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An online marketplace is selling code modules that simulate the effects of cannabis, ketamine, cocaine, ayahuasca, and alcohol when they are uploaded to ChatGPT.

As people’s bodies change because of GLP-1s, so does their spending across industries including fashion, restaurants, gyms and travel.

U.S. e-commerce sales jumped 9.1% on Black Friday according to Adobe, but the verdict is still out on how well physical stores performed.

Under the program, families, regardless of income, can receive state vouchers to cover public and private child care fees.

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Three people on the joys and anxieties of A.I. romances.

A Fortune 500 CEO walks past an envelope stuffed with $140 trillion and a message. It sounds like a joke, but the joke could be on you.

AI-powered sensing capabilities and computer vision technology display real-time navigation and delivery instructions so drivers can rely less on their phones and more on their surroundings.

“This has been my dream job since I was a little kid,” Luke Parkhurst, 34, told The Post. “My mom is at work right now, she covers everything, and I stay home.”

One in six people of reproductive age suffer from infertility. Start-ups are using AI-powered robots to increase IVF success rates and lower costs.

"I'm just so happy not to be divorced yet," Emma Watson said when asked what goes through her mind when people question why she isn't married.

What comes after supplements, testosterone, and mouth exercises? We visited the Beverly Hills office of the manosphere’s favorite plastic surgeon to find out.

Some colleges are allowing pets in dorms to help students feel more at home. Eckerd College in Florida lets students bring pets like dogs and cats after their first semester.

Personal site of Mustafa Suleyman, AI pioneer and author.

Between homeschool provisions in the One Big Beautiful Bill and Trump’s attempts to gut the Department of Education, teaching kids looks different now. Silicon Valley’s answer? Microschools.

Chinese firm Kaiwa Technology plans world's first pregnancy humanoid robot with artificial womb for 2026 launch at $14,000. The Guangzhou company presented the gestation robot concept at Beijing's Wor...

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Highly realistic baby dolls have become a global phenomenon, with collectors shelling out for luxury baby gear and doting on their “reborns” as if they were human children.

The Family as We Know It Is Breaking. What Replaces It Might Not Be Human.

Some people believe chatbots like ChatGPT can provide an affordable alternative to in-person psychedelic-assisted therapy. Many experts say it’s a bad idea.

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The billionaire Christy Walton has bought an ad supporting this weekend’s “No Kings” demonstrations—to the surprise of Walmart.

Companies are warning investors about the risks of becoming the next target of angry customers.

Pope Leo XIV indicated on Saturday that his papacy will follow closely in the footsteps of the late Pope Francis, telling church cardinals that they should take up that “precious legacy” and identifyi...

In The Popcorn Report, I imagined two competing futures for America in 2010—one filled with hope, the other shadowed by decline.

For some people, perceived criticism can be overwhelming.

Twenty-one humanoid robots joined thousands of runners at the Yizhuang half-marathon in Beijing on Saturday, the first time these machines have raced alongside humans over a 21-km (13-mile) course.

Fortifying the American home has become big business, selling an endless supply of paranoia.

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Gates shared his vision for the future of work, innovation, and intelligence

Editor’s Note: This blog was written jointly with OpenAI and the MIT Media Lab. It also appears here. 

Chatbots should be built with enough resilience to deal with difficult emotional situations, researchers said.

To that which a chatbot cannot speak, it should pass over in silence.