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People who interact with chatbots for emotional support or other personal reasons are likelier to report symptoms of depression or anxiety, a new study finds.The researchers from Mass General Brigham surveyed 20,847 mostly white men and women in the United States about their AI usage and mental health symptoms.In the survey, published Wednesday in JAMA Network Open, 10.3% of participants reported using artificial intelligence “at least daily” and 5% reported using it “multiple times per day.” Of those using an AI program at least daily, nearly half were using it for work and about 11% used it for school. Among…
Apple may be developing its own AI wearable, according to a report published Wednesday by The Information. The device will be a pin that users can wear on their clothing, and that comes equipped with two cameras and three microphones, the report says. Should the rumored device come to market, it would mark another sign that the AI hardware market is heating up. This news follows comments made Monday by OpenAI Chief Global Affairs Officer Chris Lehane, who told a Davos crowd that his company will likely announce its highly anticipated first AI hardware device in the second half of…
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The former superintendent of Iowa’s largest school district is expected to plead guilty in federal court Thursday to two charges, including falsely claiming to be a U.S. citizen, which could result in a lengthy prison sentence and increase the risk of deportation.Ian Roberts, a native of Guyana in South America and a former Olympic runner, ascended as an exuberant and inspiring leader over a two-decade career in urban education. For two years, he was superintendent of the Des Moines public school district, which serves 30,000 students. Just weeks into a new school year, Roberts was…
A pattern is emerging in the AI infrastructure world: popular open source tools are transforming into venture-backed startups worth hundreds of millions of dollars. The latest example is RadixArk, the commercial company behind SGLang, an increasingly popular tool that helps AI models run faster and cheaper. RadixArk was recently valued at about $400 million in a funding round led by Accel, according to two people familiar with the matter, a notable amount for a startup that was only announced last August. TechCrunch could not confirm the size of the funding. The news comes as some of the team responsible for…
Last year was a tumultuous one for the U.S. semiconductor industry. From leadership changes at legacy companies to continuously changing dialogue around AI chip export controls, a lot has happened. If the first few weeks of 2026, which saw new chip tariffs and international semiconductor deals, are any indicator — this year will be as unexpected as the last. But before we get too deep into 2026, here is a final look at everything that happened in the U.S. semiconductor industry in 2025: December Nvidia finds gold with Groq December 24: Nvidia announced that it struck a non-exclusive licensing deal with…
Maybe you don’t need an AI smart ring to keep up with your to-dos. Doist, the company behind Todoist, a popular to-do list app that works across multiple devices, is launching its new AI-powered, “voice-to-tasks” feature: Todoist Ramble. The feature allows you to describe your tasks using natural language. True to its name, Ramble can take your meandering, unstructured speech and turn it into organized tasks. The app will also capture other details you mention, like project deadlines, priorities, duration, and assignees. Image Credits:Todoist The idea is that people often think of things they need to do while on the…
Millions of Americans are gearing up for freezing cold temperatures, rain, snow, and icy conditions that are expected to sweep the country later this week and over the the coming weekend.In the South, more than 70 million people are under a winter storm watch from Texas and Arkansas to Alabama and Tennessee, with severe winter weather expected to move east over the weekend. In the Plains, snow is expected to develop by Friday, according to the latest forecast, with the system expected to reach the East Coast by Sunday.South braces for potentially major winter storm this weekend: Latest forecastChildren are…
Apple’s long-awaited Siri revamp could turn the smart assistant into a chatbot more akin to ChatGPT, according to a report from Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. His sources say that the Siri chatbot, which would be integrated into iOS 27, could be the focal point of Apple’s WWDC presentation in June. The Siri chatbot, internally codenamed “Campos,” will work with both voice and text inputs. Apple senior vice president Craig Federighi had previously stated that he didn’t want Siri to be a chatbot, and rather, that he wanted Apple’s AI options to be “integrated so it’s there within reach whenever you need…
On Wednesday, Anthropic released a revised version of Claude’s Constitution, a living document that provides a “holistic” explanation of the “context in which Claude operates and the kind of entity we would like Claude to be.” The document was released in conjunction with Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei’s appearance at the World Economic Forum in Davos. For years, Anthropic has sought to distinguish itself from its competitors via what it calls “Constitutional AI,” a system whereby its chatbot, Claude, is trained using a specific set of ethical principles rather than human feedback. Anthropic first published those principles — Claude’s Constitution —…
Video platform Vimeo is trimming its global staff this week, its owner, Bending Spoons, confirmed to Business Insider.The job cuts arrived a few months after the European tech company bought Vimeo for around $1.38 billion in November.A spokesperson for Bending Spoons declined to confirm the scale of this week’s layoffs.It’s Vimeo’s second round of layoffs since September, when the company cut 10% of its full-time workforce in an “effort to ensure focus and efficiency,” the company wrote in an SEC filing at the time.Milan-based Bending Spoons owns a collection of software companies, including Evernote, Meetup, and WeTransfer. The company has…