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My friends in Italy are using AI therapists. But is that so bad, when a stigma surrounds mental health? Viola Di Grado
An estimated 5 million Italians are in need of mental health support but are unable to afford it. An estimated 5 million Italians are in need of mental health support but are unable to afford it. My friends in Italy are using AI therapists. But is that so bad, when a stigma surrounds mental health? State provision for psychological health services is lamentable.
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,427
Could Ukraine hold a presidential election right now? Will Europe use frozen Russian assets to fund war? How can Ukraine rebuild China ties? 'Ukraine is running out of men, money and time' At least three people have been reported killed after Russian forces struck the southeastern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia, Governor Ivan Fedorov announced on the Telegram messaging app. Russian strikes also destroyed several private houses and cars, and left nearly 1,500 households without electricity, the governor said.
Finger-prick diabetes blood test could be early warning for children
All UK children could be offered screening for type 1 diabetes using a simple finger-prick blood test, say researchers who have been running a large study. Currently, many young people go undiagnosed and risk developing a life-threatening complication called diabetic ketoacidosis that needs urgent hospital treatment. Identifying diabetes earlier could help avoid this and mean treatments to control problematic blood sugar levels can be given sooner. Some 17,000 children aged three to 13 have already been checked as part of the ELSA (Early Surveillance for Autoimmune diabetes) study, funded by diabetes charities. Imogen, who is 12 and from the West Midlands, is one of those found to have diabetes thanks to the screening.
13 gorgeous black-and-white images of the animal kingdom
The 2025 Nature Photography Contest features a playful fox and a muscly horse. Crowned in Dust and Shadow A young male lion steps through a cloud of dust lifted by his own movement and caught in the back light. The night around him stays silent, but the glow reveals every contour of rising strength. Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. While our world is filled with brilliant colors, seeing it in monochrome can be striking.
Spat deepens between Elon Musk and Ryanair's O'Leary
Elon Musk has suggested he could buy Ryanair and called for its chief executive to be fired amid a deepening spat between the pair. The budget airline on Tuesday branded the Tesla chief executive an idiot, and used the extraordinary row to promote its January sale. Musk and Ryanair boss Michael O'Leary have been trading insults over the past week after O'Leary rejected the idea of using Musk's Starlink technology to provide wi-fi on flights. The two are among the world's most outspoken business chiefs, with Musk the world's richest man with an estimated net worth of $769bn (£573bn), and O'Leary running Europe's busiest airline. A statement on Ryanair's X account on Tuesday evening said: Perhaps Musk needs a break?? Ryanair is launching a Great Idiots seat sale especially for Elon and any other idiots on'X'.
Scottish distillery wants to bottle whisky in aluminum, not glass
Stirling Distillery has two years to figure it out. Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Scotland's smallest whisky distillery also hopes to be one of the most innovative in time for its first batch's debut. But with only around two years until Sterling Distillery's inaugural liquor matures, it remains to be seen if the company can ditch traditional glass bottles for a material associated more with cheap beer than fine whisky--aluminum. Any serious distillery uses glass bottles for the good stuff.
At Davos, Business Leaders Seek a Human-Centered AI Future
Javed is a senior editor at TIME, based in the London bureau. Javed is a senior editor at TIME, based in the London bureau. Leaders from Dow Chemical Company, EY, and NTT Data Inc. shared their perspectives on the impact of scaling up new technologies like AI during a TIME100 Talks panel discussion in Davos on Jan. 20. The panel took place on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum's annual meeting, which kicked off on Jan. 19 in Davos, drawing around 3,000 high-level participants from business, government, and beyond, in addition to many more observers, journalists, activists, and others. During the panel, titled "Innovation in a Multipolar Era," the participants discussed the benefits of integrating AI, and its potential in areas such as health care and education, as well as some of the challenges of integrating the technology at scale within businesses.
Scientists find clues in your facial expressions that could be a hidden sign of autism
Woke wannabe LA mayor melts down during radio interview, says she deserves job because she's a MOTHER - then gets her own age wrong I got the'taboo' cancer soaring among women. Treatment saved my life... but I can NEVER have sex again. It didn't have to be like this AMANDA PLATELL: This single line in Brooklyn Beckham's nuclear outburst is brutal... but it's made me rethink EVERYTHING about Victoria and David The bitter trademark row at the heart of the Beckham feud: Why'devastated' Victoria bore the brunt of Brooklyn's eviscerating statement that has left her'on the floor in pieces' Cut BACK on breakfast cereal. Nick Reiner is'childlike' in jail and so out of it he cannot process the murders of his parents, insider claims The Osteopenia Plague: Almost HALF of over-50s now have the dreaded bone disease. Dark side of America's favorite vacation hotspot... where women are subjected to the most horrific sex attacks imaginable Disturbing video appears to show former Disney star shoving his ex-fiancée after'hammer threat'... as Matt Prokop is arrested for child pornography Joseph Gordon-Levitt was the hottest actor in Hollywood... then vanished: Unearthing family tragedy that sparked disappearance and has left'lasting' scars Shades-wearing Macron hits back at'bully' Trump and warns'we're shifting to a world without rules' where'international law is trampled underfoot and the only law that matters is that of the strongest' Trump reveals why he leaked world leaders' messages and his secret role in foiling a prison break in Syria: Live updates Brooklyn Beckham and Nicola Peltz's wedding guest speaks out and claims Victoria DID dance inappropriately with her son A person's facial reactions may reveal if they have autism, as scientists have found that those with the condition'speak a different language' with their expressions.
AFCON: To walk or not to walk?
AFCON: To walk or not to walk? Game Theory AFCON: To walk or not to walk? In the AFCON final between Morocco and Senegal, tensions spilled beyond the touchline, when Senegal walked off the pitch. For a few minutes, the outcome risked being shaped by the rulebook, not the football. Samantha Johnson looks at that AFCON final and the fallout.
The Lawsuit That Could Reshape the AI Industry Is Going to Trial
Welcome back to, TIME's new twice-weekly newsletter about AI. If you're reading this in your browser, why not subscribe to have the next one delivered straight to your inbox? What to Know: Musk v. Altman Two artificial intelligence heavyweights will face off in court this spring, in a case that could have far-reaching outcomes for the future of AI. A judge ruled on Thursday that Elon Musk's lawsuit against Sam Altman, Microsoft, and other OpenAI co-founders can proceed to a jury trial, dismissing OpenAI's attempts to get the case thrown out. The lawsuit relates to the early days of OpenAI, which started as a nonprofit that was funded by around $38 million in donations from Musk.