Technology

February 11, 2026

Countries Across Europe Are Considering Social Media Bans for Kids Under 16 Years Old

A push for a teenagerless internet is gaining ground in Europe. It wouldn’t exactly be teenagerless, but if regulators in countries such as Spain and the Czech Republic are successful, young people under 16 years old would be banned from social media apps, including Instagram and Snapchat. On February 3, 2026, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez announced his country’s plans to implement an under-16 ban from social media.

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January 28, 2026

South Korean School Creates 3D-Printed Yearbooks for Visually Impaired Students

Graduates at Daegu Kwangmyeong School in South Korea recently received yearbooks unlike any others. Instead of traditional photographs, these students, who are visually impaired, were given 3D-printed yearbooks that allow them to experience their school memories through touch. Founded in 1946, Daegu Kwangmyeong School serves students with visual impairments from kindergarten through high school. It remains the only K-12 educational institution in the Daegu and North Gyeongsang Province region dedicated exclusively to visually impaired students.

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January 20, 2026

Innovative Exoskeleton Designed To Help Injured and Disabled Dogs Walk Again

Designer Zhou Leijing and her team are brainstorming ways improve the lives of disabled dogs, one leg at a time. Instead of clunky, inefficient, and non-ergonomic carts that paralyzed dogs have no choice but to use for mobility, she is bringing the latest intelligent technology to them in the form of an attachable exoskeleton called Repawse. An established designer with a background in human-computer interaction and intelligent design.

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