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Teens Can’t Tell What’s Real Anymore

Half of teenagers today can’t reliably spot when artificial intelligence is making things up, an eye-opening finding from Oxford University Press that should make every parent sit up and take notice.

AI now writes billions of web summaries in dozens of languages daily, and it’s only getting harder for young people, especially teens, to tell fact from fiction. Around 50% say they struggle to judge if AI content is true. 😲

As AI becomes a staple in search engines, social feeds, and even classrooms, the dangers of misinformation are multiplying and those old digital literacy lessons just aren’t enough to keep up.​

This isn’t just an abstract problem.

• When a generation relies on AI for homework and news but lacks the skills to verify truth from fake, everyone loses - students, schools, and even trusted media.

• That’s why educators and policymakers are calling for a major rethink in how we teach young people to detect digital falsehoods.

As a mom, this hits close to home. Watching kids grow up in an age where truth feels slippery is honestly scary. But it’s also a reminder just how important it is to have those kitchen table conversations: about questioning what they read, checking sources, and never taking “facts” at face value.

No Time for Makeup? Google Meet Has Your Back

Good news for anyone who’s ever joined a video call looking like they just rolled out of bed: Google Meet now has an AI makeup filter.

Users can pick from 12 virtual makeup looks in the “Portrait touch-up” menu, and Google says the filter stays perfectly in place, even if you move around or sip your coffee. No more lipstick floating onto your mug mid-meeting.

The feature is off by default but easy to turn on - and once you choose a look, Google Meet remembers it for next time. Because who has the energy to reapply digital foundation before every call?

Meet Laura Yecies, CEO of Osteoboost Health

Celebrating this week’s Woman in Tech 🥳: Meet Laura Yecies, CEO of Osteoboost Health, the company tackling one of today’s most important health issues for women: menopause-related bone loss.

• Osteoboost is a FDA-cleared a wearable belt that delivers gentle, precise vibrations to the hips and lower spine.

• It uses a motor tuned to therapeutic frequencies that mimick the mechanical forces that stimulate bone growth, similar to what happens with weight-bearing exercise

• Clinical studies recommend users wear it for about 30 minutes at least 3 times per week.

Its efficacy and impact have earned the Osteoboost device recognition as a TIME 100 Best Invention in 2025. 🙌🏼

A Silicon Valley entrepreneur with three decades of experience turning bold ideas into world-changing products, Yecies has built a career defined by transformation.

A Harvard MBA and Dartmouth graduate, she led teams at Informix, Netscape, Yahoo, and Check Point before scaling startups like SugarSync and Catch, which was later acquired by Apple.

Yecies has been featured in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and Forbes.

AI Around The World:

In Kazakhstan, the national wealth fund Samruk-Kazyna has added an AI system named SKAI to its board - and it can actually vote on key decisions. Trained on years of the fund’s records, SKAI helps review major financial and strategy plans. It runs entirely on local servers using a Kazakh-language AI model.

In the US, researchers at Northwestern University and Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago have built AI models that predict sepsis in children up to 48 hours before symptoms appear. Using hospital data from a child’s first four hours in the ER, the system analyzes patterns in heart rate, breathing, and medical history to flag early risk.

Launching Soon: My New Podcast 🥳

I’m super excited to announce AI Across Borders, a podcast exploring the human stories, cultural values, and creative forces driving AI innovation around the world. 🥳

From Hong Kong to New Zealand to the UAE, I’ll be joined by an awesome lineup of guests including Niceaunties W, Tom Lue, Nour Al Hassan, Jen Zhu Scott, Jeff Dean, and more.

We launch this November, proudly powered by the Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB) and sponsored by Google and HCLTech. Watch this space or check out our website: aiacrossborders.co