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The makers of ChatGPT are changing the way it responds to users who show mental and emotional distress after legal action from the family of 16-year-old Adam Raine, who killed himself after months of conversations with the chatbot. Open AI admitted its systems could “fall short” and said it would install “stronger guardrails around sensitive content and risky behaviors” for …

Parents sue OpenAI over teen’s suicide  Axios Parents of teenager who took his own life sue OpenAI  BBC Teen killed himself after ‘months of encouragement from ChatGPT’, lawsuit claims  The Guardian A Teen Was Suicidal. ChatGPT Was the Friend He Confided In.  The New York Times Parents of California teen claim ChatGPT became son’s ‘suicide coach’  KTLA Source link

The next big obesity medication coming down the pipeline will likely come in pill form. Eli Lilly has just released the latest positive Phase III trial results of its experimental oral GLP-1 drug, orforglipron. On Tuesday morning, Eli Lilly reported that orforglipron met the benchmarks of the company’s Phase III ATTAIN-2 study. People taking orforglipron experienced substantial improvements in weight …

Right now, there is a conflict brewing down in Kentucky, as legacy automaker Ford (F) is about to take on the United Auto Workers (UAW), as the UAW works to set up a union at the BlueOval SK Battery Park in Glendale. This could be a huge loss for the UAW, and potentially, a win for Ford as the UAW’s …

California parents sue OpenAI for wrongful death over teen’s suicide  San Francisco Chronicle Parents of teenager who took his own life sue OpenAI  BBC ChatGPT under scrutiny as family of teen who killed himself sue Open AI  The Guardian A Teen Was Suicidal. ChatGPT Was the Friend He Confided In.  The New York Times OpenAI, Altman sued over ChatGPT’s role in California teen’s suicide  Reuters …

Wall Street mixed in countdown to Nvidia results; tech valuations in focus  Reuters S&P 500 inches higher as traders brace for Nvidia earnings: Live updates  CNBC Nvidia Earnings Today: Dow Rises Ahead of Chip Maker’s Report — Live Updates  The Wall Street Journal What analysts are watching ahead of Nvidia’s earnings  Business Insider Nvidia’s earnings report will help to show whether the AI boom …

While there are plenty of technological naysayers, it was a bit surprising that none other than AI pioneer Sam Altman would decide to rain on the parade by suggesting that AI had entered a bubble phase earlier this month. Perhaps it was then no coincidence that Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ:PLTR) has been dropping since his comments were reported. Elevate Your Investing …

The A.I. Spending Frenzy Is Propping Up the Real Economy, Too  The New York Times AI’s Big Leaps Are Slowing. That Could Be a Good Thing.  The Wall Street Journal Why did MIT find 95% of AI projects fail? Hint: it wasn’t about the tech itself  Fortune The Prompt: Investors Worry About An AI Bubble  Forbes Is a bubble forming as AI investments drive …

Department of Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy and Amtrak President Roger Harris hosted the official launch of the NextGen Acela, America’s new, premium high-speed rail service. Five new Amtrak trains will begin rolling out between Washington, D.C., New York and Boston at top speeds of 160 miles per hour starting Thursday. The inaugural NextGen Acela ride is taking off from …

White House National Economic Adviser Kevin Hassett prepares to give a live television interview at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., August 4, 2025. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters President Donald Trump’s top economic adviser Kevin Hassett said Wednesday that Federal Reserve Board of Governors member Lisa Cook should go on leave from the central bank even as she plans to …