Internal documents show that Microsoft wants to ‘make people addicted’ to its new Scout AI assistant. Scout is an agentic tool that can complete various tasks on your behalf. This language comes amid ...

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AI chatbots can grant almost any request—a celebrity in love with you, a research assistant, a book character sprung to life—instantly and with little effort. New research presented at the 2026 CHI ...

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This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Dr. Smita Das often hears the same myth: You can’t get hooked on pot. And the misconception has become more ...

The tendency to use cannabis is associated with genes linked to impulsive behavior, obesity, schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, among other traits, according to a study released Monday by researchers ...

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Remember Robert Palmer? This English rock and pop star made it big on this very day in 1986 when his song “Addicted To Love” catapulted to no. 1 on the Billboard US Hot 100 chart. The song is ...

William Levy, an actor whose credits include Tyler Perry’s The Single Moms Club (2014) and Resident Evil: The Final Chapter (2016), was arrested in Weston, Florida this week, NBC6 South Florida ...

It doesn’t happen very often these days, but there was a time when an artist could become a chart sensation for the first time when they were well past the age of the typical pop star. The British ...

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A new type of addict is showing up at Gamblers Anonymous meetings across the country: investors hooked on the market’s riskiest trades. At Gamblers Anonymous in the Murray Hill neighborhood of ...