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OpenAI and kids safety group Common Sense Media partner to consolidate competing measures for a California ballot initiative meant to protect kids from chatbots (Maria Curi/Axios)

Maria Curi / Axios:
OpenAI and kids safety group Common Sense Media partner to consolidate competing measures for a California ballot initiative meant to protect kids from chatbots  —  - Common Sense Media and OpenAI had competing measures that the new Parents & Kids Safe AI Act consolidates.

From Covid Patient to Hospital CEO: Meet NYC’s New Deputy Mayor for Health

Dr. Helen Arteaga-Landaverde smiles in a portrait photo

This story was originally published by Healthbeat. Sign up for their public health newsletters at healthbeat.org/newsletters. The new deputy mayor overseeing the New York City health department and related agencies is a veteran health professional and hospital executive with strong community ties and very much a product of Queens, where she and her family immigrated […]

The post From Covid Patient to Hospital CEO: Meet NYC’s New Deputy Mayor for Health appeared first on THE CITY - NYC News.

This semi-secret Lego Smart Brick feature gives it even more potential

We just gave the Lego Smart Brick our Best In Show award at CES 2026, and I wanted to stop by The Lego Group's suite to get a last glimpse before I left Las Vegas. To my surprise, the company showed off one more feature I didn't see during my first demo, perhaps the most […]

‘We’ll Take It From Here, Boys,’ Says Kash Patel To Confused Minneapolis Mail Carrier

The post ‘We’ll Take It From Here, Boys,’ Says Kash Patel To Confused Minneapolis Mail Carrier appeared first on The Onion.

Did you know that Gmail has emoji reactions?

Google rolled out emoji reactions to personal Gmail accounts a little over two years ago, and I completely forgot about it until now - probably because the option is hidden within a small, smiley face icon beside the Forward button. But now, Google is bringing emoji reactions to all Workspace users by default on February […]