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Instagram to bring in version of PG-13 system to protect children, says Meta

The review was led by Arturo Béjar, a former senior engineer at Meta, as well as New York University and Northeastern University academics and the UK’s Molly Rose Foundation, among others.
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Instagram says it’s safeguarding teens by limiting them to PG-13 content

A recent report involving Northeastern University found that teen accounts researchers created were recommended age-inappropriate sexual content, including “graphic sexual descriptions, the use of cartoons to describe demeaning sexual acts, and brief displays of nudity.”
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Labour delays decision on China’s mega embassy application

Professor Sophia Economides, head of engineering at Northeastern University London, told City AM that while she could not confirm the site was unsafe, the location “raises legitimate technical concerns”.
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What Happens to School Lunches in the MAHA Era?

“This is where the contradiction is,” Christopher Bosso, a professor of public policy and political science at Northeastern University, said. “If you’re truly going to carry out the values of what MAHA professes, the question is how it can be done in a conservative administration that is, by its very nature, not inclined toward regulation and not […]
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The MLB playoffs put managers in the spotlight. Should they rely on data or intuition?

The case of Escobar illustrates a fascinating contradiction about intuition touted by Laura Huang, a professor of management and organizational dynamics at Northeastern University. When decision-makers or business leaders try to explain their gut feeling, they often end up talking themselves out of a decision.
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Meet Jackie, a 1-in-30-Million Calico Lobster Caught Off the Coast of Massachusetts

Now living at Northeastern University’s Marine Science Center, the striking crustacean has a bright orange shell with black freckles and blue joints.
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Training your brain may improve focus and attention

Although the study advances science in the field, it’s too soon to draw conclusions because the “work is early stage (and) effect sizes are small,” said brain game researcher Aaron Seitz, a joint professor of psychology, game design, and physical therapy, movement and rehabilitation services at the Northeastern University Bouvé College of Health Sciences in […]
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The U.S. Navy is turning 250. Celebrate with a shipbuilding revival.

Stephen E. Flynn is a political science professor at Northeastern University and founding director of the university’s Defense Industrial Base Institute.
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New York’s Red-beret Republican Eyes Power-broker Role In Mayoral Race

Sliwa is hoping for “a shake-up in the race… that catapults his candidacy to the forefront — or at least positions him as a power broker or kingmaker,” said Costas Panagopoulos, political science professor at Northeastern University.
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When Knowledge Is Free, What Are Professors For?

Forward thinking institutions are already restructuring human judgment rather than information delivery.  Northeastern University has built “experiential intelligence” into core requirements, mandating that students work with external partners facing real constraints.
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Massachusetts AI Hub starts awarding money for applied AI projects

State officials from Gov. Maura Healey’s administration and MassTech announced the seven winners of the Massachusetts AI Models Innovation Challenge at an event at Northeastern University on Thursday, awarding a total of $2.9 million.

FBI seeks help to identify suspects in mass shooting that left 6 dead in the Mississippi Delta

The shooting in Leland was the 14th mass killing in 2025, according to The Associated Press/USA TODAY/Northeastern University Mass Killing Database. The database tracks all homicides in the U.S. since 2006 in which four or more people were killed intentionally within a 24-hour period, not including any offender.