre of the case are documents that show the company had a goal to increase the time 10-year-olds spend on Instagram, despite the app being officially for 13 and above. Zuckerberg testified that while they want teens using their apps, they account for just 1% of the company’s revenue. He also talked about the challenge of identifying accounts of children, because they can simply lie about their age. &nbsp;&nbsp;
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Another week, another new AI model &nbsp;&nbsp;
This time Anthropic —the company behind Claude— has released Sonnet 4.6, designed to be used for more general applications and is better than previous models at "computer use". &nbsp;
This use case is interesting, because there are so many disconnected systems in companies, and some are not easily able to use automation but if an agent can see the screen and knows the software, then it can work on the task. But these types of uses are still wildly risky. When they announced the new model, they said in the release that "that Sonnet 4.6 has a broadly warm, honest, prosocial, and at times funny character." Describing a chatbot like that will never not be weird to me. &nbsp;
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Jack Tame’s crisp perspective, style and enthusiasm makes for refreshing and entertaining Saturday morning radio on Newstalk ZB. News, sport, books, music, gardens and celebrities – what better way to spend your Saturdays?

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Paul Stenhouse: Trial examines social media's impact on mental health, new AI model from Anthropic

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/7784f840-c291-422a-924b-ad9000bbad71/clips/4e035a1e-e4de-4be1-b640-b3f7016dc090/transcript

Moana & the Tribe have long been acknowledged for pushing the boundaries of Māori music.  

Led by Moana Maniapoto, the band has become one of New Zealand’s most successful Māori bands, creating a fusion of politically charged haka-funk-dub music and performing all over the world.  

They’re bringing their global collaboration ‘ONO’ to Tāmaki Makaurau as part of the Auckland Arts Festival, and to mark International Women’s Day.  

But this performance is a little bigger than their usual band, Maniapoto telling Jack Tame that she got a bit carried away.  

"There is a cast of thousands on stage,” she said.  

‘ONO’ showcases the voice, language, and cultures of six indigenous women from different places Moana & The Tribe has performed, and two of the artists are flying in for the performance – Hawai'i's Kaumakaiwa Kanaka’ole and Australia’s Shellie Morris.  

“I’m really excited to have them come and join us.” 

“It’s gonna be great, and its a celebration of like, mana wāhine and mana reo.” 

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Moana &amp; the Tribe have long been acknowledged for pushing the boundaries of Māori music. &nbsp;
Led by Moana Maniapoto, the band has become one of New Zealand’s most successful Māori bands, creating a fusion of politically charged haka-funk-dub music and performing all over the world. &nbsp;
They’re bringing their global collaboration ‘ONO’ to Tāmaki Makaurau as part of the Auckland Arts Festival, and to mark International Women’s Day. &nbsp;
But this performance is a little bigger than their usual band, Maniapoto telling Jack Tame that she got a bit carried away. &nbsp;
"There is a cast of thousands on stage,” she said. &nbsp;
‘ONO’ showcases the voice, language, and cultures of six indigenous women from different places Moana &amp; The Tribe has performed, and two of the artists are flying in for the performance – Hawai'i's Kaumakaiwa Kanaka’ole and Australia’s Shellie Morris. &nbsp;
“I’m really excited to have them come and join us.”&nbsp;
“It’s gonna be great, and its a celebration of like, mana wāhine and mana reo.”&nbsp;
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Moana Maniapoto: Moana & The Tribe leader on the International Women's Day performance of 'ONO', politics and music

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/7784f840-c291-422a-924b-ad9000bbad71/clips/acd2c438-3b3e-4610-a4c8-b3f800053d51/transcript

This weekend marks the end of an era for Splore Festival. 

This instalment of the annual boutique music and arts festival at Auckland's Orere Point will be the last. 

After nearly 30 years, ticket sales fell and it became too difficult for owner John Minty to fund alone. 

Chris Schulz is attending this weekend’s festivities, and joined Jack Tame to chat about the festival’s tragic ending. 

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This weekend marks the end of an era for Splore Festival.&nbsp;
This instalment of the annual boutique music and arts festival at Auckland's Orere Point will be the last.&nbsp;
After nearly 30 years, ticket sales fell and it became too difficult for owner John Minty to fund alone.&nbsp;
Chris Schulz is attending this weekend’s festivities, and joined Jack Tame to chat about the festival’s tragic ending.&nbsp;
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Chris Schulz: Splore’s last hurrah

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Anti Hero: An Orphan X Novel by Gregg Hurwitz  

Once a black ops assassin for the government known as Orphan X, Evan Smoak broke with the program and went deep underground, using his operational rules and skills to help the truly desperate with nowhere else to turn. 
 
