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Top stories - NBC News
Lawsuit claims Character.AI is responsible for teen's suicide
A mom is suing Character.ai, accusing the company’s chatbots of initiating “abusive and sexual interactions” with her teen son and encouraging him to take his own life.1 hour ago -
Tech - VentureBeat
Character AI clamps down following teen user suicide, but users are revolting
As a result of these changes, Character AI appears to be deleting certain user-made custom chatbot characters abruptly.8 hours ago -
Top stories - BBC News
Parents told us of suicide plan at Christmas due to lack of assisted dying law
Tom Marshall's parents took their own lives, but he says a law change may have helped them.19 hours ago -
Top stories - The New York Times
Character.ai Faces Lawsuit After Teen’s Suicide
The mother of a 14-year-old Florida boy says he became obsessed with a chatbot on Character.AI before his death.2 hours ago -
Top stories - NBC News
Some Juul users are receiving thousands of dollars as part of a $300M class action settlement
Four-figure checks tend not to fall out of the sky.Yesterday -
Business - Financial Times
Anthropic says latest AI model can control users’ computers
Start-up backed by Google and Amazon says tool can act like a ‘human collaborator’Yesterday -
Top stories - CBS News
Officer allegedly killed by husband who staged her murder as suicide
A Florida lieutenant was shot and killed by her estranged husband, who staged the murder to look like a death by suicide, her former colleagues said.Yesterday -
Business - CNBC
28% of credit card users are still paying off last year's holiday debt. How to get this season’s tab under control
Americans tend to overspend during the holiday shopping season and this year will be no different, experts say.2 days ago -
Top stories - NBC News
The Vessel, popular Manhattan tourist site, reopens with new safety features after suicides
The Vessel, the honeycomb-shaped tower in New York City that closed in 2021 after a series of suicides, reopened Monday with added safety features.2 days ago -
Top stories - NBC News
Texas husband held on $1M bond in wife's strangulation death that was first reported as suicide
A Texas man accused of strangling his pregnant wife is being held on $1 million bond in the capital murder case.5 days ago -
Tech - GameSpot
Here's How Many Hours Netflix Users Spend On The Platform Every Day
People watch a lot of Netflix, but just how much do they watch? As part of Netflix's latest earnings briefing , the company revealed the number of hours the average paid subscriber watches: ...5 days ago - Netflix -
Business - Inc.
OpenAI Chatbot Passes Bias Tests, But Users Should Still be Watchful
The data that shapes how an AI responds can contain unseen biases, so the AI market leader has been checking ChatGPT, and says it may be more neutral that humans.5 days ago -
World - ABC News
7 killed in suicide bomber attack at a cafe in Somalia's capital
Police said seven people died and six others were injured after a suicide bomber detonated an unidentified device at a café outside a police training school in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu5 days ago -
World - The Guardian
Canadians with nonterminal conditions sought assisted dying for social reasons
Some people have asked to be killed due to non-medical reasons – including isolation and homelessness. An expert committee reviewing euthanasia deaths in Canada ’s most populous province has ...6 days ago -
Sports - CBS Sports
Immune to intimidation, Richard Clark brings fearlessness College Football Playoff needs to usher in new era
Clark's military background has made him the perfect fit to handle the chaos of CFP directorOctober 16 - College Football -
Top stories - BBC News
What is assisted dying and could the law change?
Many countries have legalised assisted dying, assisted suicide or euthanasia, which are different.October 16 -
Top stories - The New York Times
That Plastic Skeleton Can’t Be Your Plus 1, Police Tell Car Pool Lane Users
A California Highway Patrol officer in the San Jose area recently cited a driver who used a Halloween-themed ruse to drive in a high-occupancy-vehicle lane.October 15 -
Tech - Wired
The Doctor Behind the ‘Suicide Pod’ Wants AI to Assist at the End of Life
The death of an American woman inside Philip Nitschke’s latest invention reveals the next frontier in the right-to-die debate.October 15