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Apple Eyes 9-Figure Deals to Pay Publishers for AI Content
Apple is in talks with publishers about paying for access to their content as the tech giant looks to bolster its artificial intelligence-powered Siri with current news and information. The iPhone maker has approached publishers in recent months about potential multiyear agreements that would give Apple access to their content for its revamped voice assistant,…
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Teen, 15, found fatally shot in head and boy, 13, injured in Bronx apartment as cops hunt suspect
A 15-year-old boy was killed and another 13-year-old wounded in a Bronx apartment Wednesday night, according to police — who are still searching for the shooter. Riley Billingslea was found dead with a gunshot wound to the head by cops responding to a 911 call for shots fired inside an apartment on Claflin Avenue around…
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Jenna Jameson gets married for the fourth time, weds Mil R. Ocampo after 1 year of dating
Jenna Jameson has tied the knot for the fourth time. On July 25, the former adult film star married her partner, Mil R. Ocampo, in an intimate ceremony in Miami. Per TMZ, the couple obtained a marriage license on July 7. Jenna Jameson tied the knot with her partner, Mil R. Ocampo (seen above in August). jennacantlose/Instagram…
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Organisms Living Inside Psychopaths Could Be Driving Bad Behavior, Scientists Claim
In bound-to-be-controversial new research, scientists claim they’ve discovered a link between the specific balance of microflora in the gut and psychopathic behavior As detailed in a yet-to-be-peer-reviewed study, a team of researchers led by University of Porto biomedical scientist Carolina Costa say they’ve found the first-ever evidence of how microbiota could influence traits linked to…
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Anthony Anderson Explains Why Karoline Leavitt Stepped Down: Between Her Family and Trump, ‘It Was Just Too Many Diapers’
President Trump announced on Wednesday that press secretary Karoline Leavitt is stepping down from her position, in order to spend more time with her growing family. But, Anthony Anderson thinks it was more of a concern about the number of diapers she’d have to change. Leavitt gave birth to her second child in May, and…
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The Rise of Telehealth ‘Pill Mills’
—Photo-Illustration by TIME (Source Image: irynakhabliuk via Canva) The elderly patient’s blood pressure had been dropping for weeks, and Chad Wittekind, his primary care provider, couldn’t figure out what was wrong. He had upped the dosage of one medication and added another, but couldn’t manage to regulate it. The patient hadn’t reported taking any other…
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California launches environmental youth council after EPA program lapses under Trump
The Trump administration has quietly let lapse a program for young leaders at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, The Times has learned. In its place, California will launch its own council for young people looking to get involved with environmental issues at the state level. The California EPA’s Environmental Youth Advisory Council is doing a…
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Oprah dumps MAGA fixtures she made into stars: ‘Don’t have one thing to do with them’
Oprah Winfrey publicly distanced herself from two MAGA-world fixtures whom she played a major part in making famous. The media mogul gave Dr. Phil McGraw a national platform back in 1988, long before he had his own show. Mehmet Oz followed in 2004. Both men rode Winfrey’s audience to fame and fortune, launching their own…
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Estrogen Therapy May Help Protect Against Alzheimer’s Disease, Study Says
—Lucy Lambriex—Getty Images Alzheimer’s dementia is generally more prevalent in women than in men, and doctors believe that one reason why is the sudden drop in estrogen after menopause, which can affect the brain. A new study published in Neurology seems to support this theory. Researchers analyzed the health records of more than 5,000 older…
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Why This Prediction Market Banned Teens
Twenty-eight-year-old Jacob Fortinsky has been busy. “I was a groomsman at two weddings this weekend,” he tells me over Zoom. Also, the sports trading company he runs, Novig, launched its prediction market last week, facilitating $18 million in trading volume on its first day. Today, Novig launches a “responsible trading framework” in its exchange rulebook,…