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OpenAI introduced 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. The San Francisco-based company says ChatGPT for Teens is tailored for kids ages 13 to 17 with stronger protections, including content restrictions around things like self-harm and rom...

Paris has transformed into a global cycling capital in recent years, and for international tourists this development offers a new way of seeing some of the city’s most famous sights and landmarks. In June, Paris recorded about 3.8 million tourists, roughly 3% more than in the same month last summer, according to the city’s Tourism Office. And as visitor numbers climb, more travelers are choosing b...

The first smartphone with a robotic arm has been launched in China. But are new styles of devices enough to energize the flagging phone market? A simple hand gesture triggers a hidden arm to pop out of the top of this new smartphone. The Honor Robot Phone has an innovative new gadget: an AI-powered camera on a mechanical gimbal. The device playfully interacts with its user, performing tricks on co...

Encouraging customers to mend worn clothes instead of buying new ones might seem like a self-defeating sales strategy. But in-store repairs and sewing workshops are becoming essential retail services for clothing brands as they try to appeal to young consumers who want to save money and the planet. While luxury fashion houses and select specialty retailers like Patagonia have offered product repai...

At a Massachusetts lab, pebble-sized pellets are transformed into forks and films that won't leave persistent microplastics in the environment. These are bioplastic pellets. CJ Biomaterials ferments sugar to make plant-based polymers that microbes will consume. These alternatives to traditional plastics made of fossil fuels are seen by some as one of many solutions needed to confront global plasti...

WK Kellogg Co said that it will remove artificial colors from all its cereals by the end of this year. The change comes a year ahead of schedule. Kellogg said last August 2025 that it would remove synthetic dyes from its cereals by the end of 2027. But the company said it has identified fruit- and vegetable-based juices that will give cereals like Froot Loops and Apple Jacks their distinctive colo...

Software engineer Josh Dersch loves old computers. He spends countless hours tinkering in his garage, trying to coax decades-old machines back to life. He estimates he owns more than 200 vintage computers and devices in his Seattle home. "It's always been fascinating to me to see the origins of things," Dersch said. "It's a fun challenge to debug and repair. You can understand the entire system fr...

A coalition of farmers, consumer associations, and environmental groups is urging Malaysia's National Biosafety Board to reject a proposed field trial of genetically modified rice, warning the project could pose risks to food safety, the environment, and farmers. The board is evaluating an application by Zen Cropscience for the confined field trial in northern Perak state that involves a genetical...

A deluge of 90,000 rubber ducks poured out of a truck and into the Chicago River, then bobbed along a stretch of the skyscraper-lined river in the annual Chicago Ducky Derby that raises thousands of dollars for charity. The truck dumped the ducks from one side of a half-raised bridge. After forming a yellow pool in the river, the ducks floated for around 15 minutes before a winner and runner-up we...

A new study calculates that human-caused climate change doubled the likelihood of the tinderbox weather conditions that sparked Canada's massive summer wildfires, which sent smoke everywhere and raised the ire of some politicians. Fire and climate scientists said some politicians, who have talked about punishing Canada for poor fire management, should look more in the mirror than up north when it...

Nintendo’s first-quarter profit surged 53.5% as the popularity of its recent Super Mario movie worked with solid demand for the Switch 2 gaming console to support the Japanese video-game company’s bottom line. Kyoto-based Nintendo Co. reported 147.4 billion yen ($933 million) in April-June profit, up from 96 billion yen in the same period a year ago. Quarterly sales dipped 9.5% to 517.8 billion ye...

The idea was unique for sub-Saharan Africa: use cable cars to lift thousands of commuters above the daily gridlock in one of Africa's fast-growing cities. But the system ran for only a few weeks, and now the car-less cables hang unused above Madagascar's capital in what might be a $170 million mistake by one of the world's poorest countries. The cable car system in Antananarivo was promoted and in...

For passengers on the budget Australian airline Jetstar, the days of cramming your bag into an overhead locker already full of your seatmates' full-sized suitcases are coming to an end, but there's a catch. The carrier will charge passengers for stowing carry-on bags in the overhead compartments, beginning in February 2027. The move came after passengers and airline staff named "having bags weighe...

