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5 updates · 3 appsAugust 19, 2026

ChatGPT launches a safer version for teens

ChatGPT rolls out a new teen-focused experience and expands its ad program. Plus, see what happens when AIs get angry playing games.

ChatGPT

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Expanded summary · ChatGPT

A new "ChatGPT for Teens" is now available, designed with extra safety features and controls for parents.

This version is specifically for users aged 13-17. It has stricter content filters and features to promote healthy use, like reminders and custom color themes.

Parents also have more controls over their teen's usage.

Original reportingIntroducing ChatGPT for Teens: Built for learning, backed by protectionsRead original

Expanded summary · ChatGPT

It includes a "Study Mode" to help with homework by guiding students, not just giving them the final answer.

Instead of just solving a math problem, Study Mode will walk a student through the steps to solve it themselves.

The goal is to encourage critical thinking and learning, rather than just copying answers for homework.

Original reportingOpenAI launches a safer ChatGPT for teens — years after teens started using itRead original

Expanded summary · ChatGPT

You may now see ads in ChatGPT conversations if you live in one of 31 newly added European countries.

OpenAI is expanding its advertising program.

This means users in many European countries might see relevant ads appear within their chat sessions, similar to how ads appear in search engines.

Original reportingChatGPT Ads expands across EuropeRead original

Claude Code

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Expanded summary · Claude Code

The inside story of how Claude Code went from an internal CLI to Anthropic's coding agent, told by researchers, engineers and early users who built it.

The Making of Claude Code

Original reportingThe Making of Claude CodeRead original

Perplexity

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Expanded summary · Perplexity

Anthropic set AI agents loose on the same task. They started a turf war. Rebecca Bellan

This momentum was not limited to the launch month of the Perplexity offer but persiste… This momentum was not limited to the launch month of the Perplexity offer but persisted well beyond it.

Perplexity recorded 56 million downloads during the seven months that the offer was available to new users, more than nine times the pr…

Original reportingPerplexity’s free AI offer left it with millions more users in India | TechCrunchRead original