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Personal Digest: Chatbots in schools: Are students a year behind?
Digest Newsletter · Sep 16, 2026
Personal Digest: Chatbots in schools: Are students a year behind?

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Sets students back a year — An OECD study found that daily chatbot use can set students back the equivalent of one year of learning.

Mental Health

Mental Health

‘We Actually Saved a Kid’: Schools Recruit AI Chatbots Amid Counselor Shortage · gvwire.com

More time on social media means more anxiety, depression for teens · medicalxpress.com

Mental health: Deaths by suicide see a small decline in the EU · euronews.com

Artificial Intelligence

Artificial Intelligence

OpenAI and Anthropic Breaches: Security Risks · telehealth.org

OpenAI Says It’s Working With Anthropic, Google on AI Safety · bloomberg.com

OpenAI Foundation Gives $125M to Public Data for AI-Driven Health Program · insideprecisionmedicine.com

Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity

Coupang forms security panel after massive data breach · koreaherald.com

AI Safety Fears Drive Investors to J&J, Costco, and CrowdStrike for Cybersecurity · finance.yahoo.com

Law firm Greenberg Traurig says 'limited' data posted to dark web as cyber attacks mount · reuters.com

Baseball

Baseball

Cubs' Pete Crow-Armstrong Makes MLB History During Braves Game · sports.yahoo.com

Pete Crow-Armstrong hits his 42nd homer on a 4-hit night as Cubs beat Braves 7-3 · abc7chicago.com

A quiet toast as Dodgers clinch record-tying 14th straight playoff spot · japantoday.com

Dogs

Dogs

Nearly half of Americans don’t want pets in public places · iosconews.com

Dogs know if we’re happy, sad or scared just from our expressions, study suggests · scrippsnews.com

Giant dogs face ‘substantial’ lifespan and welfare costs, new research says · vettimes.com

Education

Education

‘We Actually Saved a Kid’: Schools Recruit AI Chatbots Amid Counselor Shortage · gvwire.com

South Korean Students Using AI for Reading, Writing Score Lower · chosun.com

OECD Study Says Daily Chatbot Use Sets Students Back a Year · bloomberg.com

Mayo Clinic

Mayo Clinic

Mayo study says tumor layout, not just size, flags relapse risk · kimt.com

Mayo Clinic Researchers Find a Way to Reprogram Immune Cells and Boost Chemotherapy Response… · newswise.com

NaNotics Study Demonstrates New Nanotechnology Approach to Cancer Immunotherapy · eagletribune.com

Coffee

Coffee

Starbucks spends $1B on comfy armchairs, plants to lure ‘lonely and disconnected’ customers… · nypost.com

PUSHA T + PHARRELL LAUNCH GRINDIN COFFEE IN NYC - 360 MAGAZINE · the360mag.com

Coffee drinkers may have higher testosterone, study finds · newsnationnow.com

Nanotechnology

Nanotechnology

NaNotics Study Demonstrates New Nanotechnology Approach to Cancer Immunotherapy · eagletribune.com

Strategy Proposed to Reduce Side Effects and Enhance the Efficacy of Cancer Immunotherapy… · sportschosun.com

Iran

Iran

US House votes to end Iran war, 7 Republicans join in favour · aljazeera.com

7 Republicans rebel against Trump, vote with Dems to rein in Iran war powers · foxnews.com

Iran’s top diplomat visits China for talks as Middle East diplomacy falters · aljazeera.com

Drought

Drought

Panama canal traffic to be cut again as drought from El Niño worsens · theguardian.com

Licensable video: El Nino drought causes severe crop losses across Central America's 'Dry… · reutersconnect.com

Global drought shows no detectable recent acceleration under climate warming - Communications… · nature.com

Parenting

Parenting

Hostile parenting could nearly double your child's risk of mental health problems · femalefirst.co.uk

Boomers Are Sacrificing Retirement Savings to Support Their Grandkids · bloomberg.com

Exclusive | Slapping coaches, parents on the field · nypost.com

Tennis

Tennis

Sabalenka vs. Rybakina | Final US Open 2026 · wtatennis.com

World’s top tennis players call truce in prize-money battle with grand slams · theguardian.com

Shelton bids to end US men's major drought in final with Zverev · reuters.com

Antisemitism

Antisemitism

'Long overdue': Henry Ford home to confront his antisemitism · jta.org

Jewish Megadonor Resumes $100 Million Harvard Gift After Pause Over Campus Antisemitism · vinnews.com

An AfD win has panicked some Jews who fear a throwback to Nazi Germany · jta.org

Chicago Cubs

Chicago Cubs

Cubs' Pete Crow-Armstrong Makes MLB History During Braves Game · sports.yahoo.com

Pete Crow-Armstrong hits his 42nd homer on a 4-hit night as Cubs beat Braves 7-3 · abc7chicago.com

Pete Crow-Armstrong has the Cubs first 10 fWAR season since 1929 · bleedcubbieblue.com

Misinformation

Misinformation

Nearly 70% of Social Media Health Content May Be ‘Misleading’ or ‘Deceitful,’ Says New Study · thehealthy.com

Impact of new cancer vaccines could be blunted by misinformation, hesitancy · juneauindependent.com

Elections are well run but Government, parties and social media companies must tackle risks to… · wired-gov.net

Disney

Disney

Playlists On Disney+: Curated By Disney, Played Your Way · thewaltdisneycompany.com

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Oxford study finds drinking very hot tea and coffee triples oesophageal cancer risk

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