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August 14, 2025
International
World

ChatGPT health scare: 60-year-old man hospitalized after following AI advice- Here’s why

A 60-year-old man was hospitalized for three weeks after replacing table salt with sodium bromide following advice from the AI chatbot ChatGPT.The case was detailed in a report published this month in the Annals of Internal Medicine by three physicians from the University of Washington. According to the report, the man had no prior psychiatric […]

May 8, 2025
International
World

21 University of Washington students suspended for pro-Palestinian protest

Damage is seen to a CNC machine inside of the Interdisciplinary Engineering Building on University of Washington’s campus after pro-Palestinian protesters occupied the space in Seattle (Image: AP) The University of Washington has suspended the 21 students arrested earlier this week for occupying an engineering building during a pro-Palestinian protest, the school announced Wednesday. The […]