Author: News Room
If you haven’t encountered the technology at your most recent doctor’s appointment, you’ve perhaps learned about it through a medical drama like “The Pitt”: ambient AI scribes.These AI-powered systems record, transcribe, and summarize patient-physician conversations. A 2025 NPJ Digital Medicine paper found that about 30% of physician practices in the…
Key takeaways When you owe more on your mortgage than your house is worth, your mortgage is “underwater,” or in a state of negative equity. Being underwater on your mortgage can make it more difficult to sell the home or refinance. If you have an underwater mortgage, your options include…
Mital Gandhi remembers watching the 2024 NBA Finals on TV at his home in Ashburn, Virginia, when he realized something wasn’t right.Instead of hearing the ball bouncing or the intermittent squeaks from shoes on the hardwood, his ears could only focus on a constant hum. That hum, he said, came…
President Donald Trump on Tuesday privately signed a scaled-back executive order that would give AI and tech companies a brief window to let the federal government voluntarily review AI models.The order comes after the federal government has had repeated conversations with leading AI companies, including Anthropic, about cybersecurity. The startup…
Skyhobo/ Getty Images; Illustration by Austin Courregé/Bankrate If you’re in the market for a home, affordability is likely top of mind — perhaps now more than ever. The record-high home prices of recent years, plus mortgage rates not seen since the 00s, have led to record-high monthly mortgage payments, according…
Bumble has “Plans” for you.The dating app is set to launch a new group-dating feature called “Plans” this week, Business Insider has learned. The pilot, which launches in New York and costs money to participate in, will bring together small gatherings of Bumble users to meet in-person.Users must pay a…
When we arrived in Japan in 2023, we bypassed the expensive international schools and enrolled our daughter directly into the local public system, essentially tossing her into the deep end of cultural immersion.It’s been a joy to watch her flourish and find a sense of belonging in a second language,…
I’ve moved my family across three countries, from Australia to Switzerland to the United States, and before each move, I romanticized what starting over would look like.I imagined charming cafés, weekend adventures, and eventually finding a like-minded new community.What I didn’t anticipate was that making friends would be one of…
A hangover might not be the worst consequence of having one too many beers on your next flight.The British government is considering creating a database of disruptive travelers as the airline industry seeks to crack down on drunk, unruly passengers.A UK government official with knowledge of the plans told Business…
When I finished university, people would always ask me what I wanted to do. I saw myself eventually moving to London, building a career, and settling down there. A lot of my friends had already done just that, and I thought I’d do the same.I was living with my parents…
