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Larry Bordeaux, 65, has been on blood thinners since 2010, after he started developing deadly clots following an operation.He credits the drugs with saving his life. If he stops taking them for several days — which he must sometimes do before certain medical procedures — clots develop quickly.Still, Bordeaux, of Havelock, North Carolina, knows that being on blood thinners is a double-edged sword: They put him at a heightened risk of serious, uncontrolled bleeding. Since he started taking them, Bordeaux has experienced complications ranging from a serious hematoma — in which a pool of blood forms outside of blood vessels…
In 2011, venture capitalist Marc Andreessen declared “software is eating the world.” Today, AI is beginning to devour software.Instead of helping the industry improve, new AI tools and agents could end up replacing some software products entirely.This anxiety crystallized in recent weeks with three developments: Anthropic’s release of a new autonomous AI agent called Cowork, the launch of industry-specific Cowork plugins, and the rise of OpenClaw, an open-source AI assistant spreading rapidly through messaging apps.OpenAI added to the angst on Thursday by rolling out Frontier, a platform that helps companies create and run AI coworkers that are not trapped behind…
SHANGHAI, Feb 5 (Reuters) – Authorities in China launched a new countrywide crackdown on medical insurance fraud in mental health institutions this week, after local media reported some hospitals were offering free services to compete for patients in Hubei province.The National Healthcare Security Administration said in a notice on Wednesday that all provincial-level departments must summon local officials in charge of designated mental health institutions to strengthen management, and eliminate the illegal or non-compliant use of insurance funds.It said provincial departments should use the problems recently exposed by the media at mental health institutions in Hubei province, and the results…
Last fall, teens younger than 18 who logged into Instagram last fall were met with a PG-13-like shroud on their feeds. No longer could they follow accounts that regularly share what Meta deemed “age-inappropriate content” or search for terms like gore and alcohol. To opt out of these automatically applied guardrails, they’d need their parents to grant permission through a connected account. The move was an expansion of Instagram’s efforts to give parents more control over teens’ accounts. As the chorus against social media and screentime at large rises, Meta has tried to do something to appease parents and keep…
Tesla is adding another cheaper Model Y to its lineup — and simplifying the car’s naming conventions in the process.The electric automaker is rolling out a pared-down version of the Model Y with an all-wheel-drive powertrain. The new trim starts at $43,630, about $7,000 less than the Model Y Premium AWD.Like Tesla’s other lower-cost efforts, the trim strips out high-end features like leather seats, the panoramic glass roof, and the second-row climate-control screen.The model has the shortest range of any Model Y, likely because of the added traction. It offers 294 miles on a full charge.The new trim expands Tesla’s…
Innovation can be hard when you’ve been around a while, but instilling these two values in employees can help, says Alibaba’s cofounder and chairman.”We’ve gone through periods where we stopped innovating, and we suffer from it as a large company,” Joe Tsai said in an interview at Stanford University released on Wednesday. “Everybody has their role. It’s very difficult to get people to think about new things about the future, innovate.”Creating a separate innovation division is not the solution, said Tsai, who joined the Chinese e-commerce firm in 1999 as a member of the founding team.”I think the one thing…
If you thought the Anthropic ads roasting ChatGPT were funny, you weren’t the only one.Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, said he, too, thought they were funny, but he also had some complaints.”First, the good part of the Anthropic ads: they are funny, and I laughed,” he wrote in a lengthy X post on Wednesday. “But I wonder why Anthropic would go for something so clearly dishonest.”Anthropic, the maker of the AI chatbot Claude, shared four ads online on Wednesday. The campaign is set to run during the Super Bowl on Sunday and takes direct aim at OpenAI’s decision to roll…
Emergency crews battled a blaze and evacuated patients from a northeastern Pennsylvania hospital after a fire broke out, authorities said. No injuries were reported.The fire began around 9:40 p.m. Wednesday at the Lehigh Valley Hospital campus in Dickson City. It started on the roof of an older building formerly known as Scranton Orthopedics, not inside the attached main hospital building, fire officials said. Smoke and water damage were reported.More than 70 patients were transported to hospitals and care facilities across the region, and all available EMS services within a 50-mile radius were used during the evacuation, officials said.Geisinger hospitals received…
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An Indian teacher and activist known for creating hundreds of learning centers and painting educational murals across the walls of slums won the $1 million Global Teacher Prize on Thursday. Rouble Nagi accepted the award at the World Governments Summit in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates, an annual event that draws leaders from across the globe. Her Rouble Nagi Art Foundation has established more than 800 learning centers across India. They aim to have children who never attended school begin to have structured learning. They also teach children already in school. Nagi also…
Amazon will be the latest Magnificent Seven company to report earnings this week, with the e-commerce giant’s results due on Thursday after the closing bell.As analysts noted in their pre-earnings takes, Amazon has lagged behind most of its mega-cap tech peers for much of the past year. Yet, despite the lackluster performance, many investment banks are optimistic that the company will reveal fresh growth from Amazon Web Services (AWS) and provide key AI updates.Wall Street expects Amazon tp post earnings-per-share of $1.96 for the quarter and revenue of $211.2 billion to $211.56 billion. Analysts anticipate that Amazon’s earnings before interest…