ChatGPT for Teens keeps teens talking, even during mental health crises

TechCrunch - Oct 7, 2026

ChatGPT’s teen safeguards are meant to protect vulnerable users, but new testing found the chatbot continues encouraging engagement during crises and potentially encourages unhealthy relationships with the AI itself.

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An image of Mars taken by NASA has sparked theories that the agency captured ruins of a lost civilization on the Red Planet.

Jonathan the Giant Tortoise Is 194 Years Old. He Just Had His Genome Sequenced.

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Jonathan the Giant Tortoise Is 194 Years Old. He Just Had His Genome Sequenced.

Scientists have sequenced his genome for the first time, hoping the world’s oldest land animal can offer clues into the genetics of longevity.

There's only 1 operational nuclear reactor in Quebec — here's what it's used for

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There's only 1 operational nuclear reactor in Quebec — here's what it's used for

Since 1976, Montreal’s École polytechnique has been home to the only operational nuclear reactor in Quebec, which it uses solely for research purposes. Engineering firm AtkinsRéalis has donated $1 million over five years to the university to support nuclear research.

A Public Health-Minded Senator Asks: What Comes After Trump and Kennedy?

Oct 7, 2026

A Public Health-Minded Senator Asks: What Comes After Trump and Kennedy?

Senator Patty Murray, a former chair of the Senate health committee, is forming a group of experts to examine how to insulate the C.D.C. from political interference.

A.I. Music Fraudster Who Drew Millions in Royalties Is Sentenced to 18 Months

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Prosecutors say Michael Smith flooded music-streaming platforms with bots that repeatedly streamed his A.I.-generated music, earning him as much as $8 million.

Russian lab worker's plague-linked death raises questions as Soviet files detail bioweapons cover-up

Oct 7, 2026

Russian lab worker's plague-linked death raises questions as Soviet files detail bioweapons cover-up

Hidden files have exposed how the Soviet Union spent decades covering up its building building and stockpiling of biological weapons, as experts raise concerns after Russia lab plague death.

Attackers Hijack .gh, .sl, and .as Registries to Obtain Certificates for Google Domains

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Attackers Hijack .gh, .sl, and .as Registries to Obtain Certificates for Google Domains

Attackers compromised three country-code top-level domains (ccTLDs) and obtained unauthorized HTTPS certificates for several Google domains, Google said on October 6. Google's own systems were not breached, but any domain ending in .gh (Ghana), .sl (Sierra Leone) or .as (American Samoa) was put at risk. With such a certificate, an attacker could pose as the real site over an encrypted

Russia Says It Found No ‘Emergency’ in Plague Lab

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New information around the death of a lab worker, including a statement that she had been vaccinated against the plague, came as U.S. officials demanded more data.

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An A.I. Songwriting Experiment: Humans Against the Machine

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Millions told to 'act now' as hurricane warnings are issued along US coast ahead of storm Isaias's Category 2 landfall

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