A Pew Research Center study shows 54% of teens between 13 and 17 years old use chatbots for school assignments, a California judge dismisses a trade secrets lawsuit from xAI against OpenAI, and Japan’s antitrust authority raids Microsoft Japan’s offices over suspected violations of the antimonopoly act with Azure.
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A new Pew Research Center study published Tuesday says 54% of teens between 13 and 17 years old use chatbots for school assignments. A previous study from 2024 had usage at 26% and in 2023 the number was 13%. The survey of 1,458 teens showed 44% used AI for school “some” or “a little” and 10% for most or all assignments. Outside of homework, 47% of teens used chatbots for fun, 42% for summarizing all types of content, and 12% for emotional support and advice. In a survey with parents of the teens, only 18% said they’d be comfortable with teens using chatbots for emotional support and advice, with 69% ok for kids using it for entertainment, and 79% for searching for information.
Source: Pew Research Center
Apple is rolling out an update to its age assurance tools to comply with restrictions in place in Brazil, Australia, and Singapore, as well as in the US for upcoming law changes in Utah and Louisiana. The update to the Declared Age Range API, now in testing, will perform a check in the App Store automatically, though developers may also need to confirm users are adults. The API will further assist devs to identify when age requirements and parental approval apply.
Source: 9to5 Mac
According to Bloomberg’s sources, payment processing firm Stripe Inc is considering acquiring all or parts of Paypal Holdings, which includes PayPal and Venmo. Sources say any possible negotiations are in a very early stage, with no guarantees it will proceed. Stripe’s annual letter shared on Tuesday that the company is making a tender offer to bring company value up to $159 billion, a 74% increase from last year. PayPal currently has a market cap of approximately $40 billion. Stripe and PayPal declined to comment.
Source: Bloomberg and TechCrunch
On Tuesday federal US District Judge Rita Lin in San Francisco dismissed a lawsuit from xAI accusing OpenAI of stealing trade secrets. The suit claims former xAI employees took Grok source code and other confidential information with them when joining OpenAI. In the dismissal Judge Lin noted the absence of allegations of misconduct by OpenAI itself, only the employees, and xAI has the option to refile. A separate suit of xAI suing former engineer Xuechen Li alleging taking trade secrets to ChatGPT is ongoing.
Source: Reuters
The UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) fined Reddit £14.5 million (approximately $19.6 million) over failure to apply a “robust age assurance mechanism”, resulting in Reddit illegally using the personal information of users under 13 years old. The ICO fine follows the previous issue of provisional findings against Reddit from July 8, 2025. Reddit will appeal the fine and criticized the ICO for demanding more collection of private information.
Source: Ars Technica
Japan’s antitrust authority, the Fair Trade Commission, raided Microsoft Japan’s offices on Wednesday over a suspected violation of the Antimonopoly Act for unfair trade practices. According to Nikkei Asia’s sources, Microsoft Japan set conditions making it impossible to use Azure on clouds other than Microsoft’s or otherwise causing higher fees. The Fair Trade Commission will seek clarification on practices with Microsoft’s head office in the US.
Source: Nikkei Asia
Researchers from the American Institute of Physics developed an experimental technique for detecting smartphones that have been tampered with or contain hidden modifications from a distance, without needing to physically examine a device. The method involves scanning a phone’s radio component when transmitting signals, comparing transmissions to the device’s normal fingerprint to detect any changes. Future use cases include the scanning of phones entering secure areas and ensuring devices for resale are unaltered.
Source: Digital Trends
A new app called Nearby Glasses can warn users if people nearby may be wearing smart glasses, like Meta’s Ray-Bans. The app is currently available through the Google Play Store or GitHub and searches for specific Bluetooth signatures, sending a push notification when detected. Developer Yves Jeanrenaud said he was inspired to make the app after reading reports from 404 Media of people using smart glasses to harass others and the potential upcoming facial recognition features. After being notified about smart glasses in proximity, the Play Store page states a user “may act accordingly.”
Source: 404 Media