Insurance giant UnitedHealthcare Group said the hackers struck a business unit that routes prescription claims from pharmacies to companies that determine whether patients are covered by insurance and what they should pay.
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Tech writer Kara Swisher has a new book. Enter the AI-generated scams.
Selling a new book these days often means competing for readers’ attention with knockoffs that bear signs of having been generated largely or entirely by artificial intelligence tools.
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Musk sues OpenAI and Altman for breaching firm’s founding mission
The case marks an escalation in the one of the highest-profile clashes in the emerging field of AI, pitting two of its most prominent players against each other.
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A tearful Jon Stewart said his dog died. Donations flooded the shelter it came from.
More than $35,000 has poured in since Monday night, and hundreds of people have fulfilled a wish list for shelter supplies.
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Appeals court ruling that vacates Capitol rioter’s sentence could impact dozens of Jan. 6 cases
While a panel of U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit upheld Larry Brock’s conviction, the court said a judge wrongly applied an enhancement that lengthened the recommended prison sentence range under federal guidelines.
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Health officials drop 5-day isolation time for COVID-19
Most people have some degree of immunity to the coronavirus from past vaccinations or infections. And many people are not following the 5-day isolation guidance anyway, some experts say.
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Drawing pushback, House Republicans send new subpoenas in impeachment inquiry
The subpoenas went to 2 rank-and-file attorneys in the Justice Department’s tax division as well as 2 officials who have previously testified before the committee.
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Peace activists urge protest votes in Maine’s Democratic primary
The Maine Coalition for Palestine is urging people to write-in ‘ceasefire’ on presidential primary ballots Tuesday to protest President Biden’s support for Israel’s military campaign in Gaza.
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Gaza doctor says 80% of wounds at his hospital were from gunfire after aid convoy attacked
At least 112 Palestinians were killed and more than 750 others were injured Thursday, according to health officials, when witnesses said Israeli troops opened fire as huge crowds raced to pull goods off an aid convoy.
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Thousands defy Kremlin to bid farewell as Alexei Navalny is laid to rest
The service followed a battle with authorities over the release of the body of President Vladimir Putin’s fiercest critic, whose death is still unexplained.