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TikToker Sam Souder makes a living sharing fashion and lifestyle content online — but she’s also using her platform to talk about mental health.Peppered right alongside her outfit of the day and product review videos are Souder’s “day in my life with depression” TikToks, in which Souder shows how she manages her life while living with depression. The quick videos, set to Audrey Hobert’s pop song “Sue me,” show Souder going about her day: waking up late in the morning, taking her medication and getting work done even as she quietly struggles with symptoms like procrastination, exhaustion and executive functioning…
Until recently, healthcare, pharmaceutical, and medical-technology companies have focused the bulk of their AI investments on clinical uses. AI has been employed to help diagnose breast cancer, identify potential patients for clinical trials, and accelerate the processes used to determine whether a device or a new drug has the potential to work or fail.Now, medical centers are investing in AI for backend uses, such as speeding up contract generation, management, and review.To do so effectively, companies should structure their data for AI-powered analysis, said David Gould, the chief customer officer at EncompaaS, a technology company that helps organizations prepare their…
Data cybersecurity company Rubrik announced Wednesday its intent to acquire Predibase. Predibase is a venture-backed startup that helps companies train and fine-tune open source AI models to customize them to their needs. Rubrik is the latest company to make an acquisition with the goal of boosting enterprise AI agent adoption. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, though CNBC reported that the deal was between $100 million and $500 million, a sizable range. Rubrik declined to comment on the deal size. Predibase was founded in 2021 by Devvret Rishi, current CEO; Piero Molino, current chief science officer; and Travis Addair, current…
A federal vaccine advisory committee plans to review the childhood vaccination schedule and scrutinize vaccines that have been approved for decades, fueling concerns that the panel may consider changes to long-standing vaccine recommendations.On Wednesday, the newly appointed Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices convened for the first time to discuss updated data on Covid vaccines and RSV antibody drugs.Earlier this month, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. fired all 17 members of the panel and appointed eight of his own, many of whom have expressed skepticism about the value and safety of vaccines. (One member, Dr. Michael Ross, has since withdrawn…
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee’s Jacob Misiorowski made an extra effort to avoid getting caught up in all the hype surrounding the rookie flamethrower’s highly anticipated matchup with Pittsburgh’s Paul Skenes.“It was just one of those things that you wanted to try and calm yourself down as much as possible and stay off the Internet because I feel like everything I swiped was me and Skenes, me and Skenes, me and Skenes,” Misiorowski said after the Brewers’ 4-2 victory over the Pirates on Wednesday. “I had to mute it, turn it off.”The way he’s pitching, Misiorowski better get accustomed to the…
After a number of lightning injuries within just five days, lightning safety specialist John Jensenius is pleading with people to bear one simple message in mind.Head to a safe place at the first signs of a developing or approaching storm, said Jensenius, a lightning expert with the National Lightning Safety Council and a retired National Weather Service meteorologist.More than 30 people were injured by lightning strikes across the nation June 20-24, Jensenius said. Based on media reports in many cases, the injured weren’t following lightning safety recommendations, he said.Lingering under the beach canopy? Hate to leave the pool? Trying to…
Getty Images dropped its primary claims of copyright infringement against Stability AI on Wednesday at London’s High Court, narrowing one of the most closely watched legal fights over how AI companies use copyrighted content to train their models. The move doesn’t end the case entirely – Getty is still pursuing other claims as well as a separate lawsuit in the U.S. – but it underscores the gray areas surrounding the future of content ownership and usage in the age of generative AI. The development also comes just a day after a U.S. judge sided with Anthropic in a similar dispute…
As AI companies rave about how their products are revolutionizing productivity, Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) wants the tech industry to put its money where its automated mouth is. In a recent interview with podcaster Joe Rogan, Sanders argued that the time saved with AI tools should be given back to workers to spend with their families. “Technology is gonna work to improve us, not just the people who own the technology and the CEOs of large corporations,” Sanders said. “You are a worker, your productivity is increasing because we give you AI, right? Instead of throwing you out on the…
DETROIT (AP) — The American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit Wednesday on behalf of a 14-year-old student who said a teacher humiliated her for refusing to stand for the Pledge of Allegiance in protest of U.S. support of Israel’s war in Gaza.Danielle Khalaf’s teacher told her, “Since you live in this country and enjoy its freedom, if you don’t like it, you should go back to your country,” according to the lawsuit.Danielle, whose family is of Palestinian descent, declined to recite the Pledge over three days in January. “We can only marvel at the conviction and incredible courage it…
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The Trump administration said Wednesday that California must change its policies allowing transgender girls to compete on sports teams consistent with their gender identity.The U.S. Department of Education said it determined California’s education department and governing body for high school sports are violating Title IX, a federal law banning sex discrimination in education. The federal government said California must agree to change its policies in 10 days or “risk imminent enforcement action.” The administration could otherwise refer the state to the U.S. Justice Department, the Education Department said.California, though, said it has no plans to change…