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U.S. Surgeon General wants Congress to put warning labels on social media just like cigarettes
The U.S. surgeon general has called on Congress to require warning labels on social media platforms similar to those now…
Researchers alarmed to find AI models illegally training on real children, including for explicit materials
AI’s unstoppable quest for training data is hoovering up growing amounts of increasingly questionable content—including details of children whose use…
Usher and Apple CEO Tim Cook had a meeting. Now the Super Bowl performer is taking his ideas to Capitol Hill
The Grammy-award winning singer met with the Fortune 500 exec at Apple’s sprawling California campus to discuss 2024 Super Bowl…
Snouts, muddy puddles and British accents: How Peppa Pig became a global cultural phenomenon—and a $1.7 billion franchise
The family of two-dimensional pink pigs with protruding snouts, dressed in colorful clothes and speaking in English accents, has gone…
A teacher suddenly quit her job after 24 years because parents drove her to a breaking point: ‘We didn’t sign up to be a glorified babysitter’
Are you a teacher looking to share insight on issues or things that are working well in your school district?…
AI will make coding skills more, not less, valuable—and it’s more important than ever for children to learn them
The year 2024 has continued to see the long-awaited rise of generative AI in many aspects of life. Every day,…
A Massachusetts teen who participated in a spicy tortilla chip challenge on social media died from eating a large quantity of chili…
Cancer survivor says embryos with an ex-husband are her last chance to have a baby. Ex-husband wants to avoid procreating against his will
A trial is underway in Virginia that will determine whether state law allows frozen embryos to be considered property that…
Japan’s child population falls for the 43rd straight year to a fresh record low, weighing on economic prospects
The number of children in Japan has dropped to another record, in a stark reminder of the demographic challenges that…
My children don’t always wash their hands after they use the bathroom. Big surprise, right? And they don’t always tell…