11 h. ago Google will soon start letting kids under 13 use its Gemini chatbot

Next week, Google will begin allowing kids under 13 who have parent-managed Google accounts to use its Gemini chatbot, according to The New York Times. The Times reports that Gemini will be available to kids whose parents use Family Link, a Google service that enables families to opt into various Google services for their child. A Google […]

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14 h. ago Google Plans to Roll Out Gemini A.I. Chatbot to Children Under 13

The tech giant said it would make its Gemini chatbot available to children next week, and warned families in an email about the changes.

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3 d. ago Google Play sees 47% decline in apps since start of last year

Google Play’s app marketplace is losing apps. From the start of 2024 to present, the Android app marketplace went from hosting about 3.4 million apps worldwide to just around 1.8 million, according to a new analysis by app intelligence provider Appfigures. That’s a decline of about 47%, representing a significant purge of the apps that […]

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1 week ago 'Let us be the parents': Supreme Court should let parents opt kids out of LGBTQ school lessons, lawyer argues

Counsel representing a coalition of parents fighting to opt their children out of LGBTQ-related curriculum says the case is "not a book ban case but a religious freedom one.

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1 week ago Supreme Court seems to back letting parents opt kids out of LGBTQ stories

Supreme Court seems to back letting parents opt kids out of LGBTQ stories  The Washington Post

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1 week ago Letter: This bill would empower Alaska parents to take charge of kids’ online safety

Letter: This bill would empower Alaska parents to take charge of kids’ online safety  Anchorage Daily News

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4 w. ago Want to raise bilingual kids? First, let go of a common myth

Speech pathologists offer parents real-world advice on how to incorporate a second language with their kids at home — and demystify a misconception about bilingualism.

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4 w. ago Dem prosecutor lets off illegal immigrant charged with strangulation, kidnapping

A Democratic prosecutor dropped a felony charge against an illegal immigrant charged with strangulation and kidnapping and cut a misdemeanor plea deal.

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