When Elder Care Is All in the Stepfamily
Adult children are less likely to assist an aging stepparent, studies show. A growing “step gap” in senior care worries…
Canadian Doctors Warn Against Private Medicine as a Cure for the System’s Ills
The Canadian Medical Association has called for a ban on payments for procedures long covered by public systems and is…
A Prescription for Physicians: Listen to the Patient’s Story
In “Telltale Hearts,” a new memoir, Dr. Dean-David Schillinger traces the links between narrative and well-being.One of the riveting tales…
Meta in Talks to Use Voices of Judi Dench, Awkwafina and Others for A.I.
If deals are struck, Meta may incorporate the actors’ voices into a digital assistant product called MetaAI, people with knowledge…
Tech Companies to Keep Spending on A.I. Despite Worries of Slow Payoff
Big technology companies show no signs of slowing their spending on artificial intelligence, even though a payoff still looks a…
Peter C. Theisinger, 78, Dies; Led Mars Rover Missions for NASA
He directed a team of engineers that built Spirit, Opportunity and Curiosity, mobile robots that offered astonishing glimpses into the…
Delaware Judge Questions Tesla About Vote on Elon Musk’s Tesla Pay
Lawyers for Tesla have asked a Delaware judge to reverse her decision to void a multibillion-dollar pay package for Mr.…
U.S. Sues TikTok Over Child Privacy Violations
The Justice Department said that TikTok illegally collected children’s data and knowingly allowed users under the age of 13 to…
5 Ways to Make Friends (Without Joining a Book Club)
Experts share strategies for connecting that actually work.My sister Dinah recently told me about an unusual way that she made…
The Zoom Election, Google DeepMind’s Math Olympiad and HatGPT Olympics Edition
Listen to and follow ‘Hard Fork’Apple | Spotify | Amazon | YouTubeKevin Roose and Whitney Jones and Dan PowellElisheba IttoopMarion…