Lotus Health nabs $35M for AI doctor that sees patients for free A growing number of people are asking OpenAI’s ChatGPT and other LLMs about their health, often discovering that the chatbots provide remarkably useful medical insights. KJ Dhaliwal (pictured left), who in 2019 sold the South Asian dating app Dil Mil for $50 million, says he has been thinking about the inefficiencies of the U.S....

Okay, I’m slightly less mad about that ‘Magnificent Ambersons’ AI project When a startup announced plans last fall to recreate lost footage from Orson Welles’ classic film “The Magnificent Ambersons” using generative AI, I was skeptical. More than that, I was baffled why anyone would spend time and money on something that seemed guaranteed to outrage cinephiles while offering negligible...

After backlash, Adobe cancels Adobe Animate shutdown and puts app on ‘maintenance mode’ After customer backlash, Adobe said it won’t fully discontinue Adobe Animate, as planned. The company this week announced it would shut down its 2D animation software, Adobe Animate, amid an increased focus on its investments in AI. On Monday, Feb. 2, 2026, the company issued an update to the company’s...

Canada isn't the only one proposing a wealth tax, but it can learn a lesson from this American exampleArticle contentThis loss of wealth, especially if it continues, could have a material long-term negative impact on California’s tax revenues as well as its already poor reputation for not being a good place to do business and build wealth.Article contentThere are many lessons to be learned by...

Venezuela frees high-profile opposition figure Juan Pablo GuanipaGetty ImagesJuan Pablo Guanipa (right) is a long-time ally of Maria Corina Machado (left)Venezuela has freed Juan Pablo Guanipa, a political ally of opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, after eight months in detention, his son has said.The former vice-president of the National Assembly is among several political prisoners to...