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Google Turns 25

September 1, 2023

This year, Google celebrates its 25th anniversary. When the tech company was started, in 1998, the Internet was new. Google founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page wanted to improve how searches worked. So they invented a search engine that ranked…

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Culture

Space Sights

August 31, 2023

Built using AI-assisted visual creation technology, the Beyond the Light exhibition opened in August in New York City. The exhibit features images from the Jame…

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Friend or Foe?

August 31, 2023

This year, Peter Paccone has a new aid in the classroom. The social-studies teacher in San Marino, California, plans to let his helper explain some simple topics to his high schoolers. This will free up time for Paccone to focus…

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Training AI

August 30, 2023

If you enjoy learning about interesting jobs, find this article and more like it on Your Hot Job, TFK's career-focused website for kids. What does your future hold? There’s a new kind of AI job. It pays six-figure salaries. And…

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Sticking to It

April 6, 2023

If you enjoy learning about interesting jobs, find this article and more like it on Your Hot Job, TFK's new career-focused website for kids. What does your future hold? When Drew Mascotti graduated from high school, he got a job…

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Game On!

March 16, 2023

If you enjoy learning about interesting jobs, find this article and more like it on Your Hot Job, TFK's new career-focused website for kids. What does your future hold? Do you enjoy playing video games? Have you ever thought about…

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Under Construction

March 9, 2023

Watching a giant robotic arm pour layers of concrete might not sound that exciting. But videos of this process, known as 3D printing, are getting tens of millions of views on social media. They’re giving people a glimpse of a…

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Arts

No Artist Required

March 9, 2023

One day, Ammaar Reshi was playing around with a chatbot called ChatGPT. A chatbot is a computer program that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to imitate human thinking and writing. Reshi wondered if he could use the program to produce a…

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Arts

The Kid Report: No Artist Required

March 9, 2023

The artificial intelligence (AI) program Midjourney searches through images on the Internet, and finds patterns in those images to create new ones. But AI programs like this one could be using artwork without the artists’ permission. You can read about…

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Community

Social-Media Lawsuit

January 12, 2023

The public school district of Seattle, Washington, is suing the companies that own Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok, and YouTube. It claims that social-media platforms are a major cause of a mental health crisis affecting kids. The lawsuit was filed…

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