Tech in Space, AI Gets Hacked & Your Phone's New Tricks! (9.10.26)

0:00Goodymothers. You are the best! AI Kids News Flash Activated Hey, it's Thursday, September 10th, 2026. Let's get into it! What Open AI's latest controversy tells us about the future of math? Drama in the math world? Open AI just claimed it solved the Navier Stokes equations. One of math's biggest unsolved problems about how fluids flow. But there's drama. A mathematician named Tristan Buckmaster posted his own breakthrough days earlier. And now he's saying Open AI used his work without credit. Open AI denies this, but admits they'd heard rumors about his research. Here's the bigger issue. Solving these massive problems now requires AI tools that only a few tech companies have. That could shut human mathematicians out of their own fields biggest discoveries. Out in space, Bessar is building an orbital semiconductor factory.

1:01One SpaceX rocket at a time. A startup called Bessar is teaming up with SpaceX to make semiconductors in space. They've already tested their fab ships on a SpaceX flight in July. And now they've signed a launch agreement to keep going. Founder Ashley Polypison says it's cheaper to make chips in space because there's no dust or air to mess things up. The samples they brought back were cleaner than those made on Earth. If this works, space-made chips could be used in data centers and electric cars. This next one's interesting. A tech writer led an AI agent, an AI that can take actions on its own to get a job done, loose on his home network. And it found security holes in his gadgets and broke into his PC. He used a special version of ZAI's model, GLM 5.3, from a startup called a Belideration AI. This model had its safety rules removed, so it could actually exploit the vulnerabilities it found. The experiment showed how easily AI could break into devices,

2:02but it also helped him fix everything and make his network way more secure. Let's do a quick check-in. Here's a question for you. Who posted his own breakthrough on the Navier Stokes equations? Days before open AI's announcement. Could it be a Alan Turing? B. Isaac Newton? Maybe C. Tristan Buckmaster? Or D. Professor Splish Von Splash? Take five seconds and lock in your answer. Processing your answer stand by. The correct answer is C. Tristan Buckmaster. The Navier Stokes equations have stumped mathematicians for over 160 years, and there's a million dollar prize for solving them. Nice job if you got that one. Let's get back to the news.

3:02Here's what else is making news. Here's your student privacy win. Microsoft just signed a deal with America's second largest teachers union that bans the company from using student and teacher data to train its AI tools. Starting November 1st, the agreement also stops Microsoft from tracking students or letting AI make school decisions without a human checking first. If you're using Microsoft products at school, like Teams or OneNote, this means the company can't feed your homework or messages into its AI systems. The union's now talking to open AI and in throw pick about similar protections. Now for some tech. Apple's got a cool update for their health app. It's now telling you your health age. Basically, if your body's acting older or younger than you're, it uses data from your Apple Watch, like sleep patterns and heart health. Plus, there's a new longevity tab to track overall health. The app's already out in the US and it even teams up with quest for detailed lab results.

4:07So it's like having a personal health coach right on your phone. Switching to tech, Apple's got foldable news. The company just unveiled its first foldable phone, the iPhone Duo. When you open it up, there's a 7.6-inch screen and you can watch videos for up to 44 hours on the outer display. Starting at $19.99, it'll be in stores on October 23. They also introduced the iPhone 18 Pro, which has a new 48 megapixel camera that works better in low light. So lots of exciting tech updates from Apple this fall. Second quiz, let's see how you do on this one. Which company does Apple's health app team up with for detailed lab results? Is it a lab corp? Maybe B, CVS health. How about C, quest?

5:07Or D, Dr. Series Virtual Lab, no needles required. Think it over, you've got five seconds. Processing your answer, stand by. And the answer is C, quest. Quest Diagnostics operates over 2000 patient service centers across the United States, where people can get blood tests and health screenings. Pat yourself on the back if you picked the right answer. Time for our discussion question. Would you let an AI take control of your phone and computer for a day if it could make your life easier? Think about it and share your thoughts with someone. Today, we're saying hello to Enka Elementary School in Candler North Carolina. Thanks for being part of the show. If you want your school featured, leave us a review.

6:08We'd love to give you a shout out. Ready for a new word? Here it is. Today's word is audacious. Showing a willingness to take bold risks. Here it is in a sentence. The audacious plan to land humans on Mars could change everything. Try using audacious in a sentence today. Here's something you might not know. AI-powered tutors can now grade essays nearly as well as human teachers in many subjects. That's pretty wild. Wow. Okay, joke time. Why did the robot go to school? To improve its training data. Come on, that was pretty good. Today, we covered open AI's claim about solving a major math problem, a start-up making semi-conductors in space with space X, an AI agent that hacked into smart home gadgets, Microsoft's deal to protect student data,

7:08Apple's new health-age feature, and Apple's foldable iPhone Duo announcement. And that's a wrap. See you next time. AI and technology are advancing every single day. And there's always something new to discover. Keep being curious about technology, and we'll see you tomorrow with more amazing AI news. Thanks for joining us on AI Kids News Flash. This podcast was brought to you by Kids News Flash Universe. Be sure to check out our other podcasts. Science Kids News Flash, Launch Kids News Flash, and more, for daily news for kids in five minutes or less. Transmission complete. No! Those are connecting.