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Browser maker and Google Search alternative Brave announced on Monday that it’s adding a new feature to its AI-powered search suite, Ask Brave, to provide detailed answers on a topic based on the query. The search company said that this new feature will co-exist next to its AI Answers feature, which was introduced last year to give summarized responses to search queries. The company said that people are getting more than 15 million answers every day. You don’t need to switch to a special mode to use Ask Brave. The search engine will automatically recognize what kind of query you…
When you buy through our links, Business Insider may earn an affiliate commission. Learn moreThough most TVs come with a stand, many people prefer to mount their displays on a wall. But to securely hang a flat-screen TV, you’ll need a reliable mount that’s designed to support your TV’s weight and dimensions. After all, there’s nothing worse than hoisting up a big-screen OLED and drilling a bunch of holes in your living room, only to have your pricey display come crashing to the ground. To help you find the right fit, our home entertainment reviewers have picked the best TV…
WASHINGTON (AP) — An experimental medication made from marijuana successfully reduced back pain in a new study, offering further support for the drug’s potential in treating one of the most common forms of chronic pain.The 800-patient study by a German drugmaker is the latest evidence of the therapeutic properties of cannabis, which remains illegal under U.S. federal law even as most states have made it available for medical or recreational use.Health officials in Canada and Europe have previously approved a pharmaceutical-grade form of cannabis for several types of pain, including nerve pain due to multiple sclerosis. In the U.S., the…
Albertsons Companies is recalling several store-made deli products due to potential listeria contamination, which can lead to serious illness.In a statement shared Saturday, the Idaho-based supermarket said it was pulling five items because they contain a recalled bowtie pasta manufactured by Nate’s Fine Foods. The items include various pasta salads and pasta dishes.More info on the recalled products, including UPC codes, best by dates and label photos, can be seen in the company’s statement.According to the statement, no injuries or adverse reactions have been reported, but customers are urged not to consume these products and to dispose of them or…
OpenAI began testing a new safety routing system in ChatGPT over the weekend, and on Monday introduced parental controls to the chatbot — drawing mixed reactions from users. The safety features come in response to numerous incidents of certain ChatGPT models validating users’ delusional thinking instead of redirecting harmful conversations. OpenAI is facing a wrongful death lawsuit tied to one such incident, after a teenage boy died by suicide after months of interactions with ChatGPT. The routing system is designed to detect emotionally sensitive conversations and automatically switch mid-chat to GPT-5-thinking, which the company sees as the best equipped model for high-stakes safety work. In particular, the GPT-5 models were trained with a new…
Victor Wembanyama is back. Kyrie Irving and Jayson Tatum might be coming back. Tyrese Haliburton and Damian Lillard don’t plan to play again until next season.Injuries are already big NBA news this season, even before most camps even open.Wembanyama, San Antonio’s All-Star center, is back and raring to go after being cleared this summer following a scare caused by deep vein thrombosis in one of his shoulders — which, at first, was considered a potentially career-threatening issue. Irving’s 2024-25 season ended with a torn ACL and he is recovering, albeit without a firm return-to-play timeline, while Tatum’s recovery from a…
In June, Business Insider published an investigation into the data center industry. We wanted to dig into the pace of growth in light of the artificial intelligence boom, as well as the resources the facilities use.We found 1,240 data centers in America already built or approved for construction at the end of 2024 — the most comprehensive tally to date.After we published our stories, we received requests to distribute our underlying data. Some readers also wanted a map they could use to better inform themselves about data centers in their communities.The map below shows every data center we found, along…
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Making democracy work isn’t easy, as recent events have made clear. Some critics would argue that technology is making it worse. But one startup is hoping that AI could help bridge some differences instead of widen them. “I had an a-ha moment one day when I realized people are asking AI to explain something like they’re five years old,” Tommy Lorsch, co-founder and CEO of Complex Chaos, told TechCrunch. “What if we use it as a facilitator to help people understand each other and find common ground?” He and co-founder Maya Ben Dror are developing tools to help people arrive…
The Disrupt Stage, only at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 is where tech’s biggest bets get made — live and unfiltered. It’s where startup dreams turn into $100,000 wins in Startup Battlefield, and where the industry’s power players reveal what’s next. This year, we’re bringing Alphabet’s moonshot chief Astro Teller, Netflix CTO Elizabeth Stone, and Khosla Ventures’ Vinod Khosla (never one to mince words) to the stage. Sequoia’s Roelof Botha will dig into the future of venture, buzzy Slate Auto is dropping its first fully customizable electric truck, and Phia’s headline-making founders, including Phoebe Gates, are taking us inside one of the hottest new commerce startups on the scene. If you want the headlines before they hit the wire, you’ll find them here. And stay tuned, we’re not done yet. The final reveal of what’s to come on the Disrupt…