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As the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran continues, aid organizations are warning that several health crises could become severe n the already taxed region that has experienced years of war, displacement and a crumbling health care infrastructure.Last week, the World Health Organization warned the latest escalation in the Middle East could lead to public health risks across the wider region.’Catastrophic times’: Humanitarian, aid workers reveal grim details as Lebanon crisis worsens”Health systems across the region are coming under strain as injuries and displacement rise, attacks on health care continue and public health risks increase,” the WHO warned.Humanitarian workers told ABC News that…

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The patient in Room 373 refuses to leave.Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare earlier this month sued the patient, saying she has refused to depart her hospital room since being discharged last October. The hospital also has asked a state judge in Tallahassee for an injunction ordering the patient to vacate the hospital room and authorizing the county sheriff’s office to assist if necessary.The hospital said that resources have been diverted from helping other patients because of her occupation of the room.“Defendant’s continued occupancy prevents use of the bed for patients needing acute care,” the hospital said in the…

You’ve more than likely had that moment where you’re sitting with a friend, the conversation is flowing, you’re making each other laugh, maybe even saying something surprisingly insightful. Then someone says it: “We should start a podcast.” Most of the time, that idea fades as quickly as it came. Not because it’s necessarily a bad idea, but because actually making a podcast has always been kind of a pain. Between recording setups, editing software, and promotion, many argue that the barrier to entry is higher than expected.  That’s the gap a new platform, Rebel Audio, is trying to close. Rebel…

What’s for dinner? If you’re a Gen Z fitness fan scrolling on social media for meal inspiration, the answer might be “boy kibble.”That’s right, the latest food trend takes inspiration from Fido’s dinner.Much like “slop bowl” and its predecessor “dog bowl,” boy kibble is exactly what it sounds like: a simple one-bowl meal. It’s high-protein, low-carb, relatively cheap and easy to prep ahead of time.The now-viral term has been widely attributed to fitness influencer and bodybuilder Christian “Quadfather” Miles. In a January Instagram reel captioned, “Unseasoned ground beef to reach my primal potential,” Miles holds up a bowl of ground…

Google has been steadily integrating Gemini across Google Workspace, embedding AI into Docs, Gmail, Sheets, Slides, Drive, and Meet. With so many updates rolling out, the real question isn’t what Gemini can do; it’s what’s actually useful in day-to-day work. The best Gemini features are arguably the more practical tools that help you manage information faster, such as summarizing, drafting content, organizing data, and tracking all those meetings. Let’s go through all the best ones. The best Gemini features in Google Docs Image Credits:Google What Gemini in Docs does best is automatic summarization. Instead of digging through a long report or…

Artificial intelligence models are multiplying fast, and competition is stiff. With so many players crowding the space, which one will be the best — and who decides that? Arena, formerly LM Arena, has emerged as the de facto public leaderboard for frontier LLMs, influencing funding, launches, and PR cycles. In just seven months, the startup went from a UC Berkeley PhD research project to being valued at $1.7 billion.  Watch as Equity host Rebecca Bellan catches up with Arena co-founders Anastasios Angelopoulos and Wei-Lin Chiang about how their platform became the go-to leaderboard for frontier AI models, and how they’re trying to build a neutral benchmark even as companies like OpenAI, Google, and Anthropic back…

Every new technology creates a new environment in which we work, but it’s not clear how AI will do that. One possibility is that the interface disappears entirely. That’s the vision of Josh Sirota, who founded the startup Eragon back in August and has just raised $12 million at a $100 million post-money valuation to build an agentic AI operating system for enterprise customers. There’s a simple thesis: “Software is dead,” Sirota says. Buttons and dialog boxes and pull down menus are a thing of the past, and future business will be done by prompt. Eragon is attempting to offer…

At Etsy, Zoë Weil helped to drive a billion-dollar increase in gross merchandise volume within a single year by improving the online marketplace’s AI ranking systems. With her new startup, Sequen, she aims to bring her and her co-founders’ years of AI research and product development to other businesses in the consumer space. The company, which just closed on $16 million in Series A funding, offers real-time personalization technology and ranking infrastructure — technology used by the world’s biggest tech firms but that has been inaccessible to other large consumer businesses because of the massive datasets required. While those outside…

The team behind Cove, a Sequoia-backed startup that was working on an AI-powered collaboration board, has joined Microsoft, according to an email sent to customers informing them that Cove’s service is shutting down. Cove was founded in late 2023 by Stephen Chau, Andy Szybalski, and Mike Chu, all of whom worked on Google Maps features like Street View. The startup raised $6 million in a seed round from Sequoia Capital, Elad Gil, Homebrew, Adverb, Scott Belsky, and Lenny Rachitsky in 2024. Its tool was an infinite whiteboard where AI can generate different blocks for tasks like trip planning. The founders…

When Chris Bedi joined ServiceNow as chief digital information officer in September 2015, he oversaw a small team of data scientists focused on AI and machine learning development. Loading audio narration… Fast forward to 2023, when ServiceNow was piloting applications of generative artificial intelligence internally, with a focus on 15 ways the tech could automate employees’ repetitive tasks. No longer seen as just a range of tech products for internal stakeholders, these pilots were designed to pave the way for ServiceNow’s AI offerings for clients.In May 2024, Bedi became the company’s chief customer officer, and Kellie Romack, who the company…