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AI hallucinations could get lawyers fired, law firm says
U.S. personal injury law firm Morgan & Morgan sent an urgent email this month to its more than 1,000 lawyers: Artificial intelligence can invent fake case law, and using made-up…
Elon Musk faces more conflict-of-interest questions after DOGE fires FDA staff reviewing Neuralink
Since the moment the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) was first proposed, Elon Musk’s critics have warned that the world’s richest man was at risk of making decisions that could…
Banksy painting owned by a Blink-182 member is up for auction
A painting by street artist Banksy with an environmental message and an estimate of up to 5 million pounds ($6.3 million) is going up for auction, with some of the proceeds helping victims…
Measles cases are spiking in Texas and New Mexico. Here’s what to know
The measles outbreak in rural West Texas has grown to 58 cases as of Tuesday, and eight people in neighboring eastern New Mexico also have been diagnosed with measles. Public health…
OpenAI cofounder Ilya Sutskever’s new AI startup is fundraising with a $30 billion valuation
A new artificial intelligence company from one of the cofounders of OpenAI is quickly becoming one of the most highly valued AI firms in an increasingly crowded marketplace. Ilya…
After leaving OpenAI, Mira Murati debuts her AI startup Thinking Machines Lab
Thinking Machines Lab, an AI startup founded by former OpenAI Chief Technology Officer Mira Murati, has tapped about 30 leading researchers and engineers from competitors such as OpenAI,…
Schools get 2 weeks to end DEI programs or they’ll lose federal funding, Trump administration says
The Trump administration is giving America’s schools and universities two weeks to eliminate diversity initiatives or risk losing federal money, raising the stakes in the president’s fight…
5 ways you can help immigrant communities being targeted by Trump policies
One of Donald Trump’s first acts as president was to sign an executive order attacking birthright citizenship. While several judges have moved to block the order, Trump’s anti-immigrant…
INTC stock price: Intel jumps over 10% after report that Broadcom, TSMC bids could split the struggling chipmaker
Shares of Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) surged over 10% on Tuesday on the news rivals Broadcom and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) are are in talks to divide the ailing…
Mira Murati Is Ready to Tell the World What She’s Working On
Last September, Mira Murati unexpectedly left her job as chief technology officer of OpenAI, saying, “I want to create the time and space to do my own exploration.” The rumor in Silicon…
How heavy metals get into baby food—and what California is doing to help parents
Parents across the U.S. should soon be able to determine how much lead, arsenic, cadmium, and mercury are in the food they feed their babies, thanks to a California law, the first of its…
Weather forecasts depend on the NOAA. Could private companies ever replace it?
When a hurricane or tornado starts to form, your local weather forecasters can quickly pull up maps tracking its movement and showing where it’s headed. But have you ever wondered where…
Housing affordability is so squeezed that office-to-apartment conversions just spiked 484%
Want more housing market stories from Lance Lambert’s ResiClub in your inbox? Subscribe to the ResiClub newsletter. Pandemic era adoption of work-from-home and hybrid work models has left…
Delta Air Lines plane crash update: What we know about the flipped landing at Toronto’s airport
A passenger jet flipped onto its roof while landing in Toronto, Canada, the fourth major aviation accident in North America in the past three weeks. While at least 18 people were injured,…
The flu has killed 16,000 people this season. These are the states with the worst outbreaks
Currently, America is experiencing its worst flu season since 2009, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). As a matter of fact, the CDC says there are…
Need a bodyguard? Now there’s an app for that
A new app makes hiring security as simple as ordering an Uber. A viral TikTok with 11.2 million views reads, “POV we just ordered bodyguards to pick us up from the airport.” In the video,…
Memecoin Scandal Threatens Argentine President Javier Milei
Argentina’s president, Javier Milei, has come under fire for the abrupt collapse of a cryptocurrency he promoted, in a move that has triggered lawsuits and calls for his impeachment. Milei…
Big Lots store closures update: Other retailers are swooping in to take over locations in several states
The restructuring firm that took control of Big Lots in the wake of its bankruptcy last year appears to be making progress in its effort to transfer some of the discount chain’s ill-fated…
Why some school districts are spending big on schools tailor-made for 4-year-olds
Jefferson Early Learning Center bears little resemblance to elementary schools many adults recall attending in their earliest years. The classrooms have child-size boats and construction…
Southwest layoffs: LUV stock price rises as airline slashes corporate workforce in ‘transformational plan’
Southwest Airlines has announced that it will lay off 15% of its employees in an effort to reduce costs and maximize its efficiencies. Here’s what you need to know about Southwest’s…
The Ketamine-Fueled ‘Psychedelic Slumber Parties’ That Get Tech Execs Back on Track
We check with everybody to see if we have their consent, from every part of their body, to receive medicine. Then our medical doctor and registered nurse distribute the medicine through a…
What is Y Combinator now? Critics say the famed accelerator is having an identity crisis
In December, Y Combinator’s first-ever Fall batch got their own Demo Day. The Silicon Valley-based startup accelerator—which has produced big hits like Airbnb, Doordash, and Stripe—had…
Americans are eating so much meat, Dawn had to reformulate its dish soap
In 2017, the most consumed household food was coffee. In 2024, it was meat. That doesn’t just mean many Americans are eating more animal protein than ever. It means there are downstream…