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ChatGPT may soon require ID verification from adults, CEO says

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-09-22 21:09:22

On Tuesday, OpenAI announced plans to develop an automated age-prediction system that will determine whether ChatGPT users are over or under 18, automatically directing younger users to a restricted version of the AI chatbot. The company also confirmed that parental controls will launch by the end of September. In a companion blog post, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman acknowledged the company is explicitly "prioritizing safety ahead of privacy and freedom for teens," even though it means that adults may

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How older parents divorce affects their adult children

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-26 15:57:14

Divorce in later life is becoming more common – and scientists are beginning to explore the surprisingly deep impact this can have on adult children and their relationships. Divorce is greying. The US has one of the highest divorce rates in the world, even though over the past four decades, it has fallen among younger couples. Instead, middle-aged and older adults have taken over. In fact, adults aged 65 and older are now the only age group in the US with a growing divorce rate. For the over-5

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Repetitive negative thinking associated with cognitive decline in older adults

news.ycombinator.com Ye 2025-09-26 08:37:33

The present study suggested that the risk of cognitive impairment increased with higher RNT scores among older adults, and the robustness of the finding was confirmed through adjustment for various potential confounding variables. Additionally, individuals aged 60 ~ 79 years, junior high school and above were more prone to suffer from cognitive impairment with a high RNT score. However, the correlation between RNT and cognitive function was not significant in older adults aged 80 to 90 years, or

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Age verification doesn’t work

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-10-10 06:25:22

And just yesterday — June 27 — the U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) issued a devastating decision that opens the door to broad state regulation of adult content, effectively allowing AV laws with minimal constitutional constraint. AV implementation was also scheduled to begin in France in June 2025, but was later halted — though only temporarily. However, it is set to come into effect next month in the UK — July 2025. A lot has happened in the past month: the EU Commission (the executive branch of

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Firm apologises for saying it would not process LGBTQ+ payments

feeds.bbci.co.uk Unknown 2025-11-17 08:23:01

Firm apologises for saying it would not process LGBTQ+ payments 40 minutes ago Share Save Tom Gerken Technology reporter Share Save Getty Images Stripe has apologised after staff wrongly said it would no longer process the payments of LGBTQ+ related content or goods. The firm, which millions of global businesses rely on for their online transactions, has come under fire for being one of several payment processors to not allow itself to be used for purchases of adult content online. But when s

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Stripe apologizes for customer service agents claiming LGBTQ products were banned

theverge.com Ash Parrish 2025-11-18 12:39:15

is a reporter who covers the business, culture, and communities of video games, with a focus on marginalized gamers and the quirky, horny culture of video game communities. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Stripe, a financial services company that acts as a payment processor for millions of businesses including itch.io, has issued an apology following reports that members of its support team told callers the business does not support the s

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83% of US Adults Still Choose Laptops for Work and School Over Sleek Smartphones and Tablets, CNET Survey Finds

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-11-22 22:00:00

Upgrading to a new laptop can feel like a never-ending rabbit hole. Even when you know what you need, choosing the best features, specs and design within your budget can be a bit overwhelming, to say the least. Between back-to-school season and the holidays fast approaching, now's the time to shop around for a deal on a new laptop. But what are US adults looking for when upgrading their laptops, anyway? CNET's new laptop survey found that nearly half of US adults are upgrading for better speed

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Study finds flavor bans cut youth vaping but slow decline in cigarette smoking

news.ycombinator.com Mass General Brigham 2025-11-26 06:22:56

This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies . Editors have highlighted the following attributes while ensuring the content's credibility: Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A new study by investigators from Mass General Brigham examined the effects of policies banning flavored e-cigarettes on adults and young people. Investigators found that e-cigarette use significantly declined among young adults and adults in states that had enacted flavor bans rel

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Food, housing, & health care costs are a source of major stress for many people

news.ycombinator.com Marjorie Connelly 2025-11-27 21:27:56

August 4, 2025 About half of the public consider the cost of groceries to be a major source of stress in their life right now, and 19% of those concerned have used deferred payment services to fund groceries at some point. Overall, 29% of the public have ever used deferred payment services, sometimes called Buy Now Pay Later, for health care, entertainment, groceries, or restaurant meals. Use of these services is higher among adults under age 45 compared with older adults. People experiencing

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GoGoGrandparent (YC S16) Is Hiring Back End and Full-Stack Engineers

