youtube-nocookie.com and open.spotify.com, or use the options below.This week on TechCheck for grades 3–5: university students in New Zealand built a robot that solved a 4x4 cube in 9.806 seconds, and Guinness still has to confirm it (word of the day: MECHATRONICS); four AI agents wrote their own code, split up jobs by chatting, and beat Minecraft's Ender Dragon after 27 hours (AGENT); Canada's new Children's Privacy Code says location tracking should start off and profiles should be private, and teens helped write a kid-friendly version (PRIVACY); INTERPOL's new campaign says Wait. Validate. Don't Take the Bait. (DEEPFAKE); and about 7 billion passkeys now let people sign in with a face, finger or PIN (PASSKEY). Vocabulary-rich and discussion-ready.This week on “Tech Explorers” (Grades 3–5):• A Student-Built Robot Solves a Big Rubik's Cube in Under 10 Seconds• Four AI Teammates Beat Minecraft's Ender Dragon• Canada's New Privacy Rules for Kids' Apps, Made With Teen Helpers• Wait. Validate. Don't Take the Bait.• 7 Billion Passkeys: Goodbye, Passwords?CHAPTERS0:00 Intro0:49 A Student-Built Robot Solves a Big Rubik's Cube in Under 10 Seconds2:07 Four AI Teammates Beat Minecraft's Ender Dragon3:25 Canada's New Privacy Rules for Kids' Apps, Made With Teen Helpers4:38 Wait. Validate. Don't Take the Bait.5:58 7 Billion Passkeys: Goodbye, Passwords?7:18 Recap & takeaways
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