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New bell-to-bell cell phone bans hit public schools in Illinois, Michigan, and Indiana starting the 2026-2027 school year, part of a 35-state wave. Here's what each law requires, why the smartwatch workaround has real security risks, and what to confirm with your kid's school this week.
QuickBooks' new Payroll Agent drafts your payroll and texts you to approve it. Here's what it actually automates, where it can get it wrong, and how to test it without losing control of your own payroll.
Password managers are quietly solving digital inheritance faster than the law. Here's how emergency access works in 1Password, Proton Pass, and NordPass, and what to set up for an aging parent this week.
Roblox's AI age check now scans your kid's face to sort them into an age tier and decide who they can chat with unfiltered. Here's how it works, what it gets wrong, and what to set up before school starts.
A British Journal of Ophthalmology study of over 5 million children across 50 countries found roughly one in three kids now has myopia, driven largely by close-range screen use. Rates hit 86% in Japan and 74% in South Korea, versus far lower rates in Africa where schooling starts later.
Congress votes August 5 on the CHATBOT Act, which would force ChatGPT, Character.AI, and Meta AI to give parents a real window into what their kids are telling them. Here's what's in the bill and why kp isn't waiting on it.
Since January 2026, some cyber insurers exclude AI-generated deepfake fraud from standard coverage, while others added it as a covered risk. A fake CEO voice tricking your bookkeeper into a wire transfer could be covered or a total loss. Here's what changed and the one question to ask your broker.
A scam call cites the real new $2,100 Medicare Part D out-of-pocket cap, then asks for your bank routing number to send a fake refund. The cap is real and applies automatically — the call is not. Here's how the scam works and the one rule to give parents this week.
iOS 27 ships with Ask to Browse (kids need approval to visit new sites) and Contact Approval (kids need approval for new contacts). I'm turning on Contact Approval and skipping Ask to Browse — here's why, and what to check in your settings now.
OpenAI's new small business program bundles free training with integrations into Shopify, QuickBooks, Slack, and Wix. The chatbot isn't new — the structured on-ramp into tools you already pay for is.
AI can clone a loved one's voice from seconds of audio. The Senate heard testimony this week from a mother who wired $5,400 to a fake kidnapper. A family code word is the real defense — here's how to set one up today.
Meta is bringing Family Center supervision to Threads this week — time limits, sleep mode, tagging controls. The catch: teens must opt in and can disable it whenever they want, no lock involved.
