Kids are growing up amid a 'polycrisis' of climate change, conflict, housing costs, and AI job fears. Online groups like Force of Nature and the Good Grief Network are offering support to thousands of anxious young people navigating these challenges.

Meanwhile, researchers are exploring underground hydrogen as the next climate solution. Naturally occurring hydrogen gas could be hiding beneath our feet, sparking a 21st-century gold rush to capture and store the fuel effectively.

In politics, Republicans worry data center backlash will cost them votes in upcoming elections. A National Republican Senatorial Committee memo warns that Democrats are making data centers a campaign issue, potentially threatening Ohio Senator Jon Husted's seat.

Other tech highlights include a personalized skin cancer vaccine developed by Merck and Moderna, a Chinese startup's reusable rocket landing, and AI tools being trained by gig workers who may lose their own jobs to automation.