When Luke Devine, one of the most powerful men in the world has a psychological crisis, Evan flies to the East Coast to meet Luke. While there, he learns of a young woman who was kidnapped off the New York City subway, clearly in danger and in need of aid. With no name and few clues, Evan and his team track down the missing woman, who was assaulted and abandoned. Evan offers his help―and sets out tracking down the young men responsible. But the woman insists that Evan abandon his usual methods―no vengeance and, in particular, no killing. Which will prove no easy feat given the mounting incoming threats from all sides. In a mission that takes Evan from coast to coast, from the poorest corners of society to the richest, Orphan X must figure out a way to protect the innocent, avenge the victimized, and balance justice, with a measure of mercy. 

  

The Dead Speak: My Life In Forensics by Thomas Coyle  

In this empathetic and darkly funny memoir, Thomas Coyle – one of New Zealand's most seasoned forensic investigators – pulls back the police tape and walks us straight into the crime scenes. 

With sharp detail, he reveals how the tiniest fragment of evidence can expose a suspect, prove a motive or confirm an identity. Sometimes, all at once. 

But crime scenes are only part of his story. The Dead Speak also plunges us into the world of disaster victim identification – a discipline where time, science and compassion collide. Where forensic experts are flung into a race against time to identify bodies in makeshift morgues as desperate families wait for news of their loved ones. 

Taking us from meticulous casework at New Scotland Yard to the chaos of the Boxing Day tsunami in Thailand and the devastation of the 2011 Christchurch earthquake, The Dead Speak is both a gripping insider's account of forensic investigation and an unflinching portrait of humanity at its best and worst. Fair warning, though: it's not for the faint-hearted. 

 

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Anti Hero: An Orphan X Novel by Gregg Hurwitz &nbsp;
Once a black ops assassin for the government known as Orphan X, Evan Smoak broke with the program and went deep underground, using his operational rules and skills to help the truly desperate with nowhere else to turn.&nbsp; &nbsp; When Luke Devine, one of the most powerful men in the world has a psychological crisis, Evan flies to the East Coast to meet Luke. While there, he learns of a young woman who was kidnapped off the New York City subway, clearly in danger and in need of aid. With no name and few clues, Evan and his team track down the missing woman, who was assaulted and abandoned. Evan offers his help―and sets out tracking down the young men responsible. But the woman insists that Evan abandon his usual methods―no vengeance and, in particular, no killing. Which will prove no easy feat given the mounting incoming threats from all sides. In a mission that takes Evan from coast to coast, from the poorest corners of society to the richest, Orphan X must figure out a way to protect the innocent, avenge the victimized, and balance justice, with a measure of mercy.&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;
The Dead Speak: My Life In Forensics by Thomas Coyle &nbsp;
In this empathetic and darkly funny memoir, Thomas Coyle – one of New Zealand's most seasoned forensic investigators – pulls back the police tape and walks us straight into the crime scenes.&nbsp;
With sharp detail, he reveals how the tiniest fragment of evidence can expose a suspect, prove a motive or confirm an identity. Sometimes, all at once.&nbsp;
But crime scenes are only part of his story. The Dead Speak also plunges us into the world of disaster victim identification – a discipline where time, science and compassion collide. Where forensic experts are flung into a race against time to identify bodies in makeshift morgues as desperate families wait for news of their loved ones.&nbsp;
Taking us from meticulous casework at New Scotland Yard to the chaos of the Boxing Day tsunami in Thailand and the devastation of the 2011 Christchurch earthquake, The Dead Speak is both a gripping insider's account of forensic investigation and an unflinching portrait of humanity at its best and worst. Fair warning, though: it's not for the faint-hearted.&nbsp;
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Catherine Raynes: Anti Hero and The Dead Speak

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/7784f840-c291-422a-924b-ad9000bbad71/clips/6b3045de-88b4-4474-86ab-b3f701857aea/transcript

Paul Stenhouse: Trial examines social media's impact on mental health, new AI model from Anthropic

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