Matt Walker couldn't pet a dog without sneezing—until he and other scientists used a gene-editing technique to produce a hypoallergenic beagle named Bailey. Now, he can feed Bailey spoons of peanut butter while she lies on his lap and can play fetch with her in Central Park. His allergies didn't go away: Bailey's saliva and hair no longer contain a key allergy-causing protein. "The feeling right n...

France has banned unsolicited telemarketing calls under a new law aimed at protecting consumers from intrusive sales pitches and shielding vulnerable people from fraudulent commercial practices. The law, backed by President Emmanuel Macron's government, has been enforced since August 11. While several countries have tried opt-out systems, France is hoping more muscular obligatory opt-in rules will...

Many Americans are changing their eating and shopping habits after the biggest jump in grocery prices in 50 years. According to government figures, the price of food purchased for home use rose 31% from 2019 through 2025. The war in Iran has made it uncertain if a slowdown expected this year will materialize. Some say they are hunting for deals at multiple stores and switching brands. Others are b...

Heroes dressed in their capes and costumes ran to help raise money for foster children in Kansas. The Totally Awesome CASA Costume 5K got underway in Lawrence, Kansas, with over 50 racers participating in the inaugural event, with many in costume. Loretta Severin, a runner and former board member with the Douglas County Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) for Children, said this event was to...

Johnson & Johnson has agreed to pay $5.5 billion to tie up remaining lawsuits that claim its talc products caused ovarian cancer. The drugmaker, which has been fighting talc-related lawsuits for more than a decade, said that the settlement is conditioned on at least 95% of remaining claimants participating. A U.S. bankruptcy court judge denied a $9 billion settlement proposed by company subsidiary...

Eighty-year-old Maime Kapten is a member of the Seto ethnic community, which once a year turns a village in southeastern Estonia into a symbolic kingdom for a day—complete with entry visas instead of tickets, made-up currency, and even a mock military parade. She's one of only a few thousand fluent speakers of Seto, which is closely related to the Estonian language. The idea was born in 1994 as th...

Federal regulators are clearing the way for robotaxis to operate without manual controls like steering wheels or, eventually, even brake pedals as the rules start to catch up to the evolving technology. Amazon's fully autonomous Zoox vehicles got approval to begin charging customers for rides in the specially designed cars that feature four inward-facing seats once they secure state and local appr...

As the Trump administration unwinds years of protections for hundreds of thousands of people from Haiti, twin populations of vulnerable people find themselves in the crosshairs: caregivers in jobs to which those immigrants have flocked, and the older adults and disabled people who rely on them. Around the U.S., care homes and home health agencies are bracing for the loss of workers with TPS, which...

It's been a choppy year for restaurants that lean into lettuce. Lettuce prices rose sharply in the first half of 2026 due to hot weather in Arizona, where about one-third of America's lettuce is grown. Now, restaurants are dealing with the fallout from a Cyclospora outbreak linked to shredded lettuce that has sickened thousands of Americans. Yum! Brands, the parent company of Taco Bell, said that...

Researchers are working on a project to develop an AI-powered app for people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). COPD is a lung condition that can cause breathing problems, including shortness of breath, coughing, wheezing, chest tightness, and frequent chest infections. The idea is that an algorithm can analyze what a patient's voice sounds like on any given day and detect dangerou...

Mark Ragsdale's phone rings off the hook with neighbors asking the same question: Where can I find water? During the day, he works as the state's water commissioner for Norwood, Colorado, where his cousin Snyder ranches. But morning, afternoon, and evening, he hauls water to his small herd of 45 cow-calf pairs. He counts his luck that his solar-powered well is still producing water and his herd is...

Conflicts and disruptions to global energy markets could push millions more people into hunger by driving up fuel, fertilizer, and food costs, the head of the Rome-based International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) warned, as a new United Nations report showed global progress against hunger remains fragile. The U.N. food security report, released last month, found global hunger has eased...