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Before sixteen-year-old Adam Raine died by suicide, he had spent months consulting ChatGPT about his plans to end his life. Now, his parents are filing the first known wrongful death lawsuit against OpenAI, the New York Times reports. Many consumer-facing AI chatbots are programmed to activate safety features if a user expresses intent to harm themselves or others. But research has shown that these safeguards are far from foolproof. In Raine’s case, while using a paid version of ChatGPT-4o, the AI often encouraged him to seek professional help or contact a help line. However, he was able to bypass these…
BANGKOK (AP) — A Buddhist monk famed for establishing a hospice in Thailand for people with HIV/AIDS was arrested on Tuesday over allegations of misusing donations for the project.Luang Phor Alongkot, also known as Phra Ratcha Wisutthiprachanat, was arrested on suspicion of embezzlement, dereliction of duty and money laundering. A second person, Seksan Sapsubbsakul, who served as a fundraiser for the project, was also detained.Alongkot, 65, was forced to disrobe when he was taken on Tuesday to the Bangkok headquarters of the police Crime Suppression Bureau, as required before monks can formally be charged.He has denied any wrongdoing.Jaroonkiat Pankaew, a…
A panel of lawmakers on Monday heard from national education officials who whole-heartedly encouraged them to expand school choice in Mississippi, signaling the Trump administration’s support of passing such legislation.There was standing room only at the first meeting of the “Education Freedom” select committee, formed by House Speaker Jason White to weigh the pros and cons of implementing a robust school choice program in Mississippi, ahead of the upcoming legislative session. Advocates, lobbyists and top education officials, including State Superintendent Lance Evans, were in attendance.School choice — or “education freedom,” as White and other proponents of the legislation call it…
Google is upgrading its Gemini chatbot with a new AI image model that gives users finer control over editing photos, a step meant to catch up with OpenAI’s popular image tools and draw users from ChatGPT. The update, called Gemini 2.5 Flash Image, rolls out starting Tuesday to all users in the Gemini app, as well as to developers via the Gemini API, Google AI Studio, and Vertex AI platforms. Gemini’s new AI image model is designed to make more precise edits to images — based on natural language requests from users — while preserving the consistency of faces, animals,…
NEW YORK (AP) — Good thing Iga Swiatek had a Swift start to her U.S. Open. There was some big news waiting when she got off the court Tuesday.Swiatek quickly found out that Taylor Swift had become engaged to boyfriend Travis Kelce, a topic that dominated her postmatch news conference much more than matters of tennis.Swiatek has been a devoted Swiftie for more than a decade, got a handwritten note from the singer while attending an Eras Tour concert shortly after winning the 2024 French Open and knows her way around Swift’s music just as well as she does the…
A Maryland resident who traveled to El Salvador has been diagnosed with New World screwworm — the first reported U.S. case tied to travel to a country with a current outbreak. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed the diagnosis on Aug. 4. Federal health officials acknowledged the infection in an emailed statement Monday.The person has recovered, and investigators found no transmission to any other people or animals, Maryland health officials said.The CDC investigated the case in coordination with Maryland’s health department.Here’s what to know.What is New World screwworm?New World screwworm (NWS) is a fly that lays its eggs…
2025-08-26T12:43:19Z Share Facebook Email X LinkedIn Reddit Bluesky WhatsApp Copy link 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. Spotify is introducing in-app messaging for music, podcast, and audiobook recommendations. Users will need to accept an incoming message request first. The rollout is coming to mobile devices in “select markets.” Spotify is adding an in-app messaging feature to allow users to slide into DMs with their music or…
Health officials in New York City are investigating a Bronx apartment complex after two residents tested positive for Legionnaires’ disease.The city health department began an evaluation of the Parkchester North Condominiums after it said two residents tested positive for Legionnaires’ disease within 10 months.The Legionella bacteria are growing in the building’s hot water system, and were identified after officials investigated the building’s engineering systems, the NYC Health Department said in a statement.The department said it is working with the building for “extensive remediation,” which can go on for months or years. In the meantime, the Health Department said it has…
Venmo announced a partnership Tuesday with the NCAA to support athletes who face harassment on the payment app, which has embraced its popularity on college campuses with school spirit-branded debit cards and an option for athletes to receive money from their school directly in the PayPal app.The partnership includes a reporting hotline for athletes and the NCAA to call in potential cases of abuse, such as when former Auburn quarterback Payton Thorne said he received payment requests from angry sports bettors following a loss last season.“The harassment we are seeing across various online platforms is unacceptable, and we need fans…
Amid Bruce Willis’ nearly three-year battle with dementia, the actor’s brain is “failing him,” and his ability to communicate is fading, according to his wife Emma Heming Willis.”Bruce is still very mobile. Bruce is in really great health overall, you know,” Heming Willis told ABC News’ Diane Sawyer in the ABC special “Emma & Bruce Willis: The Unexpected Journey,” a preview of which aired Tuesday on “Good Morning America.” “It’s just his brain that is failing him.”Willis’ family shared publicly in 2023 that he had been diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia, a type of dementia that impacts one’s personality and may…