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MIT Technology Review interviews kids aged 10-18 about their attitudes toward AI, finding most use it for innocuous tasks like search and schoolwork, while expressing nuanced concerns about creativity and societal impact.

KidScreen is a free video shelf for kids that lets parents hand-pick approved YouTube videos, providing a focused, algorithm-free viewing experience.

A group of kids aged 9 to 16 took part in a startup hackathon, earning $587.85 in two days. One of them emailed Mark Cuban and others seeking collaboration, but in the end, only his mom replied.

Yoggi is a safe AI chat platform designed for children, offering a secure environment for kids to interact with AI.

A curated list of 28 STEM toys for kids to encourage learning through play, featuring building blocks, sound stages, and more.

A review of Skylight's touchscreen digital calendar that helps synchronize schedules and grocery lists for a family of five, with features like color-coded calendars and app integration.

Apple's Assistive Access feature, originally for cognitive disabilities, can be used to create a stripped-down iPhone for kids, blocking Safari and limiting apps to essential ones, making it an ideal dumb phone without third-party costs.

A blog post recounts a talk given to a class of 7-year-olds about the manufacturing process behind an AI clock, emphasizing that factories are just rooms and that making stuff is accessible to everyone.

A Wired article provides guidance for parents considering buying a 3D printer for their children, sharing personal experience setting up the Elegoo Centauri Carbon for an 11-year-old.

Roblox is implementing video selfie age estimation to verify users' ages, as a demo showed kids could not fool the system. The company reports a drop in daily users after rolling out age checks but stands by the measures.

Amazon has launched Sleep Studio for its Echo and Echo Kids speakers, offering bedtime stories, relaxing sounds, and guided meditations to help children wind down and sleep, available via an Amazon Kids Plus subscription.

The Skylight Buddy is a $140 kids' chore tracking device that uses emoji-based routines to motivate children, and the basic features work effectively even without an optional subscription.

Chamath praises Sue Khim's decade-long work on Brilliant and announces Koji, an adaptive AI tutor designed to make children smarter rather than dumber.

A storytelling tool aimed at helping parents raise bilingual children by creating and sharing stories in multiple languages.

Describes a personalized agentic daily report system for children using AgentBuilder and a receipt printer, triggered by a cron job to generate and print reports.