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OpenAI launches ChatGPT for Teens, promising a more age-appropriate chatbot

OpenAI is launching a version of ChatGPT designed for teenagers — the first generation to grow up with artificial intelligence — who are already using it for schoolwork, questions about daily life and even companionship

OpenAI launches ChatGPT for Teens, promising a more age-appropriate chatbot
Business|Crime|Education|Science|Technology

OpenAI introduces ‘ChatGPT for Teens’ experience amid scrutiny over child safety

OpenAI introduces ‘ChatGPT for Teens’ experience amid scrutiny over child safety

OpenAI introduces ‘ChatGPT for Teens’ experience amid scrutiny over child safety
Environment|Health|Science|World

WHO says Congo Ebola outbreak can still be brought under control within three months

A World Health Organization official said on Tuesday it was still possible to bring under control an Ebola outbreak that is outpacing

WHO says Congo Ebola outbreak can still be brought under control within three months
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China's Pony.ai plans to deploy more than 4,000 robotaxis abroad

Chinese autonomous driving company Pony.ai has a pipeline of planned and potential overseas robotaxi deployments of more than 4,000 vehicles, it said on Tuesday, as it

China's Pony.ai plans to deploy more than 4,000 robotaxis abroad
Environment|Health|Science|World

Fear grips children after deadly earthquake in eastern Indonesia leaves thousands displaced

Thousands of people are still displaced on Indonesia’s Flores island, three days after a magnitude 7.7 earthquake killed at least 70 people, injured nearly 1,200 and damaged about 12,000 homes

Fear grips children after deadly earthquake in eastern Indonesia leaves thousands displaced
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World’s top humanoid maker and its dancing robots waltz towards record IPO listing in China

World’s top humanoid maker and its dancing robots waltz towards record IPO listing in China

World’s top humanoid maker and its dancing robots waltz towards record IPO listing in China
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What to watch Tuesday: Redistricting scrambles Florida as Alaska pits Dan Sullivan v. Dan Sullivan

As the primary season nears its end, attention turns to key states like Florida, Wyoming, California and Alaska

What to watch Tuesday: Redistricting scrambles Florida as Alaska pits Dan Sullivan v. Dan Sullivan
Environment|Europe|Science|World

A looming rock collapse threatens a Swiss village as thawing permafrost destabilizes the Alps

Residents of the Swiss village of Kandersteg face a looming threat from an unstable mountain rock formation called Spitze Stei

A looming rock collapse threatens a Swiss village as thawing permafrost destabilizes the Alps
Business|Economy|Finance|Science|Technology

Anthropic revenue run rate tops $65 billion, source says

Anthropic's annual revenue run rate topped $65 billion by the end of July, a person familiar with the matter said on Monday, underscoring the Claude creator's rapid growth ahead of

Anthropic revenue run rate tops $65 billion, source says
Business|Science|Technology

Tesla prepares for Cybercab launch in August starting with rides to employees, the Information reports

Tesla has told employees it is gearing up for a public launch of Cybercab, starting with a rollout in Austin, Texas, as soon as this month, the Information reported on Monday,

Tesla prepares for Cybercab launch in August starting with rides to employees, the Information reports
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1 death linked to Tropical Storm Lala as more than 100,000 remain without power in Hawaii

Thousands remain without power after Tropical Storm Lala hit Hawaii, uprooting trees and causing flash floods from Honolulu to the Big Island

1 death linked to Tropical Storm Lala as more than 100,000 remain without power in Hawaii
Business|Environment|Science|World

Flooding risk remains as storms move from the Midwest to the mid-Atlantic

A deadly stretch of unsettled weather is continuing with thunderstorms, heavy rain and flash flooding an ongoing threat from the Midwest to the mid-Atlantic

Flooding risk remains as storms move from the Midwest to the mid-Atlantic
Africa|Health|Science|World

Congo’s fast-moving Ebola outbreak becomes the country's worst with over 2,300 dead

Congo’s fast-moving Ebola outbreak has now killed over 2,300 people

Congo’s fast-moving Ebola outbreak becomes the country's worst with over 2,300 dead
Opinion|Science

Biological sex is neither binary nor a spectrum – a biologist explains how it’s multidimensional

Each person is a mosaic of sex-related and postpubertal biological traits that vary in their degree of femaleness and maleness.

Biological sex is neither binary nor a spectrum – a biologist explains how it’s multidimensional
Education|Health|Political|Science|US|World

US kindergarten vaccine coverage continues downward trend, falling 0.1%

U.S. kindergarten vaccination coverage fell 0.1% during the 2025-2026 school year, continuing a downward trend that has seen declines every

US kindergarten vaccine coverage continues downward trend, falling 0.1%
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Pentagon pressure to move AI faster drives Smack's new funding round, CEO says

Smack Technologies, a defense-technology startup building artificial intelligence decision-making tools for the military, is raising funding to speed

Pentagon pressure to move AI faster drives Smack's new funding round, CEO says
Environment|Science|Technology|World

US proposes seabed mining auction off Northern Mariana Islands

The U.S.

US proposes seabed mining auction off Northern Mariana Islands
Education|Health|Science|World

US school vaccination rates inch down yet again and exemptions reach record high

U.S. kindergarten vaccination rates have declined again, with exemptions reaching a record high

US school vaccination rates inch down yet again and exemptions reach record high
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Canadian miner NexGen Energy holds talks with BHP as it seeks $1 billion for uranium project 

Canadian uranium miner NexGen Energy is sharing information and "talking regularly" with mining giant

Canadian miner NexGen Energy holds talks with BHP as it seeks $1 billion for uranium project 
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‘Brazen act of self-dealing.’ Lawmakers, watchdogs alarmed after Trump regulators let Trump firm start a bank

‘Brazen act of self-dealing.’ Lawmakers, watchdogs alarmed after Trump regulators let Trump firm start a bank

‘Brazen act of self-dealing.’ Lawmakers, watchdogs alarmed after Trump regulators let Trump firm start a bank
Health|Science|US

US heat forecast: See where Americans face the greatest risk from extreme heat this week

US heat forecast: See where Americans face the greatest risk from extreme heat this week

US heat forecast: See where Americans face the greatest risk from extreme heat this week
Business|Economy|Science|Technology

Uber, Zipline partner on US drone delivery for Uber Eats

Uber Technologies and Zipline announced a partnership on Monday to bring autonomous drone delivery to Uber Eats customers across the United States.

Uber, Zipline partner on US drone delivery for Uber Eats
Health|Interview|Political|Science

Debunking false health claims made by RFK Jr. in a CNN interview

CNN Medical Correspondent Meg Tirrell fact checks claims made by HHS Secretary RFK Jr. during a CNN interview with Dana Bash.

Debunking false health claims made by RFK Jr. in a CNN interview
Asia|Environment|Science|World

Thousands in Indonesia await aid after quake kills 68, overshadowing Independence Day

Thousands of people on Indonesia’s Flores Island are still waiting for aid after a powerful magnitude 7.7 earthquake killed at least 68 people, injured more than 200 and damaged more than 4,500 homes

Thousands in Indonesia await aid after quake kills 68, overshadowing Independence Day