Tips for frazzled parents, mounting credit card debt, deepfake romance scam: Catch up on the day’s stories
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Editor’s Note: CNN’s 5 Things newsletter is your one-stop shop for the latest headlines and fascinating stories to start and end your busy day. Sign up here. 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Americans feel pretty secure in their jobs and the amount of money they earn, according to a new survey. But when it comes to mounting credit card debt, it’s a whole different story. Balances are growing, and people haven’t been this nervous about keeping up with payments since the pandemic. Here’s what else you might have missed during your busy day: 1️⃣ Parenting tips: Modern parenting has become so difficult that the US surgeon general declared it a public health concern. The stress isn’t just limited to parents, though — it trickles down to children too. A psychologist offered five tips to help you cope. 2️⃣ Dire warning: Geoffrey Hinton, also known as the godfather of AI, just won the Nobel Prize in physics for his efforts on machine learning. He also joined the ranks of Nobel laureates who have cautioned about the risks of their own work. 3️⃣ Deepfake scam: Speaking of AI… She appeared to be a beautiful woman, and the men who talked to her on video calls thought their love was real. But Hong Kong police say the men were victims of a scheme that used artificial intelligence to cheat them out of $46 million.