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How tarot readers using AI – and what it says about our growing reliance on chatbots for emotional support, advice

London, May 14 (The Conversation) If you’ve ever turned to artificial intelligence to try to figure out how to handle a tricky situation with a friend or colleague, you’re far from alone. For many, AI has become a modern oracle – a source of guidance, emotional support or clarity in moments of uncertainty – though critics worry that they could lead to emotional dependence on the technology. Of course, the urge to seek answers from forces beyond ourselves is hardly new. For generations, people have turned to psychics, astrology charts or tarot cards for reassurance. Once fringe, these practices have

Who is incoming Fed chair Kevin Warsh?

WASHINGTON, May 14, 2026 (AP) — The U.S. Senate on Wednesday confirmed Kevin Warsh to lead the Federal Reserve. President Donald Trump had picked the former Fed governor to replace Jerome Powell, believing that Warsh can deliver the booming economy the president had promised voters. Warsh takes over a divided central bank wrestling with the economic fallout from the war started by the U.S. and Israel with Iran on Feb. 28. The conflict has driven up energy prices and made it even more difficult for the Fed to bring inflation down to its 2% target. But Trump has demanded lower

Nearly 90 killed as storm lashes India’s most populous state of Uttar Pradesh

NEW DELHI / BHUBANESWAR, May 14 (Reuters) – Almost 90 people were killed in a violent ​storm that pounded India’s most populous ‌state of Uttar Pradesh with rain and hail, a state official told Reuters. Storms are ​common in the northern state during ​the hot season from March to ⁠June, before monsoon rains bring respite. Television ​images showed trees and billboards uprooted ​by gusts of wind in Wednesday’s storm, sending some crashing into cars amid clouds of ​dust and debris that blew down ​wooden furniture at roadside stalls. “About 89 people were ‌killed ⁠because of the storm, lightning, and rain-related

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