Harvey Pitt, a legal prodigy who served as chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission under President George W. Bush for just 18 months, died… Read More »Harvey Pitt, SEC chairman who resigned amid scandal, dies at age 78
US employers added an unexpected barrage of workers in May, reaffirming the vitality of the job market. Despite expectations of a slowdown, payrolls grew by… Read More »US job growth remains strong despite economic clouds
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The invasion of chatbots have disrupted the plans of countless companies, including some that have been working on that same technology for years (looking at… Read More »The artifact of the Instagram Founders’ News app is actually an AI game
Anne Hartley’s brick house in Ebony, Virginia, overlooks windswept fields, a Methodist church, a general store and the intersection of two country roads, a rural… Read More »Will a dollar general ruin a rural crossroads?
A federal judge in Florida has disqualified himself from a lawsuit brought by Disney against Governor Ron DeSantis, but not before accusing the governor’s legal… Read More »Judge in Disney World case steps aside, but takes down Ron DeSantis lawyers
Tessa is provided by health technology company X2AI, now known as Cass, founded by entrepreneur Michiel Rauws and provides mental health services via text message.… Read More »An eating disorder chatbot has been suspended for giving harmful advice
Why it matters: Older adults are at higher risk. Each year, about 60,000 adults ages 65 and older are hospitalized with RSV, and about 6,000… Read More »FDA approves Pfizer’s RSV vaccine for adults age 60 and older
The technology that Substantiation ChatGPT has the potential to do much more than just talk. Linxi “Jim” Fan, an AI researcher at the chipmaker Nvidia,… Read More »They plugged GPT-4 into Minecraft and discovered new potential for AI
Many hospitals in the United States use aggressive tactics to collect medical debts. They flood local courts with debt collection cases. They garnish patients’ wages.… Read More »Minnesota’s Allina Health System Cuts Off Patients With Medical Debts
It was the biggest game of Andre Odeku’s career. A week earlier, the 18-year-old attacker played in the seventh tier of the English football pyramid.… Read More »This AI scouting platform puts football talent spotters everywhere
Find it, aim it, shoot it. The exercise is the same for Ukraine’s air defense crews, as they work around the clock to combat the… Read More »The non-stop work of the Ukrainian air defense: ‘We have no days off’
Agricultural and energy costs are falling, but basic items remain stubbornly expensive for consumers. It is the most basic staple food: sliced white bread. In… Read More »Why are food prices so high in Europe? Sugar, cheese and bread costs are rising
The deal President Biden has made with House Republicans to raise the debt limit is designed to prevent a catastrophic default on the national debt.… Read More »Despite the debt limit agreement, questions about the 14th amendment linger
A month later Amazon ordered its own employees to return to the office, some of them have walked out again. Meetings took place today outside… Read More »Amazon workers are walking out over layoffs and broken climate pledges
