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OpenAI Rolls Out 'ChatGPT For Teens.' New Safety Features Include Breaks And Quiet Hours.

The company is facing lawsuits and regulatory scrutiny over alleged harms involving young users.

International Business Times - Aug 19, 2026 9:27am EDT

What was found in a US reservoir as water levels hit record low

Apparent human remains including a jaw with teeth still attached have been discovered in a US reservoir as record-low water levels expose areas that are usually underwater, with an ongoing drought...

International The News - Aug 19, 2026 9:14am EDT

Beats Studio Pro Is Now 51% Off, an Apple-Owned Alternative Without the AirPods Max Price

Gizmodo - Aug 19, 2026 8:44am EDT

Singapore Poly offers ethical hacking for SMEs and students

The Straits Times - Aug 19, 2026 8:37am EDT

JBL Offloads Xtreme 2 Bluetooth Speaker at the Price of No-Name Earbuds in a Final Clearance Push on Amazon

Gizmodo - Aug 19, 2026 8:28am EDT

OpenAI slows down training of advanced AI after cyber-attack

The ChatGPT-maker said training will be slowed for two weeks while it puts the upgrades in place.

BBC News - Aug 19, 2026 7:52am EDT

Ohio death row inmate Tyrone Noling gets rare chance to ask parole board for pardon

His case has been the subject of documentaries and true-crime podcasts and garnered celebrity attention from Kim Kardashian and others who support his exoneration.

NBC News - Aug 19, 2026 7:30am EDT

As the UN picks its 10th chief, a woman may finally break the glass ceiling - In the United Nations' 80 years, it has been led by nine secretaries-general, none of them women. But as the U.N. begins the process of electing a successor to António Guterres, pressure is mounting to shatter its glass ceiling. Four top candidates are women. By - Howard LaFranchi - / 5 min

Christian Science Monitor - Aug 19, 2026 7:20am EDT

Live updates: GOP incumbent Dan Sullivan and Democrat Mary Peltola to square off in Alaska Senate race

Get live updates and the latest news on the Trump administration and 2026 elections as Dan Sullivan and Mary Peltola are set to face off in Alaska’s Senate race and Byron Donalds and David Jolly win their primaries in the Florida governor’s race.

NBC News - Aug 19, 2026 7:13am EDT

Apple AirPods Max 2 Take Another Price Dive on Amazon, Now Barely More Than Buying Used

Gizmodo - Aug 19, 2026 6:50am EDT

Amazon to expand drone service to nearly 500 cities after targeting 1 million deliveries this year

Amazon has quietly expanded its drone service to more metro areas in recent months after receiving a key regulatory greenlight enabling longer-range deliveries.

CNBC - Aug 19, 2026 6:45am EDT

Garmin Goes Big on GPS Smartwatch, With vívoactive 5 at a Record Low After Another Price Drop

Gizmodo - Aug 19, 2026 6:28am EDT

Reverse-Lookup Service Exposed Millions of Photos of People’s Faces

Wired News - Aug 19, 2026 6:16am EDT

UK puts Google AI on the flight path to fewer contrails

Trial will test whether small route and altitude tweaks can reduce aviation's warming impact

Register UK - Aug 19, 2026 6:13am EDT

Unitree stock soars over 600% in Shanghai trading debut

Shares in China's leading humanoid robot maker, Unitree, climbed sharply on Wednesday in its public stock trading debut in Shanghai, soaring above...

Daily Sabah - Aug 19, 2026 6:00am 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 19, 2026 5:56am EDT

Tennis star Nick Kyrgios provisionally suspended after testing positive for cocaine

“I made a huge mistake and I take full responsibility for it,” Kyrgios said on Instagram.

NBC News - Aug 19, 2026 5:51am EDT

Quantum computing’s revolutionary promise is bringing real-world solutions

“We are saying right now that it’s here. Quantum is now, quantum is real,” IBM's Jerry Chow told Newsweek.

Newsweek - Aug 19, 2026 5:30am EDT

Why Ontario’s battered economy might actually be on the verge of a major comeback

Toronto Star - Aug 19, 2026 5:17am EDT

Flock Has a Powerful New AI Tool for Police. We Got Its Code

Wired News - Aug 19, 2026 5:10am EDT

Anthropic Prepares Supervoting Power For Founders Ahead of IPO: Report

Deccan Chronicle - Aug 19, 2026 4:57am EDT

AI bots will turn online shopping on its head, says payments giant

If the forecast holds, it would unwind the way online shopping has worked since the 1990s.

Sydney Morning Herald - Aug 19, 2026 4:20am EDT

Alberta government to hold first AI data centre town hall in central town of Lacombe

Toronto Star - Aug 19, 2026 4:19am EDT

China recovers rocket stage on land for first time, after earlier recovery at sea

State media in China, which is seeking to advance its space program, deemed the result “a major breakthrough in the country’s reusable rocket technology.”

NBC News - Aug 19, 2026 4:19am EDT