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-11-30 22:01:09

About Us We're a digital caregiving platform dedicated to helping older and disabled adults live independently and thrive in their own homes—avoiding the need for retirement communities. We adapt on-demand APIs from companies like Uber, Lyft, DoorDash, and Instacart to meet the unique needs of individuals with cognitive, visual, mobility, and dexterity challenges. We're a highly profitable and fast-growing startup. Our team is fully remote, with a total engineering headcount of 12 (including thi

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Age Verification Doesn't Need to Be a Privacy Footgun

news.ycombinator.com View Archive 2025-12-12 00:19:54

“Won’t someone think of the poor children?” they say, clutching their pearls as they enact another stupid law that will harm the privacy of every adult on Earth and create Prior Restraint that inhibits the freedom of speech in liberal democracies. If you’re totally ignorant of how things work, the proposal of “verifying you’re an adult” before you access adult content sounds, superficially, like a reasonable thing to do. But it’s a patently stupid idea at every level. Age Verification Makes Th

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So far, only one-third of Americans have ever used AI for work

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-12-16 03:47:00

On Tuesday, The Associated Press released results from a new AP-NORC poll showing that 60 percent of US adults have used AI to search for information, while only 37 percent of all Americans have used AI for work tasks. Meanwhile, younger Americans are adopting AI tools at much higher rates across multiple categories, including brainstorming, work tasks, and companionship. The poll found AI companionship remains the least popular application overall, with just 16 percent of adults overall trying

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Gamers Are Furious About the Censorship of NSFW Games—and They’re Fighting Back

wired.com Megan Farokhmanesh 2025-12-16 03:51:48

Trade organizations across the games industry and gamers are speaking out against censorship campaigns taking place across Steam and Itch.io in an effort to help developers who have been unfairly impacted. The push against adult content is being driven by Australian conservative group Collective Shout, whose pressuring of payment processors has forced platforms to mass deindex NSFW content. In the wake of these delistings, which remove games from search, developers are scrambling to understand i

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YouTube Will Start Guessing Your Age

gizmodo.com Aj Dellinger 2025-12-18 12:40:14

YouTube will no longer take your word for it when you enter your birthday. On Tuesday, the platform announced that it will be rolling out new age-estimation tools that will attempt to verify a person’s age based on a variety of indicators as part of an attempt to keep younger users from accessing more adult content and deliver “age-appropriate product experiences and protections.” According to YouTube, the age inference system, which will be used on a “small set of users in the US” in the comin

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AI-Powered Smart Devices Help Older Adults Age at Home, Survey Finds

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-01-08 21:00:28

Older adults often find artificial intelligence smart home devices and voice assistants useful in helping them age in place, according to a new survey by the University of Michigan. More than half of people surveyed aged 50 and older have used generative AI tools they spoke or typed messages to, according to the National Poll on Healthy Aging, released by the U-M Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation. By comparison, a June Pew Research Center poll found that 25% of US adults 50 to 64

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Steam now bans games that violate the 'rules and standards' of payment processors and banks

engadget.com Unknown 2026-01-12 17:42:22

Steam has added a new rule to its guidelines that has resulted in certain games getting banned, according to a report by Automaton . The new clause states that "content that may violate the rules and standards set forth by Steam's payment processors and related card networks and banks, or internet network providers" is not allowed and could result in removal from the platform. In other words, if credit card companies get mad about something, they could actually have the power to ban a game. The

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Waymo is adding teen accounts for autonomous vehicle rides without parents

engadget.com Unknown 2026-01-27 22:52:05

Waymo has introduced an option for teen accounts , allowing young passengers to take rides in its driverless robotaxis without adult supervision. The program is only available in metropolitan Phoenix for now, but the company said it plans to offer the service in other cities down the line. Teen riders are added to a regular Waymo account and all ride receipts go to that adult. Ride information can also be shared with a parent for real-time updates. The program is available for teens aged 14 to

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Young, not dumb, and broke? Amazon is giving you 6 months of Prime for free

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-02-04 16:27:41

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Amazon’s new Prime for Young Adults membership is now available with a free six-month trial. Anyone between the ages of 18 and 24 is eligible for membership. The trial offers all the benefits of a Prime membership, including six months of free Prime Video streaming. Amazon’s Prime Day sale is almost here, and it’s already raining deals and offers. Not only has Amazon already started discounting its own devices early, it’s also now offering a very exc

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New Research Debunks Myth That Brain Cells Stop Growing After Childhood

gizmodo.com Ed Cara 2026-02-05 17:00:50

You’ve probably heard the old canard that new brain cells simply stop forming as we become adults. But research out today is the latest to show that this isn’t really true. Scientists in Sweden led the study, published Thursday in Science. They found abundant signs of neural stem cells growing in the hippocampus of adult brains. The findings reveal more about the human brain as we get older, the researchers say, and also hint at potential new ways to treat neurological disorders. “We’ve found

