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Forty-four attorneys general signed an open letter to 11 chatbot and social media companies on Monday, warning them that they will “answer for it” if they knowingly harm children and urging the companies to see their products “through the eyes of a parent, not a predator.”  The letter, addressed to Anthropic, Apple, Chai AI, OpenAI, Character Technologies, Perplexity, Google, Replika, …

According to the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), 75 percent of Americans take dietary supplements, almost all of whom believe these pills are essential for their health. In theory, this makes sense. What harm can putting added nutrients into your body do? But most people are surprised to learn that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) doesn’t regulate supplements …

The decade-long multi-series TV sensation, The Biggest Loser, is drawing attention again—on Netflix, and not because it has rebooted. The program ran on NBC from 2004 and enjoyed a loyal viewership, so much so that different versions sprang up in countries like Australia and South Africa. However, its numbers started tanking and it cast its final season in 2016. In …

Harm or Help? Why Companies Are Battling Tariffs Meant to Benefit Them.  The New York Times Markets slump on tariffs and jobs data as Trump fires labor bureau statistics chief  CNN American businesses are running out of ways to avoid tariff pain  The Economist Trump voter and Montana Knife Co. founder feels tariff pain: His $515,000 sharpener from Germany is set to cost …

Horizon Zero Dawn/Forbidden West publishers Sony have called in the lawyers over Tencent’s upcoming Light of Motiram, arguing in a lawsuit filing (spotted by Reuters) that the post-apocalyptic action adventure looks a little too much like their post-apocalyptic action adventure. The case alleges that Light of Motiram, currently in development at Tencent subsidiary Polaris Quest, is a “slavish clone” of …

CNN  —  Jamie Lee Curtis understands that using the word “genocide” to describe plastic surgery and cosmetic procedures might not go over well for some, but she’s not backing down. “I’ve been very vocal about the genocide of a generation of women by the cosmeceutical industrial complex,” the actress told The Guardian in a recently published interview. “I’ve used that …

President Donald Trump is threatening to hold up a new stadium deal if Washington’s NFL team did not restore its name to a racial slur, despite decades of psychological research showing the negative mental health impacts of Native American mascots. The president is demanding a private company change its name to something that researchers have linked to a variety of …

Groundbreaking Study Finds Eggs Don’t Harm Heart Health  SciTechDaily Eating this breakfast staple every day could lower your cholesterol  BBC Science Focus Magazine The Never-Ending Debate: 2 Eggs A Day Could Lower Cholesterol, Latest Research Says  Study Finds Landmark study flips decades of cholesterol panic aimed at eggs  New Atlas Eggs Guilt-Free For ‘Bad’ Cholesterol, Experiment Shows  U.S. News & World Report Source link

Conditions like high blood pressure, diabetes, or fatty liver are incredibly common today. But supplements aren’t one-size-fits-all. For example, creatine, a favourite among gym-goers, can worsen kidney function in those already at risk. Similarly, high-dose vitamin D or calcium without checking blood levels can calcify kidneys over time, raising the chance of stones or chronic damage. Skipping a medical consult …

Distressing youth environments may impact cardiovascular health, aging Adverse experiences and environments in childhood may cause a chain reaction of mental and physical health problems later in life, according to new University of Georgia research. Sierra Carter The study suggests growing up with negative events and in dangerous communities in early adolescence can alter an entire lifetime, particularly for Black …