Baidu stock rebounds after falling sharply in wake of demo of ERNIE chatbot, its ChatGPT-style service

Hong Kong CNN  —  Shares in Chinese search giant Baidu rebounded sharply a day after it unveiled ERNIE Bot, its answer to the ChatGPT craze. Its stock soared 14.3% on…

Deaths Among Pregnant Women and New Mothers Rose Sharply During Pandemic

Pregnant women and new mothers died in sharply increasing numbers during the pandemic, and not just because of a rise in medical complications that may accompany pregnancy and childbirth. An…

Tesla Cuts Prices Sharply as It Moves to Bolster Demand

New competitors are on the way, too. This year, General Motors is supposed to start making electric versions of its Chevrolet Silverado pickup and Chevrolet Blazer and Equinox sport utility…

Deaths From Substance Abuse Rose Sharply Among Older Americans in 2020

Deaths due to substance abuse, particularly of alcohol and opioids, rose sharply among older Americans in 2020, the first year of the coronavirus pandemic, as lockdowns disrupted routines and isolation…

Electric Car Sales Climb Sharply Despite Shortages

Americans are buying electric vehicles at a record pace, undeterred by rising prices and long waits for delivery, a further indication that the twilight of the internal combustion engine is…

Medicare Proposes to Sharply Limit Coverage of the Alzheimer’s Drug Aduhelm

The F.D.A. also required Biogen to conduct another clinical trial to determine if the drug provided any evidence of benefit. In the years it will take for that trial to…

Carbon Dioxide Emissions Rebounded Sharply After Pandemic Dip

GLASGOW — After a drastic drop past calendar year, world wide fossil fuel emissions have rebounded sharply in 2021 and are now just somewhat underneath their prior record highs, researchers…

Youth Vaping Declined Sharply for Second Year, New Data Show

Teenager use of electronic cigarettes fell sharply in 2021, the second consecutive yr of major declines, in accordance to the government’s yearly National Youth Tobacco Survey. This 12 months, 11.3…