"Belgian demographer Michel Poulain and Italian physician Giovanni Pes coined the term “blue zone” in the early 2000s to refer to the converging ink dots on the map they were using to validate longevity claims in Ogliastra, Italy."

TLDR areas where people live longer

Cognizant could be heading toward one of the biggest tech layoffs of the year, following cuts at companies like Amazon and Oracle. Reports suggest the IT services firm may reduce between 12,000 and 15,000 jobs globally, although the company has not confirmed a final number.

https://americanbazaaronline.com/2026/05/06/cognizant-eyes-u...

so it seems they just fired more expensive employees and now they are hiring cheaper under pretense of going against AI

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48381507

Points: 1

# Comments: 1

https://www.svt.se/nyheter/inrikes/fhms-nya-uppmaning-till-f...

DeepL translation:

Public Health Agency on Screen Time: New Advice for Parents

On Monday, the Public Health Agency of Sweden released new recommendations regarding parents’ screen use.

The new guidelines urge adults to put away their cell phones when spending time with their children—and to establish cell-free zones in the home.

The new recommendations come after the government tasked the Public Health Agency last fall with investigating the link between caregivers’ screen time and children’s health.

The background is research showing that parents’ screen use can negatively affect their interaction with children. Researchers have also observed a link between parents’ and children’s screen habits, with children of parents who use screens a lot tending to use screens more themselves.

“I don’t think people realize that it affects children to the extent that we now know it does,” says Minister of Social Affairs Jakob Forssmed (KD) on Morgonstudion.

Recommends mobile-free zones

The new recommendations urge parents to put away their cell phones when spending time with their children, unless they are using them together with the child.

Guardians are also advised to establish shared mobile-free zones in the home, such as in the bedroom or at the dining table.

“Children are influenced not only by what adults say, but also by what adults do. That’s why small changes in daily life can make a difference both in interactions here and now and in the child’s own habits over time,” says Helena Frielingsdorf, psychiatrist and researcher at the Public Health Agency of Sweden.

“Respect Your Child Online”

The recommendations in brief are:

Develop healthy screen habits for yourself. They influence your child’s screen habits.

Put your phone away when you’re with your child. Use it only if you need to, or when you’re using it together.

Protect and respect your child online. Think before you post photos or videos.

Previously, the Public Health Agency of Sweden published guidelines for children’s screen time, which included various time limits. Nothing similar is recommended for adults.

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48368102

Points: 4

# Comments: 1

I don't think screen free kids won't miss anything by not watching Bluey for 20 mins, OTOH not so great parents will keep pushing those 20 mins further and further with worse and worse content, so I guess it's just easier to say any screen time is bad since the border between reasonable/good screen time and bad screen time is very small.

Bomba means Firemen in Malay.

https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/fire-engine-photos.com/43...

https://apicms.thestar.com.my/uploads/images/2025/10/10/3563...

why go extra steps and not buy directly from TCL or LG (though they are shutting down soon as well and their system is crap comparable to Samsung's Tizen)

related: https://youtube.com/watch?v=RkP4TJ5jj94

https://youtube.com/watch?v=wa76cbc7dzQ

gas vehicles with modern filters hardly produce any (lung) problems under normal operation

clothes dryers are just plain stupid waste of space, consume lot of energy/money, I've had washing machine with dryer, pretty much never used dryer after seeing how long it takes to dry the clothes while wasting electricity, new washing machine I bought without dryer

for other people it's usually - lots of green, clean air, museums, cultural events, activities, accessible healthcare, accessible education, playgrounds/supermarkets/schools in walking distance, great public transport, no need to drive everywhere in empty metal box, etc.

I wonder why European cities are winning always charts of best places to live and not some generic US suburb??

enjoy your museums, hospitals, free schools and playgrounds in walking distance, almost free public transport, tons of supermarkets in walking distance, etc. in suburban America

I would really like to hear how is quality of life in suburban America incredibly higher ROFL

owning a car certainly isn't tied to income, quite the opposite, poorer the person more cars they own in their junkyard