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Michael Bolton’s daughters share ‘happy’ health update as they battle brain cancerMarisa Abella is investing in her health. Nearly six years after being diagnosed with thyroid cancer at the age of 23, the industry star has given an update on her medical journey. And thankfully, after undergoing an eight-hour operation to remove a tumor in her neck in 2020, the 29-year-old’s future is looking bright, she said in an interview with The Sunday Times on January 3: “I’m OK now, thank God.” Despite this, Marisa, who was diagnosed and also treated with radioactive iodine, said the disease will require regular…
The logo of the pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk is displayed in front of its office in Bagsvaer, a suburb of Copenhagen, on November 24, 2025.Tom Little | Reutersnovo nordisk The company announced Monday that it will begin selling the first-ever weight-loss GLP-1 pill in the United States, marking a new chapter in obesity treatment in the United States. The drug’s cash price is among the lowest on the market, ranging from $149 to $299 per month, depending on dosage. That’s fueling hopes that the pill could solve the longstanding affordability hurdles associated with the weekly injections that dominate the weight-loss…
Nvidia released a new stack of robot foundation models, simulation tools, and edge hardware at CES 2026. It’s a move that signals the company’s ambition to become the default platform for generalist robotics, much like Android became the operating system for smartphones. Nvidia’s move into robotics reflects a broader industry shift as AI moves from the cloud to machines that can learn how to think in the physical world, enabled by cheaper sensors, advanced simulations, and AI models that can generalize across tasks. Nvidia on Monday revealed details of its full stack ecosystem for physical AI. This includes a new…
Emilia Clarke’s brain aneurysmEmilia Clarke, who filmed battle scenes for Game of Thrones, published an essay in The New Yorker in 2019 titled “A Battle for My Life.”After suffering a severe headache at the gym, the actress writes, “I made it to the bathroom and fell to my knees feeling very, very sick.” “During that time, the pain was getting worse with shooting, stabbing, squeezing pain. On some level, I knew what was happening: my brain was damaged.”She was taken to the hospital for a brain scan.”The diagnosis was swift and ominous: a subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) is a life-threatening type…
Versant Media Group, A portfolio of cable TV networks and digital assets separated by comcastIt joined a small group of public media companies on Monday as the industry reckons with continued disruption. Versant began trading on the Nasdaq under the ticker symbol “VSNT” and opened at $45.17 per share. The company’s so-called outstanding shares (securities that are scheduled to be issued and conditionally allowed to trade to give investors an early chance to buy shares) originally opened at $55 per share on Dec. 15 and closed on Friday at $46.65 per share. As of Monday’s close, Versant stock had fallen…
Weeks after Merriam-Webster named “slop” the word of the year, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella offered his thoughts on what to expect from AI in 2026. In classic intellectual style, Nadella wrote on his personal blog that he wants us to stop thinking of AI as a “hill” and start thinking of it as a “bicycle of the mind.” “A new concept that evolves the ‘bicycle of the mind’ to always think of AI not as a replacement but as a scaffolding for human potential,” he wrote. He added: “We need to move beyond the vulgar vs. sophisticated debate and forge…
Nvidia is building an automotive technology business. A self-driving test car is pictured at the company’s automotive garage on June 5, 2023 in Santa Clara, California.Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesNvidia The company on Monday announced plans to work with partners to test a robotaxi service as early as 2027, underscoring the chipmaker’s ambitions to become a major player in the world of self-driving cars. Nvidia officials said at a self-driving demonstration in San Francisco last month that the service will be offered in collaboration with partners and will employ vehicles with “Level 4” driving. This means it can be…
Mary Steenburgen, Jane Fonda, Candice Bergen Each of her Diane’s Book Club co-stars paid tribute to the late actress. The Elf actress stressed that her late friend was “magical”. “There has never been anyone like her, and there never will be,” she said in a statement. “I loved her and felt happy to be her friend. Her love for her family. What a magical person she was!!!” “It’s hard to believe and accept that Diane has passed away,” Jane wrote in an Instagram post. “She was always a ray of life and light, always laughing at her weaknesses and infinitely…
Stock markets showed little reaction to President Donald Trump’s unusual actions in Venezuela, as investors bet that the attack and the detention of leader Nicolás Maduro would not lead to a larger geopolitical conflict. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 343 points, or 0.7%. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite rose 0.6% and 0.8%, respectively, on Monday. Oil markets rose only modestly, with energy stocks helping to lift prices as traders bet oil and gas companies would benefit from a takeover of Venezuela, which has the world’s largest proven oil reserves. chevronhas already established a presence in the country, rising…
For Miley Cyrus, a return to acting isn’t the end of the world. In fact, nearly six years after appearing in a 2019 episode of Black Mirror, the “Flowers” singer recently detailed what it would take to return to the silver screen. “If the occasion and the script and the characters were right and designed to make sense,” she told Entertainment Tonight at the 37th Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival on January 3. “I’m totally there.” Miley, who won the Outstanding Artistic Achievement Award for her song “Dream as One” from Avatar: Fire and Ash, also spoke about her…