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NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City judge on Wednesday ordered a mental health evaluation for a Massachusetts woman charged in the unprovoked stabbing of a tourist changing her baby’s diaper in a bathroom of Macy’s flagship store in midtown Manhattan around the holidays.Kerri Aherne, 43, of Tewksbury, will be examined by mental health professionals to determine whether she’s fit to stand trial, according to Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office.She pleaded not guilty to attempted murder, assault, endangering the welfare of a child and other charges during her arraignment Wednesday in Manhattan court.Aherne’s lawyer Kevin Sylvan didn’t immediately…
In what may mark the tech industry’s first significant legal settlement over AI-related harm, Google and the startup Character.AI are negotiating terms with families whose teenagers died by suicide or harmed themselves after interacting with Character.AI’s chatbot companions. The parties have agreed in principle to settle; now comes the harder work of finalizing the details. These are among the first settlements in lawsuits accusing AI companies of harming users, a legal frontier that must have OpenAI and Meta watching nervously from the wings as they defend themselves against similar lawsuits. Character.AI founded in 2021 by ex-Google engineers who returned to…
New federal dietary guidelines announced by the Trump administration on Wednesday include a dramatic change on alcohol consumption.The new guidelines, which are updated every five years, provide language on alcohol moderation rather than specific drink limits, as have been included in the past.The new Dietary Guidelines for Americans instruct Americans to “limit alcoholic beverages,” a change from previous guidance that suggested U.S. adults ages 21 and over limit consumption to two drinks or fewer per day for men and one drink or less per day for women.The new guidelines also do not make a distinction between alcohol guidance for men…
Ford is developing an AI assistant that will debut in the company’s smartphone app, before expanding to its vehicles in 2027, the company announced Wednesday at the 2026 Consumer Electronics Show. The company also teased a next-generation of its BlueCruise advanced driver assistance system that is both cheaper to make and more capable — ultimately leading to eyes-off driving in 2028. Wednesday’s announcement was one of the only ones to come from a major automaker at CES, marking a sharp turnaround from the late 2010s when they dominated the show. And it wasn’t made at a flashy keynote event; rather,…
The U.S.’ new dietary guidelines, unveiled Wednesday, make notable changes to the country’s prior guidance about healthy eating, placing a higher emphasis on protein and full-fat dairy while advising people to avoid sugar and highly processed foods.“My message is clear: Eat real food,” Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said Wednesday at a White House briefing, adding that he was “ending the war on saturated fats.”Kennedy, who has vowed to tackle rising rates of chronic disease among children, touted the guidelines as a way to reduce high levels of obesity and diabetes.The guidelines, issued jointly by the Agriculture and Health…
By Nancy LapidJan 7 (Reuters) – When patients stop taking weight-loss medications, the beneficial effects of the drugs on weight and other health issues disappear within two years, a large analysis of earlier research has found.Reviewing data on 9,341 obese or overweight patients treated in 37 studies with any of 18 different weight-loss medications, researchers found they regained on average nearly one pound (0.4 kg) per month after stopping the drugs, and were projected to return to pre-treatment weight by 1.7 years.Heart health risk factors, such as blood pressure and cholesterol levels, that benefited from the drugs were projected to…
It looks like Sam Altman and Elon Musk are headed for a courtroom showdown.During a hearing on Wednesday, a California judge said she plans to reject Altman’s lawyers’ last-ditch efforts to end Musk’s case against OpenAI and its CEO.”This case is going to trial,” US District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers said at a hearing to consider whether the evidence was sufficient to warrant a jury trial.”I think there’s plenty of evidence,” she said, referring to Musk’s case. “It’s circumstantial, but that’s how these things work.”In his lawsuit filed in 2024, Musk accused OpenAI of misleading him in its decision to…
2026-01-07T23:08:43.055Z Share Copy link Email Facebook WhatsApp X LinkedIn Bluesky Threads lighning bolt icon An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link Save Saved Read in app This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Have an account? Log in. Reid Hoffman, a prominent Democratic donor, is against California’s proposed billionaire tax. The LinkedIn cofounder said the tax would be “horrendous” for innovation. The proposal is “badly designed” and contains “massive flaws,” Hoffman said. Reid Hoffman isn’t a fan of California’s proposed wealth tax, and he said he let…
2026-01-07T22:59:45.866Z Share Copy link Email Facebook WhatsApp X LinkedIn Bluesky Threads lighning bolt icon An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link Save Saved Read in app This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Have an account? Log in. OpenAI launched ChatGPT Health on Wednesday. Users will be able to connect medical records and wellness apps to personalize health information. OpenAI says the tool supports care decisions but does not replace clinicians. ChatGPT Health is officially here.OpenAI announced the new product on Wednesday, describing it as a “dedicated…
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released a new set of dietary guidelines on Wednesday, Jan. 7, and it includes a food pyramid that looks very different from the one you probably remember.Championing protein and healthy fats while minimizing grains, the new nutrition recommendations are a departure from past government guidance. In fact, the accompanying food pyramid visual is a near-complete inverse of what it once was, both visually and in terms of content.In a White House press briefing, Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt touted the changes, saying the announcement aligned with President Donald Trump and Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr’s promises…