When AI messes up on a tax return or in a court filing, it’s no laughing matter. DigitalVision Vectors/Getty Images by Sarah Webber, University of Dayton and Kaitlin Newkirk, Xavier University Artificial intelligence has moved quickly from a novelty on the job to a common workplace tool. Gallup found that 52% of U.S. employees and 68% of professional services workers were using AI by February 2026.

(Getty Images stock photo/DigitalVision)More than 4,400 measles cases have been reported in the U.S., according to an update on Friday from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).A total...

George Peters/DigitalVision Vectors via Getty Images Heart in your throat. Butterflies in your stomach. Bad gut feeling. These are all phrases many people use to describe fear and anxiety. You have likely felt anxiety inside your chest or stomach, and your brain usually doesn’t hurt when you’re scared. Many cultures tie cowardice and bravery more to the heart or the guts…

J Studios/DigitalVision via Getty Images ZDNET's key takeaways Anthropic rolls Claude Cowork back to regular Claude. If you prefer regular chat, your experience should not change. Anthropic also launched Claude Docs. If you're stuck with the original, more limited Claude chat interface, Anthropic has some bad news: the company is rolling out Claude cowork and chat into a single, all-powerful Claude known as...

J Studios/DigitalVision via Getty Images ZDNET's key takeaways Anthropic rolls Claude Cowork back to regular Claude. If you prefer regular chat, your experience should not change. Anthropic also launched Claude Docs. If you're stuck with the original, more limited Claude chat interface, Anthropic has some bad news: the company is rolling out Claude cowork and chat into a single, all-powerful Claude known as...

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Jonathan Kitchen/DigitalVision via Getty Images In the 1960s, meteorologist Edward Lorenz was running weather simulations on an early computer system when he realized that a small rounding difference led to extremely divergent weather predictions. He later called this idea the butterfly effect to communicate that small changes in initial conditions, like a butterfly flapping its wings in Nepal, could produce wildly different outcomes, like rain in New York.

stellalevi/DigitalVision Vectors via Getty Images Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways Interacting with chatbots can shift users' beliefs and opinions. A newly published study aimed to figure out why. Post-training and information density were key factors. Most of us feel a sense of personal ownership over our opinions:  "I believe what I believe, not because I've been told to do so, but as the result of careful consideration."

The City of London skyline at sunset. Gary Yeowell | Digitalvision | Getty Images The bosses of Britain's biggest listed companies took home record salaries in the latest financial year, according to a new report. Median pay among FTSE 100 chief executive officers was £4.58 million ($6.2 million) in the year to March 31, the High Pay Centre found — up from £4.29 million in the 2023-2024 financial year and the highest figure since companies have been required to disclose a single figure for CEO pay, in 2013. Mean bonus payments meanwhile increase to £1.61 million from £1.48 million, the think tank said.

Two individuals hold hands across a table, conveying a sense of comfort and closeness in a relaxed setting. Tom Werner | Digitalvision | Getty Images When Astronomer ex-CEO Andy Byron and the company's HR head were caught cuddling on a jumbotron during a concert, the moral condemnation was followed by a collective question: Why would they risk their families and careers for a tryst? As an executive counsellor and couples' therapist, I often spend my days sitting across from clients who are contemplating or already involved in similar situations. Most are not abusers, narcissists, or sex addicts who engage in serial cheating.