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Ask any history teacher in Michigan how their lessons could be better and they will tell you that they need to incorporate more current events into the curriculum, East Kentwood High School history teacher Matt Vreisman insists. State standards require social studies teachers to cover pre-Columbian history to the present, and incorporating modern historical events — such as the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection — is a challenge, adds Whitehall High School history teacher Brian Milliron.Though Tuesday is the five-year anniversary of the event, Vriesman, Milliron and other teachers found a way to weave the insurrection into their advanced placement history…
Using Grok to create AI-generated sexualized images of minors will result in the same consequences as uploading those images, X has said.In an X post late Saturday, the social media company said it would remove illegal content, including child sexual abuse material, and permanently suspend accounts that participated in the activity.”Anyone using Grok to make illegal content will suffer the same consequences as if they upload illegal content,” Elon Musk said in a reply to an X post on Saturday, which was later reposted by the official X account.The official X page pointed users to its policy page, which states…
Amazon’s AI-powered overhaul of its digital assistant, now known as Alexa+, is coming to the web. On Monday, at the start of the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, the company announced the official launch of a new website, Alexa.com, which is now rolling out to all Alexa+ Early Access customers. The site will allow customers to use Alexa+ online, much as you can do today with other AI chatbots such as ChatGPT or Google’s Gemini. While Alexa-powered devices, including Amazon’s own Echo smart speakers and screens, have a well-established footprint with over 600 million devices sold worldwide, Amazon believes…
Weight-loss drug Wegovy is now available in the form of a pill in the United States, the Scandinavian drug-maker Novo Nordisk announced on Monday, Jan. 5.The first-of-its kind pill offers 1.5 and 4 milligram doses at $149 per month (or $5 per day) for self-paying patients, the Denmark-based company said in a news release.The drug was first offered as an injectable. GLP-1 drugs were initially used to treat diabetes but have since been approved to treat obesity.The oral GLP-1 was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in December and is available through more than 70,000 pharmacies including CVS…
When wildfires began racing through the Los Angeles area on Jan. 7, 2025, the scope of the disaster caught residents by surprise. Forecasters had warned about high winds and exceptionally dry conditions, but few people expected to see smoke and fires for weeks in one of America’s largest metro areas.Environmental health scientist Yifang Zhu studies air quality at UCLA and began collecting samples from inside and outside homes the day after the fires began. In this Q&A, she describes findings by her team, a consortium of universities and local projects, that are painting a picture of the health risks millions…
Google believes AI can improve the TV-watching experience, which is why it brought its Gemini AI to Google TV devices in November. At the Consumer Electronics Show (CES 2026) in Las Vegas, the company is now showing off a series of new Gemini features that will soon arrive on the TV, making it possible for viewers to deep dive into topics, search for and “reimagine” their personal photos and videos with AI, and, perhaps best of all, tell the TV what to do instead of having to navigate through complicated settings. The company is first bringing these Gemini features and…
2026-01-05T10:55:01.223Z 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. Vibe coding has upended software engineering, strapping developers with a suite of new AI tools. OpenAI and Tesla alum Andrej Karpathy, who coined the term, recently said he’s “never felt this much behind.” Are you a software developer? Take our vibe-coding survey below. Software engineering is changing — and…
Deborah Carrillo made a classic lawyer pivot. After a decade at a white-shoe firm, she left to join one of her clients, the venture capital firm Menlo Ventures.What came next is far less common. Menlo has elevated Carrillo, its general counsel and only in-house lawyer, to partner after nearly six years with the firm — a rare distinction inside a venture fund.Carrillo’s promotion suggests the role of the legal department is shifting in the venture industry. Carrillo said she’s at the table for weekly partner meetings where they pitch deals and bat around ideas.”My voice is valued,” she said.Lawyers who…
Jason Lemkin, known to some as the Godfather of SaaS, says the time has come to push the limits of AI in the workplace.In practice, Lemkin, the founder of SaaStr, the world’s largest community of business-to-business founders, said on Lenny’s Podcast recently that this means he will stop hiring humans in his sales department.Instead, SaaStr is going all in on agents, which are commonly defined as virtual assistants that can complete tasks autonomously. They break down problems, outline plans, and take action without being prompted by a user.He said the company now has 20 AI agents automating tasks once handled…
The winter holiday season is a strange time of year when routines are often thrown out the window. We kick things off with a massive feast on Thanksgiving. December is typically a rush of holiday parties, shopping, year-end work obligations and (if you’re lucky) lots of cookie baking and eating. Then we spend that strange week between Christmas and New Year’s Day in a sort of comatose state where it’s never really clear what day of the week it is.After 31-plus days of (somewhat) controlled chaos, it shouldn’t be surprising that come Jan. 1, most of us are eager to…