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OpenAI and Sam Altman Face More Scrutiny

February 29, 2024|Comments Off on OpenAI and Sam Altman Face More Scrutiny

The high-flying A.I. start-up and its C.E.O. are under regulatory scrutiny, and that could stall their ambitions. ​Read More internal-storyline-no, Artificial Intelligence, Start-ups, Intercept, The (Magazine), Microsoft Corp, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP, Altman, [+]

Auto Insurance Spike Hampers the Inflation Fight

February 29, 2024|Comments Off on Auto Insurance Spike Hampers the Inflation Fight

Costlier vehicles and repairs are pushing premiums higher even as the increase in U.S. consumer prices is tapering overall. ​Read More Prices (Fares, Fees and Rates), Automobiles, Automobile Insurance and Liability, Inflation (Economics), United States Economy, [+]

Alcohol-Related Deaths Surge to Nearly 500 a Day, CDC Says

February 29, 2024|Comments Off on Alcohol-Related Deaths Surge to Nearly 500 a Day, CDC Says

Spikes of fatalities linked to drinking that began with the Covid pandemic were not an anomaly. An estimated 178,000 people died in 2021 from similar causes. ​Read More your-feed-healthcare, Drunken and Reckless Driving, Research, Disease Rates, [+]

Oprah to Leave Weight Watchers Board

February 29, 2024|Comments Off on Oprah to Leave Weight Watchers Board

The company announced the departure of its most famous spokeswoman in a corporate filing that sent the stock into a tailspin. ​Read More Weight, Diet and Nutrition, Drugs (Pharmaceuticals), Weight Watchers International Inc, Winfrey, Oprah 

Nursing Home Staffing Shortages and Other Problems Still Persist

February 29, 2024|Comments Off on Nursing Home Staffing Shortages and Other Problems Still Persist

Infection control lapses, severe staffing shortages and lowering vaccination rates have continued to plague many facilities beyond the pandemic. ​Read More Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Nursing Homes, Shortages, Elder Care, Labor and Jobs, Inspectors General, Protective Clothing and [+]

A Key Inflation Measure Moderated in January

February 29, 2024|Comments Off on A Key Inflation Measure Moderated in January

The Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation measure continued to cool on an annual basis, even as a key monthly gauge nudged higher. ​Read More United States Economy, Inflation (Economics), Consumer Behavior, Interest Rates, Federal Reserve System, Prices [+]

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