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People are using ChatGPT as a therapist. Mental health experts have some...

“So no one else uses chatgpt as an unpaid therapist?” TikTok user Ash Donner asks in a video. While her friends seem shocked by her confession, she’s not alone. A growing number of people are turning...

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U.S. bird flu outbreak faces this new challenge, prompting farmers to call...

U.S. farmers are increasing pressure on the Biden administration to allow vaccinations for chickens, turkeys and cows to protect them from bird flu infections that have devastated flocks for three...

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These super-simple billboards are popping up across swing states like Arizona...

Billions of dollars will be spent this year persuading Americans who to vote for, but one billboard campaign is just telling them when to vote.VoteAmerica, a voter mobilization group, is spending $7...

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Google’s antitrust trial expert says government’s ad tech data is way off

Federal regulators who say Google holds an illegal monopoly over the technology that matches online advertisers to publishers are vastly underestimating the competition the tech giant faces, an expert...

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Why X suspended journalist Ken Klippenstein for sharing a hacked document on...

Journalist Ken Klippenstein was deemed by X to have crossed a line when he shared a link to a dossier about Ohio Sen. JD Vance. That has resulted in a ban from the social media platform, and prompted...

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WeightWatchers CEO Sima Sistani is leaving the company

WeightWatchers CEO Sima Sistani is leaving the company after two and a half years. During that time, the company has radically altered its business model to stay competitive in the Ozempic era. Board...

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X complies with Brazilian judge, requests its service be unblocked in Brazil

In the high-stakes showdown between the world’s richest man and a Brazilian Supreme Court justice, Elon Musk blinked.Musk’s social media site X has complied with Alexandre de Moraes’s orders and...

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‘Tariff Man’ Trump favors huge new tariffs. Here’s how they work

Donald Trump has identified what he sees as an all-purpose fix for what ails America: Slap huge new tariffs on foreign goods entering the United States.The former president and current Republican...

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Trump’s latest venture: Diamond-encrusted watches

He’s sold Bibles, sneakers, photo books and cryptocurrency during his third campaign for president. Now, Donald Trump is launching a new business venture: diamond-encrusted watches.The Republican...

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How to help Hurricane Helene victims: 4 things you can do right now as the...

Last night, Hurricane Helene made landfall in Florida. The Category 4 hurricane was the most powerful hurricane to ever hit the Big Bend areas of the state. Hurricane Helene made landfall just after...

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Wall street’s big housing market bet created 12 new billionaires

Want more housing market stories from Lance Lambert’s ResiClub in your inbox? Subscribe to the ResiClub newsletter. Unlike many other areas of real estate, such as mortgage and commercial real estate,...

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Psychology research says you can change your personality. Here’s how

Have you ever taken a personality test? If you’re like me, you’ve consulted BuzzFeed and you know exactly which Taylor Swift song “perfectly matches your vibe.” It might be obvious that internet...

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Hurricane Helene made landfall in Florida—but the damage will be much more...

Hurricane Helene crashed ashore late Thursday night in the Florida Panhandle as one of the strongest hurricane landfalls in American history. Helene hit with sustained winds of up to 140 mph just...

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Bacteria is being used to restore church frescoes in Italy

As Spanish microbiologist Pilar Bosch was casting around for a subject to investigate for her PhD in 2008, she stumbled across a paper suggesting that bacteria, her field, could be used in art...

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Churches are using climate-friendly solutions for hurricane blackouts

As Hurricane Helene approaches the U.S. Gulf Coast, coming on the heels of another major storm two weeks ago, blackouts are all but certain in some areas. That carries extra risk for some people. In...

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After Skelly, Halloween decorations continue to arrive early

Home Depot was about to launch something big — really big — when the pandemic hit in the spring of 2020: a 12-foot skeleton. “There were a lot of internal discussions. It was like, is there going to...

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H&M shifts its sales bets for this holiday season

Swedish fashion retailer H&M is banking on lower prices and a wider range of trendy clothing compared to basics to drive sales among cautious consumers in the crucial shopping months leading up to...

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Cryptocurrency exchange network with ties to Russia gets sanctioned

A network of people and virtual currency exchanges associated with harboring Russian cybercrime were hit with sanctions on Thursday, in a government-wide crackdown on cybercrime that could assist...

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Child influencers get new financial safeguards in California

Parents in California who profit from social media posts featuring their children will be required to set aside some earnings for their minor influencers under a pair of measures signed Thursday by...

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Trump calls for criminal prosecution of Google over search results

Former President Donald Trump called for the criminal prosecution of Google over what he said was the tech giant’s bias toward his presidential opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris, in online search...

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