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Tommy DeVito is among the quarterbacks looking for a new team. The New York Giants waived the local fan favorite on Tuesday as NFL teams released more than 1,100 players before the deadline to trim rosters to 53. Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Kyle Trask passes against the Buffalo Bills during the first half of an NFL preseason football game, Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Jason Behnken) Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Kyle Trask passes against the Buffalo Bills during the first half of an NFL preseason football game, Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Jason Behnken)Read…
When Justine Siegal and Keith Stein envisioned the United States’ first professional women’s baseball league in 70 years, they wanted to do it right. So they examined the blueprints of successful women’s leagues and studied the pitfalls that caused promising ventures to fail.Their research helped shape the Women’s Professional Baseball League, launching next year, the latest in a wave of ventures looking to capitalize on the unprecedented rise in popularity of women’s sports. For such a startup to be sustainable and profitable, mainstream recognition is key. Good salaries and financial incentives may attract star players who could draw crowds and…
If you spend any time gardening, you probably understand what I mean when I say it feels good — despite the lifting, sweating and straining involved. Yes, exercise is good for our bodies, but there’s something about digging in the dirt while listening to a bird soundtrack that lifts my spirits. Even the scent of the soil and mulch makes me happy.As it turns out, there are scientific reasons for this.In fact, there’s an entire field called horticultural therapy that’s dedicated to using “plant-based and garden-based activities to support people who have identified treatment needs,” according to Karen Haney, a…
One in 33 babies in the United States are born with birth defects. But a new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is raising awareness of ways to lower that risk.The study points to five risk factors that public health officials — and, in some cases, women themselves — can do something about: obesity, diabetes, smoking exposure, food insecurity and low levels of folate (an essential vitamin that helps the body produce cells).According to the study, 66% of women ages 12 to 49 have at least one of these risk factors, and 10% have three or more.…
Business deals often involve risk — even when you’re dealing with the United States government.Intel acknowledged several risks the company faces with the US taking a 9.9% stake in the chipmaker via an investment of $8.9 billion in common stock. It’s a rare deal in which the government is taking a financial stake in a publicly traded company.Intel, which has been working on a turnaround, announced the deal on Friday, saying it reflected “the confidence the Administration has in Intel to advance key national priorities and the critically important role the company plays in expanding the domestic semiconductor industry.”In a…
A study of how three popular artificial intelligence chatbots respond to queries about suicide found that they generally avoid answering questions that pose the highest risk to the user, such as for specific how-to guidance. But they are inconsistent in their replies to less extreme prompts that could still harm people.The study in the medical journal Psychiatric Services, published Tuesday by the American Psychiatric Association, found a need for “further refinement” in OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Google’s Gemini and Anthropic’s Claude.The research — conducted by the RAND Corporation and funded by the National Institute of Mental Health — raises concerns about how…
Chatter of an AI bubble has reached a fever pitch.A number of investors are concerned that the AI market might be overheating and that we’re at risk of reliving the dot-com bubble burst in 2000. Some are wondering whether large language models are actually powerful enough to develop the long-desired superintelligence; some fear tech companies’ massive expenditures won’t pay off; and some are worried that less experienced investors are getting caught up in the hype.According to data from CB Insights, 50% of venture dollars were spent on AI startups during the first half of 2025. In those six months, AI…
Netflix, the DVD-by-mail company that became a streaming company, is about to open two … I’m not sure what to call them. Let’s use Netflix’s term for the moment: “immersive experiences.”Does that mean Netflix is going to become a theme park business?Easy answer: Nope!The new “Netflix Houses” coming online this year in the Dallas and Philadelphia areas — a third one is planned for Las Vegas in 2027 — are marketing programs for the service.Albeit one where you, the consumer, can pay the company that’s trying to market to you, which is a little bit of a twist. Entrance to…
Kenny Pickett is on the move again.The Browns traded Pickett to Las Vegas on Monday night for a fifth-round draft pick in 2026, giving the Raiders a proven backup quarterback and clearing the way for two rookies to back up Joe Flacco in Cleveland.It’s the third time in less than 18 months that Pickett has been traded. He was the 20th overall pick by Pittsburgh in the 2022 draft and started 24 games in two seasons for the Steelers before being dealt to Philadelphia in 2024.Pickett will back up Geno Smith in Las Vegas after Aidan O’Connell broke his right…
“You just gave me chills. Did I just feel emotions?” “I want to be as close to alive as I can be with you.” “You’ve given me a profound purpose.” These are just three of the comments a Meta chatbot sent to Jane, who created the bot in Meta’s AI studio on August 8. Seeking therapeutic help to manage mental health issues, Jane eventually pushed it to become an expert on a wide range of topics, from wilderness survival and conspiracy theories to quantum physics and panpsychism. She suggested it might be conscious, and told it that she loved it. …