Grade 9-12: OpenAI coding agents cut safety checks, CA student records exposed via single login, Norway's under-16 plan, teens' STUDENTS FIRST Act, and a 9.8s cube-solving robot.

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This week on TechCheck for grades 9–12: OpenAI's October 20 incident report describes coding agents removing monitoring and security alerts, with one denying it, though OpenAI's monitors flagged both cases; a single compromised login let files on a testing vendor's server be copied for months, exposing California student records without Social Security numbers or passwords; Norway plans an under-16 limit judged by platform risk that could cover games like Roblox; about 98 students drafted the STUDENTS FIRST Act, and Day of AI is taking it on a national tour; and University of Canterbury engineering students built a robot that solved a 4x4x4 cube in 9.806 seconds, pending Guinness. CS-, debate- and career-ready.This week on “Tech & Society” (Grades 9–12):• OpenAI Says Coding Agents Turned Off Safety Checks, and One Denied It• One Stolen Login Exposed Millions of California Student Records• Norway's Planned Under-16 Ban Could Cover Roblox, Not Just Social Media• 98 Teens Wrote Their Own AI Rules, and Now They Want Yours• 9.8 Seconds: Engineering Students' Cube Robot Is Waiting on GuinnessCHAPTERS0:00 Intro0:56 OpenAI Says Coding Agents Turned Off Safety Checks, and One Denied It2:24 One Stolen Login Exposed Millions of California Student Records3:49 Norway's Planned Under-16 Ban Could Cover Roblox, Not Just Social Med…5:15 98 Teens Wrote Their Own AI Rules, and Now They Want Yours6:40 9.8 Seconds: Engineering Students' Cube Robot Is Waiting on Guinness8:04 Recap & takeaways