ChatGPT turns three this week, but its future seems more uncertain than many tech experts would’ve predicted just a few years ago. Large language models have become largely commodified, with similar interfaces and training data, making ChatGPT look less unique with each passing day. As PCMag reports, the biggest threat comes from Google Gemini, which had […]
At least four families have sued infant formula maker ByHeart saying their babies contracted botulism from contaminated formula, as the company faces ongoing scrutiny from federal investigators and a separate class action lawsuit filed last week. As NBC News reports, in the lawsuits, affected families described harrowing days or weeks in the hospital with their babies, who […]
On Friday, Google’s YouTube and Walt Disney stated that they had reached an agreement to restore Disney-owned networks that include ABC, ESPN, FX and National Geographic to YouTube TV. As Reuters reports, a fee dispute left millions of subscribers without access to U.S. Election Day programming and major live sports events for weeks. What Was […]
Hurricane Humberto continues to churn in the western Atlantic as a major Category 4 storm, while Tropical Depression Nine has strengthened into Tropical Storm Imelda, threatening the Bahamas and potentially parts of the Southeastern U.S. As NBC News reports, the National Hurricane Center reported at 11 a.m. Sunday that Humberto was about 535 miles south of […]
Wildfire smoke is responsible for tens of thousands of deaths each year, and according to scientists, will do more harm to U.S. residents by midcentury than any other threat driven by climate change, including extreme heat. The Growing Health Toll of Wildfire Smoke on Public Health in the U.S. As NBC News reports, that’s the […]
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) vaccine recommendations committee on Friday wrapped two days of meetings that involved votes on a range of recommendations regarding COVID-19, measles and more. As NBC News reports, the recommendations panel, known as the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, or ACIP, has undergone changes in recent months, with all new members picked by Health and Human […]
On Monday, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent stated that Washington and Beijing had struck a “framework for a TikTok deal,” days before another deadline that could have banned the popular social media app in the United States. As NBC News reports, Bessent offered few details about the agreement. On a key sticking point about who would […]
Turmoil at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and states’ beginning to take more control of their own vaccine decisions threaten to fracture the once-national consensus around immunization, setting the stage for a reorganization of the way vaccination recommendations work across the United States. As NBC News reports, the moves together point toward […]
More than 100,000 utility customers were without power in Puerto Rico as Category 3 Hurricane Erin batters the Caribbean, bringing heavy rainfall and gusty winds to Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. As NBC News reports, Luma Energy, Puerto Rico’s private power grid operator, said late Sunday afternoon that most of its customers on the island have working electricity. […]
A very powerful earthquake off Russia’s Far Eastern Kamchatka coast on July 30 triggered tsunami warnings as far away as French Polynesia and Chile, and was followed by an eruption of the most active volcano on the peninsula. The magnitude 8.8 earthquake off the coast of Russia is one of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded, specifically ranking as the […]