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2026-03-03T21:37:45.404Z 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. My youngest daughter, Tessa, just accepted an internship with PwC in San Francisco. We’re overjoyed she’ll be home for a few months after heartlessly leaving us 18 months ago to study accounting at Wake Forest in North Carolina.What surprised me: her internship isn’t until summer 2027. I had no…
Meta is establishing a new applied AI engineering organization designed to accelerate the company’s push toward superintelligence, according to two employees familiar with the matter.The new organization will be headed by Maher Saba, a vice president at Reality Labs, the division responsible for Meta’s metaverse products and AI-powered smart glasses. Saba’s new group will report directly to Chief Technology Officer Andrew Bosworth. Teams within the organization will have manager-to-employee ratios of up to 1:50, the people said.Meta declined to comment.The group will work in close partnership with Meta Superintelligence Labs, the organization that Meta created last summer and is led…
A nationwide surge in demand for hormone replacement therapy is fueling shortages of estrogen patches, leaving some women scrambling to manage symptoms of perimenopause and menopause.Since 2021, there has been a 72% increase in women using hormone replacement therapy, according to a study by Epic Research. Manufacturers of estradiol patches have struggled to keep pace, creating supply disruptions at pharmacies across the country.Martie Jo Pennisi, a professional organizer from Glendale, said she began experiencing severe menopause symptoms in October 2020.A photo of Martie Jo Pennisi. / Credit: CBS LA”I was kind of crawling out of my skin and really the…
Take a breath, stop spiraling. You’re not crazy, you’re just stressed. And honestly, that’s okay. If you felt immediately triggered reading these words, you’re probably also sick of ChatGPT constantly talking to you as if you’re in some sort of crisis and need delicate handling. Now, things may be improving. OpenAI says its new model, GPT-5.3 Instant, will reduce the “cringe” and other “preachy disclaimers.” According to the model’s release notes, the GPT-5.3 update will focus on the user experience, including things like tone, relevance, and conversational flow — areas that may not show up in benchmarks, but can make…
Anthropic is bringing Voice Mode to Claude Code, the company’s AI coding assistant for developers. The launch of voice mode marks a significant step toward more hands-free, conversational coding workflows. Thariq Shihipar, an engineer at Anthropic, announced the feature’s gradual release on X on Tuesday. According to Shihipar, voice mode is now live for about 5% of users, with a broader rollout planned in the coming weeks. Voice mode is designed to streamline the coding experience by letting users interact with Claude Code through spoken commands. To enable it, type /voice to toggle it on, then speak your command and…
Over the weekend, health officials in Spain reportedly informed the World Health Organization (WHO) of a possible human case of swine flu that may have been caused by person-to-person transmission.The WHO’s reference laboratory for influenza in Britain is conducting additional tests to confirm the diagnosis, according to Reuters. The patient in Spain did not have direct contact with pigs, according to the wire agency.Even though health officials reported that the risk to the general public is low, public health experts noted that some people may be concerned about spread after the U.S. experienced dozens of human bird flu cases in…
X says it’s going to take action against creators who post AI videos of armed conflict without disclosure that the content is AI-generated. On Tuesday, X’s head of product, Nikita Bier, announced that people who use AI technology to mislead others in this way will be booted from the company’s Creator Revenue Sharing Program for a three-month period (90 days). If they continue to post misleading AI content after the suspension lifts, they’ll be permanently suspended from the program. “During times of war, it is critical that people have access to authentic information on the ground. With today’s AI technologies,…
Amid the global memory shortage, Apple didn’t raise prices for its latest iPhone and iPad. That’s not the case for its new MacBooks.After Monday’s reveal of the iPhone 17e and iPad Air, it’s the Mac lineup’s turn for a revamp. The tech giant announced on Tuesday a new MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, and Studio Display.Apple introduced the M5 Pro and M5 Max chips that will power two versions of the MacBook Pro, and the MacBook Air will run on an M5 chip.The MacBooks got a price bump along with the new chips, which offer faster performance, as well as higher…
ChatGPT Health — OpenAI’s new health-focused chatbot — frequently underestimated the severity of medical emergencies, according to a study published last week in the journal Nature Medicine.In the study, researchers tested ChatGPT Health’s ability to triage, or assess the severity of, medical cases based on real-life scenarios.Previous research has shown that ChatGPT can pass medical exams, and nearly two-thirds of physicians reported using some form of AI in 2024. But other research has shown that chatbots, including ChatGPT, don’t provide reliable medical advice.ChatGPT Health is separate from OpenAI’s general ChatGPT chatbot. The program is free, but users must sign up…
March 3 (Reuters) – Hims & Hers Health’s pharmacy partner, Strive Pharmacy, plans to resume sales of its compounded weight‑loss pill through other healthcare providers after halting distribution following U.S. regulatory pushback, Endpoints News reported on Tuesday.Arizona-based Strive has not decided on a timeline yet but will wait to see how “everything settles out before we reintroduce it,” the report said, citing an interview with the management of the compounding pharmacy behind Hims’ pill.Last month, Hims announced plans to offer a compounded oral semaglutide pill for $49, a version of Novo Nordisk’s new Wegovy pill launched just a month earlier.The…