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Supreme Court upholds Texas's porn site age verification law

engadget.com Unknown 2026-02-16 04:42:37

The US Supreme Court has upheld a Texas law that could have broad implications for online free speech. The court ruled 6-3 in affirming Texas law HB 1181, which requires websites that host adult content to implement age verification. The nonprofit Free Speech Coalition petitioned the top court in April 2024 to review the law. (The organization represents the adult industry.) Texas was one of many states passing age-verification laws aimed at porn websites. Pornhub has exited 17 states due to si

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ChatGPT Use Is Rising But a Surprising Number of Americans Still Haven't Heard of It

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-02-16 12:00:00

About a third of American adults say they've used the generative AI tool ChatGPT, while one in five say they've never heard of it, according to new survey results released this week by the Pew Research Center. The 34% who said they have used the gen AI tool from OpenAI include 58% of adults under 30, the largest share among any age cohort. The share of ChatGPT users drops with age: 41% of those 30 to 49, 25% of those 50 to 64 and 10% of those 65 and older. There is also a correlation with educa

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More Americans Are Using ChatGPT, but a Surprising Number Say They Haven't Heard of It

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-02-22 00:36:00

About a third of American adults say they've used the generative AI tool ChatGPT, while one in five say they've never heard of it, according to new survey results from the Pew Research Center. The 34% who say they've used the gen AI tool from OpenAI include 58% of adults under 30, the largest share among any age cohort. The share of ChatGPT users drops with age: 41% of those 30 to 49, 25% of those 50 to 64 and 10% of those 65 and older. There's also a correlation with education; among adults wi

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Lots More Americans Are Using ChatGPT, but a Surprising Number Say They Haven't Heard of It

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-02-22 06:36:59

About a third of American adults say they've used the generative AI tool ChatGPT, while one in five say they've never heard of it, according to new survey results from the Pew Research Center. The 34% who say they've used the gen AI tool from OpenAI include 58% of adults under 30, the largest share among any age cohort. The share of ChatGPT users drops with age: 41% of those 30 to 49, 25% of those 50 to 64 and 10% of those 65 and older. There's also a correlation with education; among adults wi

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Get 50% off an Amazon Prime membership if you're age 18-24 - here's how

zdnet.com Kayla Solino 2026-03-10 23:00:24

Tharon Green/ZDNET Amazon just confirmed that Prime Day returns July 8-11, but the e-commerce giant is still full of surprises. In addition to extending the popular summer savings event from two to four days this year, the retailer announced the relaunch of Prime for Young Adults, a discounted Prime membership designed for 18- to 24-year-olds and college student audiences. Also: Amazon Prime Day 2025: Here's what to know (plus early deals to shop) The facelifted Prime program offers young adu

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Latest Tech News

ChatGPT may soon require ID verification from adults, CEO says

How older parents divorce affects their adult children

Repetitive negative thinking associated with cognitive decline in older adults

Age verification doesn’t work

Firm apologises for saying it would not process LGBTQ+ payments

Stripe apologizes for customer service agents claiming LGBTQ products were banned

83% of US Adults Still Choose Laptops for Work and School Over Sleek Smartphones and Tablets, CNET Survey Finds

Study finds flavor bans cut youth vaping but slow decline in cigarette smoking

Food, housing, & health care costs are a source of major stress for many people

GoGoGrandparent (YC S16) Is Hiring Back End and Full-Stack Engineers

Age Verification Doesn't Need to Be a Privacy Footgun

So far, only one-third of Americans have ever used AI for work

Gamers Are Furious About the Censorship of NSFW Games—and They’re Fighting Back

YouTube Will Start Guessing Your Age

AI-Powered Smart Devices Help Older Adults Age at Home, Survey Finds

Steam now bans games that violate the 'rules and standards' of payment processors and banks

Waymo is adding teen accounts for autonomous vehicle rides without parents

Young, not dumb, and broke? Amazon is giving you 6 months of Prime for free

New Research Debunks Myth That Brain Cells Stop Growing After Childhood

Supreme Court upholds Texas's porn site age verification law

ChatGPT Use Is Rising But a Surprising Number of Americans Still Haven't Heard of It

More Americans Are Using ChatGPT, but a Surprising Number Say They Haven't Heard of It

Lots More Americans Are Using ChatGPT, but a Surprising Number Say They Haven't Heard of It

Get 50% off an Amazon Prime membership if you're age 18-24 - here's how

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