Health expert warns of leaning too heavily on AI for social connections

March 7, 2025

With the rise of AI companions who serve as online friends or romantic interests, experts are questioning how the technology affects our real-world social connections and relationships. According to Kasley Killam, author of the social health-focused book “The Art and Science of Connection: Why Social Health is the Missing Key to Living Longer, Healthier, and […]

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Social health expert warns of leaning too heavily on AI for social connections

March 7, 2025

With the rise of AI companions who serve as online friends or romantic interests, experts are questioning how the technology affects our real-world social connections and relationships. According to Kasley Killam, author of the social health-focused book “The Art and Science of Connection: Why Social Health is the Missing Key to Living Longer, Healthier, and […]

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How OLIPOP’s CEO Is Taking on Big Soda — and Winning

March 7, 2025
Ben Goodwin is the CEO of OLIPOP, one of the fastest-growing beverage companies in all of U.S. history. In this episode of The CEO Series, he discusses why he started the business, the challenges of the beverage industry and why he thinks the company has been so successful.

Google adds a Gemini panel to Calendar to help you manage your schedule

March 7, 2025

Google is testing a new AI-powered Gemini side panel within Google Calendar that lets users quickly and conversationally check their schedule, create an event, and look up event details. The feature is available as part of the tech giant’s early access testing program, Google Workspace Labs. You can access Gemini by clicking the “Ask Gemini” […]

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Russian propoganda is reportely influencing AI chatbot results

March 7, 2025

Russian propaganda may be influencing certain answers from AI chatbots including OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Meta’s Meta AI, according to a new report. NewsGuard, a company that develops rating systems for news and information websites, claims to have found evidence that a Moscow-based network named “Pravda” is publishing false claims to affect the responses of AI […]

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CollX raises $10M to grow its card collection marketplace

March 7, 2025

CollX, a company offering an online trading card marketplace, has raised $10 million in Series A funding. The round was co-led by Austin-based Brand Foundry Ventures and Philadelphia-based 114 Ventures, both of which were previous investors in the company. Other investors such as Next Coast Ventures, FJ Labs, and Ben Franklin Technology Partners also participated […]

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