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OpenAI launches ChatGPT for Teens, promising a more age-appropriate chatbot
Toronto Star - Aug 18, 2026 7:26am EDT
'Absolutely crazy': Here's what South Korean stock investors are doing in U.S. markets
South Korean stock investors have made 'absolutely crazy' bets as they flee their home market, while global investors pile in.
CNBC - Aug 18, 2026 7:23am EDT
The comments by President Lee Jae Myung came amid reports that the commander of U.S. Forces Korea had visited South Korea’s Defense Ministry to discuss reducing the exercises.
NBC News - Aug 18, 2026 7:23am EDT
OpenAI launches ChatGPT for teens with safety features
The Straits Times - Aug 18, 2026 7:18am EDT
Apple's Camera-Equipped AirPods Surface in Leaked Video Ahead of Launch
Deccan Chronicle - Aug 18, 2026 6:57am EDT
Over quarter of Gen Z users treat AI as friend: Study
More than a quarter of Gen Z users engage with artificial intelligence as though they were talking to a friend, turning to the technology for emotional...
Daily Sabah - Aug 18, 2026 6:43am EDT
Rumours build two iPhone 18 Pro Max models before Apple says anything
Gulf News - Aug 18, 2026 6:36am EDT
Meta heads to major trial over claims its platforms are addictive
Meta Platforms, the parent company of Facebook, is preparing to defend itself in a landmark social media trial that opens Tuesday in California. Attorneys...
Daily Sabah - Aug 18, 2026 6:11am EDT
Meta Faces $1.4 Trillion Threat As Landmark Social Media Addiction Trial Begins
Meta will face attorneys general representing 29 states in a case accusing it of deliberately designing addictive features to keep young users engaged while misleading the public about potential mental health risks.
International Business Times - Aug 18, 2026 6:05am EDT
AI models get convenient amnesia about source material as they grow, MIT boffins find
Attributing diffusion model output to a specific input becomes more difficult with more training data
Register UK - Aug 18, 2026 5:55am EDT
Hayden Panettiere’s ex-partner Wladimir Klitschko shares ‘profound shock’ in tribute
“She left this world far too soon,” wrote Klitschko, the Ukrainian boxer and father of their child, Kaya.
NBC News - Aug 18, 2026 5:26am EDT
Dickovers, baggravation and botiquette: 18 new words to describe our tech hellscape
Guardian UK - Aug 18, 2026 5:12am EDT
Heisenberg Said Empty Space Isn't Really Empty. A Magnetic Star May Have Finally Proven Him Right
Gizmodo - Aug 18, 2026 5:12am EDT
US states call for big changes to Instagram and Facebook as Meta child privacy trial begins
US states are suing the social media giant to force an overhaul of its platforms for young users.
BBC News - Aug 18, 2026 4:38am EDT
Meta Stares Down Trillion-Dollar Threat as Landmark Social Media Trial Begins
Deccan Chronicle - Aug 18, 2026 4:26am EDT
Meta faces $200bn trial over child data and social media addiction by 29 states
Guardian UK - Aug 18, 2026 4:08am EDT
UAE targets 50% of government services and operations to be powered by Agentic AI
The wider target is to transform 50% of government sectors, operations and services over the next two years
Gulf News - Aug 18, 2026 3:30am EDT
OpenAI launches new ChatGPT feature for macOS
Washington, USA: OpenAI has unveiled a new feature in the ChatGPT application for macOS computers that enables artificial intelligence (AI) to learn f...
Peninsula Qatar - Aug 18, 2026 3:11am EDT
Social media platforms must verify advertisers’ identities under new Singapore code
The Straits Times - Aug 18, 2026 3:06am EDT
Two students dead in Philippines school shooting including gunman, officials say
The shooting in the city of Zamboanga, the country’s second such incident in nearly two months, came less than 10 days after a high-profile school shooting in Thailand.
NBC News - Aug 18, 2026 2:41am EDT
Second data centre planned for Lanarkshire as regulations tightened
Tech company DataVita intend to expand their current site in Airdrie and construct a second centre in the area, previously designated as an AI growth zone.
BBC News - Aug 18, 2026 1:58am EDT
U.S. tourist dies after being struck by lightning while hiking Sicily’s Mount Etna
The 29-year-old man from Kansas was rescued by helicopter after being struck Sunday evening in an exposed, barren area, officials said.
NBC News - Aug 17, 2026 11:44pm EDT
From accounting major and frat brother to suspected of being Penn State’s largest drug dealer
Agostino Abbatiello is accused of using pledges and other members to help package and move kilos of cocaine. He’s one of 14 people charged in the alleged drug ring.
NBC News - Aug 17, 2026 10:43pm EDT
A detainee’s death revives Syria’s memories of torture and abuse in prisons
Syrians have taken to social media and the streets in recent days to demand answers about the death of Mohammad Ghamira, who was buried Monday in his hometown of al-Haffah.
NBC News - Aug 17, 2026 9:58pm EDT