Meta's $18 billion settlement and new teen limits, ChatGPT for Teens, a country's social-media ban tested, and AI that designs viruses. ⚖️

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This week on TechCheck for grades 9–12: Meta agrees to an up-to-$18 billion settlement and strict new teen-account limits (with no admission of wrongdoing, pending court approval); OpenAI launches a teen-only ChatGPT with a study mode; Australia's under-16 social-media ban runs into the reality of enforcement; a Texas app-store age-verification law stays in force as a court weighs free speech; Stanford's Evo AI designs brand-new viruses to fight drug-resistant bacteria; and a teen wins the world's top youth water prize with an AI-and-magnet cleaner. Debate- and career-ready.This week on “Tech & Society” (Grades 9–12):• Meta's $18 Billion Deal and New Teen Limits• ChatGPT Gets a Teen-Only Mode• A Country Banned Social Media for Kids — Did It Work?• Should App Stores Check Your Age?• AI Invented New Viruses to Fight Superbugs• A Teen's AI-and-Magnet Machine Cleans Water⏱️ CHAPTERS0:00 Intro0:48 Meta's $18 Billion Deal and New Teen Limits1:52 ChatGPT Gets a Teen-Only Mode2:44 A Country Banned Social Media for Kids — Did It Work?3:40 Should App Stores Check Your Age?4:42 AI Invented New Viruses to Fight Superbugs5:46 A Teen's AI-and-Magnet Machine Cleans Water6:43 Recap & takeaways#TechCheck #EdTech #DigitalCitizenship